The owner, Donna has now helped me with two rescued dogs. I had rescued Shaeyla from a shelter she had been transferred to from another shelter. When she first came home with me she just hid from me trying not to make a sound. Eventually she gained confidence but was still fearful so she would bark and growl at people that would try to approach her. I had two trainers give their advice which ended up making the behaviour worse. Luckily I found Donna Hall with Hot Diggity Dogs. She helped me train Shaeyla using positive reinforcement and we had great success.
Two days ago I heard of a young female dog whom was being mistreated and was hours away from her "owners" euthanizing her because she had nipped a few people with no apparent warning. She was deemed a lost cause at 14 months. Keeping her locked and shocked and punished as directed by "professional trainers" wasn't working for her "owners". After taking her home I immediately called Donna Hall, she now lives on Victoria Island so she helped me via Skype- it has only been a couple of days and we have a long road ahead of us but today I was able to introduce this young dog to 3 adults and 2 dogs before we all went on a walk together without incident. In two days Donna has helped this dog successfully do things she had apparently been "incapable" of - The other owners and trainers tried to force this dog to act a certain way with shock collars etc. Their final solution was euthanasia. Donna is teaching me how to help this dog gain her confidence and behave by using positive reinforcement. I feel like she's a psychologist for dogs. I am so thankful for her. She has not only had success in changing the dogs behaviour but she also has helped change the dog and my relationship with them in a positive, loving and trusting way.
Donna Hall, owner of Hot Diggity Dogs is an amazing trainer I highly recommend.
