Barkamonials!

“We really thank Sheelah for all her help and guidance training the three of us!!!! She has been very motivating and we could see the gift she has with dogs. Her follow-up emails have been very useful and are a great resource for us as we continue with our lifetime of training. We couldn’t have made the progress we have without her kind input!!!”

Jim & Andrea Barclay & Riley the Golden Retriever

“We were excited to bring ZuZu, our Bernedoodle puppy, into our home and wanted to make sure that everyone would love her as much as us! Sheelah’s knowledge of puppies and what to expect was astounding. She answered all of our questions, prepared us for upcoming stages, and gave us tools to begin and continue great puppy behaviour. Sheelah’s coaching approach to training allowed us to gain confidence in our abilities and her love, knowledge and passion for dogs is remarkable. Working virtually was great—so easy to fit into our schedule. She recorded our sessions and was always available to answer questions that came up between sessions. We highly recommend Sheelah and Carefree Hounds—and look forward to working with her again as ZuZu continues to grow.

— Kristin H. & ZuZu the Bernedoodle

“Sheelah’s behavioral insights, training knowledge, and general canine advice have provided tremendous guidance to us from puppyhood to present.  Our Golden Irish Retriever Ruby is easily excitable, so staying engaged with me could often be a challenge.  After discussing our initial training desires, Sheelah suggested that we focus our early sessions on relationship-building.  We explored different activities with Ruby, identified those that she most enjoyed and then, used the exercises as training opportunities.  I greatly appreciate Sheelah’s approach to a partnership mindset and the reminder to have fun while training!”

— Lynn L. & Ruby the Golden Irish

“Sheelah has been the greatest possible coach for our puppy Jasper and for us! She is extremely experienced and helped us train Jasper on so many of the tools that we now rely on every day—from staying on his mat while we eat dinner, to preventing barking at the neighbors' dogs, to tricks like roll over. Her confidence and calm throughout made us confident and calm as dog parents. And she followed up by email with detailed notes on what we discussed and what her suggestions are for our next steps and even recorded videos to make sure that some especially difficult next steps were clear. Jasper is now a calm loving older puppy thanks to all of Sheelah's expertise!”

— Danny & Meredith & Jasper the English Lab

Great getting info prior to first visit, made first visit very productive. Louie was happy and listening to Sheelah right away. Looking forward to our next session. We have a 1 year old, new shelter adopted dog and using Sheelah to help with his learning curve.

— Nancy S. & Louie the Wire-haired Pointing Griffon mix

“Sheelah is such a pleasure to work with. My girls, Sage and June, both lab and pit rescues, love her. She was immediately able to zero in on what they needed and work with them in a gentle and thorough manner. They have already learned so much and look forward to regular training sessions. Sheelah is very attune to both what the dogs (and humans) need to do in order to live in a happy, harmonious way. Cannot recommend her more!”

— Tessa P. with Sage & June the Pit mixes

“Sheelah was great with our Aussiedoodle. She really got our crazy busy life and understood our needs with having a trained dog with kids and their friends. Our family loves her and so does Kali!”

— Mona S. & Kali the Aussiedoodle