{"id":629,"date":"2015-08-15T16:02:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T00:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/dog-training-pittsburgh\/?p=629"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:29:47","slug":"gingers-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/dog-training-pittsburgh\/testimonials\/gingers-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginger’s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ginger “placing” on a bench.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Ginger is a four-year-old German Shepherd we adopted at 3 yrs old.\u00a0 She had been in 2 other environments and had suffered abuse, neglect, and severe depression after losing her puppies.\u00a0 Ginger has been through more than I can imagine, yet she has the most soulful sweet brown eyes and such velvety soft ears.\u00a0 I wanted to give her a good home.<\/p>\n

A few days after we adopted her, we started to notice some odd behavior.\u00a0 She would greet people in a friendly manner and then suddenly growl, bark, and snap.\u00a0 Then her behavior continued to deteriorate; every time I left the house, I would leave her gated her in the kitchen and dining room.\u00a0 I would return to everything in the kitchen trash being out all over the place and any food that was in the trash eaten.\u00a0 It did not stop there; every time we have people over she growls, barks and lunges.\u00a0 As much as she and I had bonded, I feared for my friends and relatives every time they came over.\u00a0 Then it happened – she nipped my stepson.\u00a0 I was certain we were at the end of the road.\u00a0 Then I heard about Sit Means Sit.<\/a><\/p>\n

I went to the free demo and was immediately shocked and surprised to see that after 5 minutes with Lisa, Ginger was a different dog.\u00a0 I was also very taken with how much Lisa cared about my situation.\u00a0 She is running a business, of course, but she really wanted to help me keep Ginger.<\/p>\n

First we figured out that Ginger got very anxious when I left the house.\u00a0 So Lisa recommended I get her a kennel.\u00a0 I had only used a cage during puppy training over 15 years ago; to me it seemed mean to make Ginger be cooped up while I was gone.\u00a0 But much to my surprise, I introduced Ginger to it over the next 3 days and then had her go in it when she would have been unsupervised.\u00a0 I was shocked – she loved it!\u00a0 She would happily go in it whenever she walked past it.\u00a0 Now, leaving Ginger at home alone is no problem.\u00a0 She loves her \u201chouse\u201d as we call it.\u00a0 She even sits in when the door is open and just hangs out.<\/p>\n

That was a quick fix.\u00a0 Her growling, barking, and lunging has taken a lot more work.\u00a0 I have worked with Lisa through private sessions and a couple months of group classes.\u00a0 Slowly, Ginger has begun trusting other people, and lets others walk her, pet her, and I have been able to introduce her to new situations with a lot less anxiety.\u00a0 Ginger and I now have successfully taken several out of town trips with overnights with new people and even new dogs without issue.<\/p>\n

I have been very impressed by how the training has helped her build confidence.\u00a0 She is not a perfect 4 legged companion; she still has little quirks, but she is much more obedient and listens a lot more in distracted situations and I wouldn’t trade her for anything!<\/p>\n

Lisa has a big heart and she is very easy to work with her.\u00a0 If you have training needs for your dog, I whole-heartedly recommend Lisa and Sit Means Sit.<\/p>\n

– Barb, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ginger is a four-year-old German Shepherd we adopted at 3 yrs old.\u00a0 She had been in 2 other environments and had suffered abuse, neglect, and severe depression after losing her puppies.\u00a0 Ginger has been through more than I can imagine, yet she has the most soulful sweet brown eyes and such velvety soft ears.\u00a0 I…<\/p>\n

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