Success Stories

Brett came to our house for a ninety 90 minute session to help us with our two year old Shaffordshire Terrier/Dalmatian mutt mix. Scout had started getting aggressive with delivery people and other visitors to the house, as well as too aggressive on walks. In 90 minutes, Brett gave us easily to understand and remember and use guidelines and instruction that made an immediate difference. His methods training us owners were straightforward, easy to understand and easy to follow. he also gave us an email with links to the equipment he recommended, making it so easy to purchase. Brett was a game changer for us and for our little man!!!

Great professional service! Brett helped us with our 6 month old golden doodle puppy and gave us the right tools to help us train our dog.

Brett is a fantastic dog trainer. It sounds funny to say, but he thinks like a dog. He relates so well with a dog. Brett is teaching me to be in command, more than teaching the dog. I have to continue working with my dog Captain to give him the training that Brett taught me. He is a rescue and is very insecure. He is very friendly when you first meet him, but he then starts growling and barking when people come close to him. It takes a lot of practice. I am not there yet, but will continue to take him around different places to socialize him and get him use to people and dogs. He is making strides, but still needs a lot of work with the help of Brett.

Brett is the best. My dog Rita loves him. I had all but given up on my dog ever getting house trained. But after just a couple of sessions with Brett not only was Rita well on her way to being housebroken but she was going on walks and heeling, sitting, lying down, and staying on command. Thanks Brett for saving my sanity.

My 7-year-old dog and I have been working with Brett on and off as needed. We started him off as a puppy to teach him basic commands and place training. Brett helped us establish a strong foundation. More recently, I noticed that my dog was shaking and panting when my family was getting ready for the day. Brett came in and helped us understand his behavior. My dog's anxiety was taking over, so we worked on more place training throughout the day and corrected his excessive sniffing during walks. Brett was able to answer my questions over text and we even zoomed once before having an in-person session. Brett does a wonderful job explaining the dog's behavior and helps the pet parents correct it by setting up new habits. Dog training requires dedication, diligence and you have to get all family members on board. I would highly recommend The Dog Savant. His methods work.

Guy is a dog genius! I find it amazing that someone can dedicate their life to understanding dogs and improving the life of both the dog and the owner. I think it's great that Brett spends so much time teaching the owner how to also understand their dog better and communicate with their dog.

I don't often write reviews but every once in a rare while I encounter a person, product, or service so exceptional I feel I owe it to the world to get the word out. Brett is just such a find. He has an astonishingly profound understanding of what makes dogs tick and how to fix problems that no other trainers will touch. We have a rescue dog with big aggression issues and Brett got right to the core of the problem, explained everything to us in comprehensible, accessible terms and gave us exercises to use to break bad habits and teach new positive behaviors. If you have a dog, you owe it to them and yourself to seek out Brett and finally understand what real dog training is all about. Highly, unequivocally, and unreservedly recommended!

I highly recommend Brett and am happy to share our experience working with him.

We found Brett online about 5 years ago when we were looking for a trainer to help with our dog who had growing separation anxiety. After an initial consultation, we hired Brett for 6 sessions, and were able to include our puppy for no additional charge. Brett is intuitive, knowledgeable, and a really good teacher. Brett "warned" us that he was going to spend as much time training us as our dogs. I saw pretty quickly that I hadn't been telling and showing our dogs what I expect of them, which left them to make their own decisions and made them really anxious. We've since hired Brett to train two other dogs, and have recommended him to friends. Brett also has free Saturday group training sessions for his current and former clients.

Working with Brett was incredible! He is beyond knowledgeable when it comes to dog behavior and the psyche that is behind what they do and how they act. Working with him gave me a much better understanding of what was happening in my dogs head and how what I was or was not doing contributed and effected our relationship. Communication between myself and my two pitbull mixes has improved tremendously as a result of working with Brett. He is reliable and will get you results if you stay disciplined on your end as well. His well facilitated group classes are also a huge help for socialization skills. I highly recommend working with Brett!