Milo should thank Janet Ardley !

“Milo should thank Janet Ardley !”

Written on: 26/04/2012

My 2yr old German Shepherd Milo should be very grateful that I found Janet Ardley when I did as I was seriously thinking of giving him to the local animal rescue centre.

He had become too much of a handful and in truth I was starting to become wary of him.

Sometimes he would give my hands what I thought were playful nips, even though they could be a little painful.
Other times he would race to the door when the bell rang and it would be quite a battle for me to get him into a different room before I could open it.
Then out of the blue he started getting into my armchair rather than on his bed or another chair I had allowed him to use. Trying to get him off sometimes provoked him into giving a very quiet growl which was beginning to scare me.

When Janet came to my house two days ago, she just sat quietly, listened to my concerns and observed Milo's behaviour.
Then she got up and things started to change !

She sorted out the nips, the rushing to the door, my armchair "problem" and a number of other issues. And made Milo realise he has one place to lay - his own bed.

Seeing Milo behave as he did with her gave me tremondous confidence. Janet's no nonsense approach to his shenanigans and the way he behaved for her was such a relief.

I feel such a weight has been lifted by Milo's behaviour being changed and I'm determined to follow all of the advice Janet gave me.

So I would personally like to thank Janet and tell other people that there is someone who can sort out a badly behaved dog - and in a very calm way.

Anna Chapman
Garstang