Aston the Rescue | Life-saving Training
Ryan took in our 9 month old rescued pup, Aston Martin, under his wing for a 1 week board and train program in July 2015.
During our in-home consultation, my boyfriend and I weren’t quite sure what to expect considering this was our first time looking into a professional dog training program. Ryan introduced himself and told us a little about how the program worked and what it had to offer. He asked us what we were hoping to achieve for Aston and gave us a lot of great insight on what he would be able to accomplish with our little pup. He gave us a quick demonstration on how to get our pup to sit properly and we were amazed on how fast he was able to get Aston to sit on command. You see before meeting Ryan, Aston would only sit when he felt like it and or if a treat was involved. Ryan also went over with us in full detail on the training tool he uses and made sure we were comfortable with his training methods. He even did demos on us using the tool so that we can see for ourselves what it would “feel” like to go through the training. We really appreciated the fact that he took the time to do this with us because sometimes using “ecollars” gets a bad rep but when used properly, it can really be a very productive training tool.
During the 1 week board and train, Ryan sent us a couple of progress videos, which helped put me in ease knowing that I had a glance of how Aston was doing during this whole time away from home. I definitely looked forward to receiving a message while on vacation and seen the impressive progress that Ryan was making with Aston. It’s no joke that I was going to be coming home to a changed dog, but definitely in a good way.
When it was time to bring Aston home, Ryan took the time to go over with me how things went for the week, what he was able to accomplish, what I needed to maintain to keep the structure that he built for Aston, how to properly use the remote/training ecollar, and to ensure I felt 100% with Aston’s progress and the training he provided. He even went as far as training me on what to do in certain scenarios that may happen to Aston in the future such as if Aston decided to misbehave and or try to meet a new dog without permission, etc. In other words, those “oh-$hit” moments in any pet owners life and what to do when I run into those situations myself with Aston.
One of our biggest goals for Aston was to have him be able to be off-leash and recall on command. The reason why is because my boyfriend and I live on a very busy public street and we wanted to reduce the risk of something happening in case Aston somehow got out of the house and decided to run outside. This training was perfect for Aston because he was taught to sit (with an implied stay) and “come” on command when recalled. Ryan helped me practice this in front of the very busy street we were once afraid of but after testing out the training Aston went through, I felt comfortable knowing that I had control of Aston and that Aston would feel safe following my commands.
Overall, the experience with Ryan and the program he runs using Sit Means Sit training was more than a godsend for our little boy, Aston. I would highly recommend his service to any pet owner who would like some professional help in shaping their dog to the best dog they can be. Not to mention Ryan offers group classes every week for his clients to keep the training going for the dogs which ultimately is worth the money already since it truly feels like you have support for a lifetime, which I can say for sure not many dog training programs actually offer.
— Madonna, Thomas & Aston
Board and Train by Ryan (TuHai) Ngo