Review: Fearful Dog

My story starts in November 2010 with the search for a dog. What type of dog and do we want a puppy or a rescue. We decided on a rescue Miniature Australian Shepherd.

She was shy and barked for a long time and then she warmed up just a bit. The foster mom said she was not ready for adoption yet. To make a long story short, I just thought about her all the time and in April we saw her again and brought her home to Houston to see how she would fit into our lives.

She is a sweetie and well mannered. She is a fun dog BUT, let another person come into the house and she get very uncomfortable and fearful. Walking is the same - she is fearful of strangers and especially other dogs.

We had a high energy dog before - a Jack Russell Terrier and I thought for sure that we could handle her - wrong!

In walked Jim Burwell into our lives. He helped me get on the right track with her training and was very supportive during the first month that we had Chelsea.

It was like bringing a new baby home - NOW what do I do?

He gave me the essentials to get her started on the right track to being a less fearful, aggressive dog. With his help we have made big steps in that direction. He is very kind, and knowledgeable about dog behavior. He is so tuned into dogs and can communicate in their language which most people think dogs understand English.

Rescue or puppy he IS a great asset to have on your side when raising a dog.