Lori Hamilton Dog Training

Lori Hamilton Dog Training completely transformed our girl Shelby! She used to be reactive, bark excessively, and was definitely a handful. Lori did an amazing job teaching both Shelby and us the tools and commands needed for success. Shelby is now so much calmer, well-behaved, and enjoyable to take everywhere with us. We highly recommend Lori Hamilton Dog Training to anyone wanting a better relationship with their dog and a dog you can confidently bring anywhere!

Before training with LHDT, our husky Bear was such a handful. He constantly chewed on our belongings, jumped on everyone, cried all the time, and kept us on our toes every single day. Lori was so patient, knowledgeable, and caring throughout the entire process. She completely transformed Bear into a calm, obedient, and happy dog that we truly enjoy taking everywhere with us now. Lori also taught us how to properly work with him and understand him better, which made all the difference. We are so grateful for everything she did for our family and highly recommend Lori Hamilton Dog Training!

I can’t say enough wonderful things about our experience with Lori and Chelsea. Our puppy went in for the month for the Board & Training. It was money well spent. Chelsea is an amazing trainer. She loves what she does and is a natural with dogs of all breeds. Chelsea has a calm demeanor that seems to connect to dogs in a one on one training session as well as a class environment. She is calm, patient yet firm in her training regiment. I know she loves what she is doing and that truly makes all the difference. Chelsea is gifted and is able to connect with all dogs. I am 100% satisfied with Chelsea’s training. Chelsea is the best! I would recommend Lori Hamilton’s Dog Training for any dog. The staff is truly the best and the facility is perfect. Lori and Chelsea are the best dog trainers ever. You won’t be disappointed

Lori helped transform our 1.5-year-old golden retriever Ruben from an 87# spirited, jumping, land shark to a calm, obedient family member. He was an anxious, leash pulling, cat chasing, chewing, biting and jumping-- hiding inside an adorable shell. We started in Lori’s group class, then did private one on one training with her and ultimately 4 weeks of board and train at her facility. She trained us and trained him and ultimately transformed life at home. Our 3 cats are now able to be in the same room as him. Our visitors no longer have him standing up on their chest in exuberant greeting. We can relax and have dinner without Ruben trying to eat our feet or running zoomies around the room. We can walk him without having our arms ripped out of our sockets. He is calm around other dogs. He is crate trained and easily goes to sleep at night. He has his own treadmill and works out twice a day, in addition to our daily walks. We been to Pack walks with Lori and 15 other dogs, all walking obediently through the Pruneyard shopping center. The dogs get to work on socialization and good manners on these field trips. Our first year with Ruben was really tough, he was not the mellow golden retriever we anticipated. Lori’s teaching changed everything. She provided the methods and the tools to help us have the best outcome and a relaxed home life with our beautiful dog; more than we ever expected!!!

Lori Hamilton is a dog whisper! I got news that a young man in Fresno was breeding English Cream Retrievers and was being evicted from his home. He was supporting his Mother and young sister. There were two 4 months old puppies that had contracted parvo which he treated with antibiotics. He was unable to sell so he was going to put them in a shelter by 2pm that day as he had to be out of his home. I drove from San Jose and rescued the pup's. Upon arriving home they had severe food insecurity, and began chewing on EVERYTHING! We had to gate them out of everywhere but the kitchen and dinning room. So began crate training. Their first trip to the vet came next and were diagnosed with Giardia. Our vet also suggested that Immediate training would be necessary because aggressive behavior would be imminent with siblings. Unfortunately, we would have to wait until the Giardia was cleared. 3 months and 2 bouts later, we were finally able to take them to a 5 week training course once a week. Unfortunately this did not produce the results we were hoping for. Enter Lori Hamilton's dog training. She invited us to her new facility for free evaluation. Right off the bat, she recognized behavioral issues between the male and female. Lola and Mylo. Durning that first evaluation, Lori was able to get Mylo to walk on the leash without him pulling her around. She suggested that a 4 week board and train would be best for a 63lb female and a 72lb male at 8 Mos. She also suggested that they be separated during this time. I was devastated but eventually agreed. One of her trainers Angelia,lived in Gilroy and would take Lola. Mylo would go to the training facility with Lori and Chelsea. On the day that Angelia and Chelsea came to pick Lola up to take her to Gilroy,they were both amazed and frightened at the fact that Lola actually jumped up on our kitchen table several times to greet them. I think Angelia may have asked herself. What did I get into? Lori invited me out to the facility after 2weeks, to see the progress that Mylo has made. He was running on a treadmill with his friend the boxer Lenny. He was also obeying commands such as sit down and place. I was also updated with Lola's progress by daily videos from Angelia. Chelsea set up a WhatsApp so that we could see the progress of both dogs on a daily basis. I can't tell you how much that meant to see my puppies on daily basis and how they were doing. Soon after that, my wife and I were invited to join in on training with both of the our dogs. Lori made it very clear that most of the training had to come with us. We had to be trained. In the following weeks, Lori and Chelsea offered additional training with me and my wife at various places such as Bass Pro, Pet Express, Butcher park, and the LHDT facility as follow up. No charge! Over the past 2 months I have learned that Lori is a pack leader. Her training and her staff have made my babies balanced an obedient. I would highly recommend to my friend's, family, and anybody out there that wants to bring pet balance into your life. Lori saved me from having to re-home home one of my puppies.