We called Sit Means Sit after trying another training class for Gretchen, our then 5 month old German Shepherd.   While she acquired some understanding of basic obedience with that other program, commands were obeyed only when Gretchen wanted to, not when we said.   Before meeting Darin and beginning the SMS program, Gretchen was a frenzied, wild puppy who seemed to enjoy ignoring our commands and was out of control in busy, noisy situations. Within a week of starting the SMS program, Gretchen became a different dog.  She calmed down significantly and began following commands such as "sit", "down", "no", and "place" very consistently.   As an added, unexpected bonus, she now basically ignores our 2 cats that she used to chase to the point we could never let them in the same room together.  Now the cats can come right up to her, even take her toys and she ignores them.    Last week,  she has be gan distraction training in the group classes and actually listens to us with all the distractions of the other dogs and people! 
 
I love to think about the well behaved dog she will become with continued practice and support from Darin, Chris and the SMS program!  Thank you so very much for all your wonderful work.  You guys are truly a God-send for us!
 
Tammye and Richard O’Brien
Douglasville, Georgia