I adopted my dog, Scout, from the Humane Society when
he was about a year old.  He was full of energy, liked
to chew things he wasn’t supposed to, and pretty much
did what he wanted.  I’ve trained dogs in the past and
thought teaching Scout to behave would be a piece of
cake.  My expectations and desires for Scout were not
very high.  I only wanted him to come when called, not
jump up on people, and be more pleasant to be around.
For seven months I tried everything I could think of
to teach Scout.  I read books, practiced different
methods of teaching, and spent several hours each day
working with him on just basic commands, all to no
avail.  Scout simply just was not going to come when
called let alone do anything else I requested.

One day I was talking with Ian about his method of
teaching dogs, Sit Means Sit.  Ian demonstrated his
technique with his dog Fenway.  My first comment was
“there is no way Scout could do any of that; he’s
simply not smart enough”.  Ian’s reply was “every dog
is smart; you just have to know how to teach them”.  I
was still doubtful until Ian spent no more than ten
minutes with my dog and had him responding positively
to commands.  I could not believe it.  Not only is Ian
a gifted trainer but he showed me things that I could
do in working with Scout.  I signed on with Ian’s Sit
Means Sit program and within the first two weeks Scout
not only had all the basic commands down like: come,
sit, down, walk (or heal), but he was well on his way
to learning many other much more complicated commands.
I am still amazed what Scout has learned and how well
behaved he is.  I believe Scout is even much happier.

I could not recommend Ian’s program, Sit Means Sit,
any higher.  Ian has an amazing gentleness and talent
when it comes to working with dogs.  His program works
and works well; I recommend it to anyone who loves
their dogs.