I didn't have time to train my somewhat unruly Maremma Sheepdog. Dana came to train Sherman three times per week in pet manners. In two weeks' time I saw major improvements. Dana showed me how to maintain the behaviors she trained and now I'm living with a well-mannered dog. I was surprised at how much Sherman loved training! I've recommended Dana to all my friends.

-- Alex Wexler, Portland, OR




I always thought Charlie would make a great performance dog. I wanted to give his active mind something to do other than just daily walks. My schedule didn't allow for me to take him to doggie sport classes, so I contacted Dana upon the recommendation of a coworker. Charlie is now in doggie sports heaven! He learns impressive new skills and tricks every time Dana comes to train while I'm at work. I love the email updates she sends letting me know what skills they worked on that day, and I've forwarded her videos of him in action to all my friends! This has been such great fun for Charlie and me and we're going to keep it up!

-- Karen Spencer, Portland, OR




Dana was referred to us at just the right time. Sydney and Matilda are small and very cute, which allowed them to run the show. Things got to be too much when Matilda developed a demanding bark whenever she wanted attention. Also, both dogs started to bark loudly while we prepared their meals. We were at a loss as to how to change this behavior.

At our first meeting, Dana asked very thorough questions about what was going on and what we wanted to change. Dana is very knowledgeable about how dogs process information, which is helpful for us to understand.

Once the training started it was amazing how fast our canine students started obeying her commands. Working with Dana has been a great process. Matilda is much more manageable with her demand barking. Mealtime has become very quiet which makes us very happy. Both dogs love training and are star pupils. Dana is now training them in performance dog sports. We all are having a lot of fun!

-- Amanda Rotton and Susan Carey, Portland, OR

We were very lucky to have Dana train our Shiba Inu puppy, Tanuki, and us! Because he was older than the usual 8 weeks old that puppies are brought home, we had a shorter puppy window with him. We asked Dana to give us intensive training lessons to make up for the lost couple of months. This is our first time raising a puppy and we learned a lot of basic puppy parenting skills from Dana (e.g. potty training, crate time, socialization, puppy-proofing the house, etc).

Tanuki likes Dana A LOT. When he isn't into food treats, Dana will use play time and toys as motivation for him.

We highly recommend Dana to anyone who would like to improve their dog's behavior and/or their own training skills with their dog. We recommended her to a coworker with two “wild” adult dogs. The coworker often raves on about how Dana has transformed them into civilized dogs and how they now crave training! Another reason we like working with Dana is that she responds to our questions via texts and emails quickly with valuable advice. Overall, Dana has improved our lives greatly and has become a wonderful asset to our family!

-- Ed & Cindy Hayes, Beaverton, OR

I got Minnie, a puppy, for my two young children. I hadn't had a dog in 30 years and as new puppy owners we were at a loss for where to even begin. We had so many questions and needed help with puppy training. Dana was FANTASTIC!!! She is so upbeat, positive, well informed, and always concerned about the dog's needs before anything else. She explains things very thoroughly and was even able to teach me how to clicker-train Minnie to "stay" at an open door, which is impressive because she was always bolting out of it before. Whenever I emailed questions, Dana responded quickly with the information I was looking for. I would HIGHLY recommend Dana to dog owners new and old for training man's best friend. If I didn't say it before… Thanks Dana!!

- Kimberly Moller, Orange County, CA

A year ago, Dana trained our zany dog Zayla in basic manners... Walking nicely on leash, waiting at open doors instead of bolting out of them, not jumping up on our guests, etc. Zayla improved leaps and bounds from that training. We've brought Dana back to guide us in sports skills we can practice at home, and we're amazed at how well Zayla's doing with it! With Dana's help, we plan to enter a sports titling event with her soon.

- Jennifer Ingram, Portland, OR

When I first saw Dana working with Pippin, I thought, "Wow, this person really knows what she's doing!" Pippin responded eagerly to her training and at the end of her first session, Pip had already made lots of progress. She still knows the cues she learned from Dana a year ago. Dana shaped Pippin into a loving and friendly dog. She obeys commands and can do many cute tricks. I recommend her services to anyone who needs dog training. Dana is enthusiastic, hard-working and goal-oriented. Pippin and I loved spending time with her!     

-- Katie Powers, Portland, OR

We cannot recommend LollyDog highly enough! Reliable, dependable, and going above and beyond to make sure we were meeting our training goals every week, LollyDog is a real find. Our trainer, Dana, is amazing! Watching her in action with our dog Riley was like watching magic. Our 3 year old Lab acted as though she had ADD because she could never stay focused for more than a second on any one thing and so we had the hardest time trying to teach her manners. Dana taught her how to focus and managed to hold her interest long enough to teach her all of the basic commands, plus some advanced skills. Our formerly out-of-control dog has become a model canine citizen! Riley gets so happy and excited when Dana arrives, so she gets the thumbs-up from her, too. We would recommend Dana to any dog owner seeking training help.

-- Tom & Stacy K., Portland, OR