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Testimonials Subject: Class of October 17, 2011 Good morning Nicky, It is the morning after puppy graduation and Higgins and I would both like to thank you for the amazing time we had at Puppy classes. Higgins started the program as a total ball of uncontrolled energy. He is still a ball of energy but thanks to your guidance he is learning to channel it in the right direction. Not only is he learning how to be a well mannered dog but he is loving it. If he could talk I think he would say that all of his training sessions are only about one thing - having fun! Thank you for giving me the skills to work effectively with him. Higgins begins Level One classes next week and I am confident it will be as rewarding to us both as Puppy classes have been. Thank you so much for your guidance, your patience, your support, your laughter and being the great instructor that you are! Marilyn and Higgins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 2010 Hello Sandy and Jo-Ann, Here is a picture of Peco with his graduation bone. Peco is my very first dog. I was a little nervous in the first couple of weeks when he came home because I wasn't sure how I was supposed to react. I learned a lot from you both. Now I have more confidence when I interact with him. You did a great job! Thank you, Rosaline
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 2010 I had the good fortune to be trained at your facility several years ago when Corkey was a little pup. Corkey is 8 years old now and of course, he is an amazing dog. The basis for our friendship was established at Carolark when I learned how to relate to Corkey. Those lessons still resonate in my mind and are an everyday happening in our home. Yesterday, I stopped in at the local pet shop to get some "treats" for Corkey. He loves visiting the pet stores (this one's in Almonte) as it is always a good experience for him. "He's the best trained dog in Almonte" according to the saleslady there. They are amazed how I can get Corkey to do things without a word being spoken by using the clicker. For example, yesterday I told them (He draws a crowd...customers love watching him) that I could get Corkey to put both paws on a bag of dog food without saying a word. I placed a bag of dog food on the floor and with the clicker, had Corkey with two paws on the bag in under a minute. They find this amazing and credit me or Corkey with applause. As we drove home, I was thankful for having come across Carolark and for what I have learned from the experience. The applause is all yours. Sincere thanks! Sandy and Iris MacPherson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2010 Good Morning, First and foremost - I wanted to say thank you to Sandy Crosby and Danielle L'Ecuyer for a great Level II course! I attended the past session (Mondays at 6:30) with my little buddy, Magnus and it was very informative - especially for me. This was my 3rd class with the Carolark team and, as usual, it was great. As a first time owner, I need lots of instruction + patient instructors and that's what I've found at Carolark! Sincerely, Carol + "Magnus" the Vizsla --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2010
Hi Nicky,
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We felt very privileged and relieved to have
had the opportunity to work with Nicky Barham to assist us with some
training for our very nervous Australian Shepherd, Hershey. We
arranged for private in-home lessons to help with nervous/
aggressive behaviour that Hershey was showing when the doorbell rang
and friends/family would come into our home. Hershey's nature has
always been nervous of certain noises, movements and so on, but his
reaction to the doorbell and his behaviour towards guests in our
house worsened following a move to our new home. After waiting a
couple of months following the move to see if it was simply a matter
of time before he would settle down, his anxiety was deepening and
we began to work with Nicky. Hindsight now suggests that we
should have begun this work much sooner. On Friday, September 17, 2010, Chowfest 2010, Yes We Can held the first annual fun night at Carolark, The Canine Learning Centre. Thanks to the expert guidance of Jo-Ann Steele and Judy Miller, 7 Chows, ranging in age from 5 months to 8 years, were led through a mini agility course and a rally-o demonstration and practice. Participants were also guided by Nicky Barham and Sandy Crosby.
Tucker, Angel, Cassie, Chase, Sunny, Tina, and Kona wish to extend a great big WOOF to Carolark for hosting and supporting their Chowfest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
September 2010
Hi Cathie!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2010 I would like to take this opportunity to thank and wish Carolyn Clark best wishes with her new life and to also wish our new owners Jo-Ann Steele and Nicky Barham good luck in their new venture with the business. Carolark's future is in the best of hands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2010
This is a former Carolark puppy class of 2007 graduate - Fracas (Taygold's Brawlroom Dancer) at the conclusion of a full weekend of obedience trials in Belleville in March 2010. He has completed all his core obedience titles (Novice, Open, Utility) with distinction 9 High in Trial scores), finished his advanced obedience championship titles (OTChX and MOTCh) and is now started on the long road to a "Grand Master" title (the crown jewel of obedience). He has also completed both his Rally Excellent title and Field Working Certificate ... and all of this at just three years of age! These many accomplishments would not be possible without sound basic obedience fundamentals, and we attribute much of that success to the great puppy experience he got at Carolark. Even as seasoned and experienced trainers, when we get a new puppy we still rely on the Carolark puppy program for the right balance of both skill development and puppy socialization, and would gladly and strongly recommend Carolark to all new dog or puppy owners. Ellie Beals and David Skinner -------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2009 Hi Carolyn, I have been meaning to send you a note to let you know how impressed I am with the clicker training method which you taught me when I joined your puppy class with my Golden Retriever, Monti, in the summer of 2008. As you know I have been training dogs in competitive obedience since the 1970's, starting with my first Bearded Collie using the then popular Kholer method. WOW! have training methods changed for the better, for us trainers and also of course for our companion dogs. I had become more and more uncomfortable with the use of force and dominance in my training and you opened up a new wonderful world for me with clicker training. Although I never used excessive force, I still had to «impose my will» on my dogs, and even though we did it humanely and with sensitivity, I observed my dog enjoying training and competing less and less. Now with Monti, it is the opposite. The more we train and do advanced work, the more he looks forward to it, the more he enjoys it; he is allowed to make mistakes which I just ignore and within a few tries, he drops that behaviour and tries to proceeds to find the right one. We started with you when he was around 10 weeks of age, and it has been a great adventure in learning for me. I was not familiar with that approach before I joined your class and from the first week I was curious to find out more about it and to train Monti exclusively with the clicker method. I found that you gave me information on the principles and the approach, allowing me to use it for all sorts of training with this. Once you get the principles, the applications are infinite, isn't that wonderful! Monti is a delightful dog who is always happy to work with me, never shows signs of distress in learning situations, keeps on trying to discover what behaviours will get me to click and has essentially learned to learn with this method. I am preparing him for obedience competitions, for rally o competitions, and for agility; and he loves all of it. He is 18 months old now and I am looking forward to going to trials with him this year. I have also retrained my other Golden, Bailey, a crossover dog, with this method, and he has earned his CD this summer with lovely scores in the 190's. So thank you very much, Carolyn, for having introduced me to this fantastic method. Bailey and Monti send their thanks too!! Lucie Allaire
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