The Well-Heeled Dog

11/13/2008 Posted by ABBYWABBY

Susan Issacs is a dog trainer who believes in positive reinforcement. She gives a realistic and honest approach to working with dogs. In the sessions that my dog, Henry, and I worked with Susan we learned how to work as a team. Recognizing Henry's quirks, Susan helped me learn ways to meet his individual needs, making our training both productive and fun! Henry is a year old Sheltie with a lot of energy, curiosity, and a need for obedience training given with consistency, structure, and love. Susan gives all of that. Henry and I highly recommend Susan and her methods. Henry gives five barks for success with Susan.

Pros: Easy parking in a clean, quiet park.

05/25/2008 Posted by OakleyDokley

We have a 6 month old Cocka-poo who now, thanks to Susan, is very well behaved and understands commands that we never imagined would be possible, especially at such a young age. We live in Hollywood and had Susan come to our place for private training, and the price for the private is waaay better than anywhere else, and so worth it. She was always on time, always had new ideas for our dog, was patient and loving with him and basically made our hour long sessions a total joy for all of us, especially our little doggie. She has a way of getting dogs to respond to her immediately, and teaches the training in an simple way that makes it very easy to continue the training when she is gone. She also, and this is so helpful, types up a page or 2 of notes after each session reviewing what was learned that day and emails them to you a few hours after the training. It makes it impossible to forget anything that was covered in the training. I highly reccommend Susan to anyone in need of some dog training!!

03/29/2008 Posted by JeffWeHo

Love the class! We enrolled our 5 month old Boxer into Susan’s basic obedience class and it has helped tremendously. This is our fourth dog and our third trainer and Susan outshines them all. The classes are held in a GREAT enclosed location and Susan gives paper hand outs each week so you can go home and have some help when you practice with your dog. She always takes time after the class to answer ANY questions and will even answer questions via email in-between classes. She really knows her stuff and also does home consultations for additional needs. If you are enrolled in the class, you get a huge discount on a home visit. We have been so happy that we will be taking our 2 year old Boxer who sort of 'flunked out' with our last trainer to her next Basic Obedience class. Susan was also awarded 'Small Business Person of the Year' (don't quote me on the exact title) by the City of West Hollywood which should be enough recommendation in itself. Thanks Susan! Lots of love and kisses from 'Roxie'.

Pros: Great Location!

Cons: None at all!

08/22/2007 Posted by kpilates

I have a very sweet, but large and stubborn adult german short hair pointer. He is a rescue dog and I needed some help with leash work. Susan was patient and encouranging with both Pepper and I and gave us great direction that got us to where we needed to go. Susan is a fantastic dog trainer who really connects with the dog-creating a trust and a sense of leadership. She is not aggressive or a bully in any sense like I have seen with other trainers and large dogs. I highly recommend her and look forward to our next private training session!

Pros: will come to your house and work with you in your own environment

08/22/2007 Posted by scott_h

I recently brought a French Bulldog into my life and wanted to be completely prepared before bringing "baby" home. I asked a friend about pet trainers, and he recommended Susan. She came over for a private consultation at my home to help me set things up before Axel's arrival. After I was settled in for a couple of days, I immediately called Susan. Axel was afriad of stairs (and many other things)! Within one hour she taught me how to train him to go up and down stairs. He mastered that skill perfectly, so I decided to sign up for Puppy Kindergarten. My experience was GREAT! Susan is so patient with the dogs and the owners. She often used my puppy as an example in class as he was just plain eager to learn and adored her. Axel is growing into a respectable young dog and Susan's training expertise is much to thank! I honestly do not know how I would have done it without her. Thank you Susan for a well heeled dog indeed!

08/21/2007 Posted by sam_hill

I have worked with Susan Isaacs to train my out-of-control puppy who, I am happy to say, is now well in control, happy, and a wonderful addition to our family. I attended The Well-Heeled Dog's group obedience classes and am also doing private training and have found both to be wonderful. Susan has a magic touch with dogs, and has a great way of teaching you to teach your pet. I highly recommend her services!

07/09/2007 Posted by tandiana

I called to get a quote on private session for my puppy. Susan was very short and rude on the phone. Definitely will not be using her services.... NO THANK YOU!!!

05/07/2007 Posted by chachartis

Susan is a fantastic dog trainer. I'd tried another trainer to help me with my dog's 'selective hearing,' when it came to my commands, but I didn't agree with the guy's techniques and they weren't effective. Working with Susan and the Well-Heeled Dog made a huge difference-- she worked with us to determine the best training speciifically for my dog, not some generic training for any dog. I'm really happy with my dog's new obedience and his general alertness to my voice.

Pros: Great trainer, reasonable prices.

Cons: none.

04/12/2007 Posted by scottlu

Very unfriendly staff. I do not recommend working with the company as they do not seem like they're interested in obtaining more business.

04/01/2007 Posted by trueffel

Wonderfully petfriendly, Susan´s joyful and energetic and nevertheless disciplined attitude is contagious: pet training becomes a source of fun, as much for the dog as for the handler. It teaches you much about yourself and about your beloved pet at the same time . There are no wonders, but her training gave us a solid basis of knowledge about how to tackle dog behaviour problems while we are on the not so easy path to educate our oh-so-lively and sometimes stubborn dog into a happy and balanced and wellbehaved pet. Thank you, Susan !

Pros: a lot of thumbs up for training, attitude, knowledge and size of class (few dogs)

Cons: the training place is ok but there is quite a lot of interruption from people who do not belong to the class.