Pet Facilities in Willow Grove

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Pet Facilities in Willow Grove

Pet Stores & Supplies

PetSmart

3995 Welsh Rd, Willow Grove

We have been taking a large frisky puppy to Willow Grove's Petsmart for training. Lauara is the trainer. She is doing an excellent job of working with owners to train theiir dogs to want to follow commands and to pay attention to their person, initially for treats and eventually to just do what their person wants as its own reward. From my observation, the dogs seem more trainable than their people and it is very easy to spot those who work with their dog and those who don't. Laura is patient with everyone and has a very real understanding of what makes a dog tick. It was amazing to see the vast improvement in dogs and their owners in the beginers class. In the intermediate class where more is expected of the dogs and their owners, progress is a bit more spotty, but there is still progress. When Laura uses one of the dogs in the class to demonstrate a lesson, she ususally succeeds. She shows patience with the dogs and encourages their owners to work with the dog, to not get upset, to use and to think of treats as a reward for progress, not a bribe for cooperation, She encourages everyone to be positive and proud of their dogs. She recognizes that the owners are the key to training and tries to make it a positive expereince for them too.