Testimonials

High Drive Puppy- Happy Puppy/Safe Puppy

My husband and I adopted a puppy, Bran, to keep our older dog occupied. Bran was definitely a high energy puppy, and as sweet as he could be, he just couldn’t calm down long enough to listen to us. Although we tried training him ourselves, he still jumped on our guests when they came over,…

Testimonial- Cody, Golden Retriever

We have always rescued Golden Retrievers for our family.  My now 5 1/2 yr. old, Subie, was trained by Sit Means Sit in 2013 in Portland, Maine. Last year, we lost our 12 year old beloved GR, Colby. Subie was so sad.  Eight days later, our beautiful boy, Cody was surely sent from Heaven and…

Testimonial- Maggie, Golden Retriever

Thank you Bob and Sit means Sit for a rewarding experience, your knowledge and calm approach helped us and our Golden Maggie Mae to become  a trained and affective Canine / Human team , we no longer fear outings or dangerous  exposure to the many unexpected threats in the public domain. It has made the…

Testimonial- Ellie

When we adopted Ellie she was afraid of everything and everyone.  We tried getting her out of her shell but progress was very slow.  We had done research and came across Bob Burnell, owner of Sit Means Sit.  During the initial, free consultation Bob had won us over with his knowledge and understanding of the 4…

Testimonial- From an amazed family

Our dogs have never been well behaved. They are sweet but have never listened to anything myself or my husband say, and we have never known exactly how to teach them otherwise. They basically run the house. We were in a situation where we had to move them from a house with more dogs and…

Testimonial- Duke, German Shepherd

Can’t say enough good things about the expertise of Bob Burnell of Sit Means Sit.  After rescuing our eighteen month old German Shepherd Duke, we sought out Bob for the personalized training needed not only for our pet but also for ourselves.  Bob’s patient but firm handling technique exemplifies his extensive knowledge of man’s best…

Thank You for training Buddy!

“Bob with Sit means Sit, has been super great to work with.  He has a wealth of experience with dogs AND people as well.  He trained all of us, mommy, daddy and Buddy.  He listened to us and worked on what was needed, not just preplanned obedience like most other trainers do.  His quiet soft-spoken…

Thanks for training Lacey’s family

Testimonial – Lacey Bob, I would like to thank you for training my family in helping them understand me better. By teaching them the proper way to talk to me and redirect my loving enthusiasm in fun and happy way, it has made our lives so much more enjoyable. Because I am still a puppy,…

Testimonial- Dragon

Hello Bob! Remember me I am Dragon’s mommy 🙂 Just got your newsletter and wanted to drop a quick line to say hi! Dragon is amazing (largely because of you). I have been meaning to send you a video of him. We have moved so he has a bigger space and a yard 🙂 We…

Testimonial- Deliah

Bob, Deliah did great today! When my friend came over, she did really well. No pulling…she really listened and my friend was able to approach her without any problem. I was thrilled! Also, I did exactly what you said when she was about to go into her witching hour…I clicked on her leash and we…