posted: June 29th, 2007

Fawn and Tammy are great people and dog trainers. Through puppy class, Sophie blossomed from a shy little thing into a playful pup.

posted: March 2nd, 2007

A great start for puppies

We trained with Fawn Pierre and Tammy Mehmed in San Francisco but there are various locations in the SF Bay area from Novato and Benicia to Los Gatos and San Jose and mainly places in between. Check their website for a trainer near you. Clementine was so timid that she stayed under our chair for the first 4 classes but we were able to practice the training with her at home to build her confidence and by the end of Puppy I she was coming out of her shell. We learned leave-it, sit, down, and bite inhibition in Puppy I. In Puppy II we played musical sit-stay and with her new-found confidence, Clementine became the self-appointed greeter. In Puppy III we learned clicker techniques that we've used over and over in her ongoing training. When we moved on to CGC training (not available at Sirius then), Clementine was the only dog out of a class of seven to earn her certificate. Early training at Sirius helped make this possible for the puppy who used to tremble and hide in strange situations.