The Dogs Spot Boarding and Training facility

Kim,
I just wanted to let you know how impressed we are with Macie's training.  We have had no issues with her commands (come, sit, down).  She does them without hardly ever having to use negative reinforcement.  We took her on a walk around our 1 mile block without the leash.  We encountered other dogs, fire hydrants, cars and kids and we never had an issue with her taking off.  She came every time we called her and sat and went in the down position when told to.  If she "loses her mind" we have her come and go down and that usually corrects any issue we are having. 

Thanks again!
Mike & Holly Thurman

Dear Kim,

I am writing to tell you how pleased Ike and I have been with the dog training and obedience you did with our French bulldogs.  These were dogs that our 17 yr old son Reid had gotten, before he died 2 yrs ago and we decided to keep them ourselves and raise. Needless to say we had let them get away with lack of discipline and have ended up with dog fights over jealousy between them. We were at our wits end and did not know what we were going to do. I had bought books and watched The Dog Whisperer and tried numerous things but still they kept fighting, hurting each other and us as well in our attempts to break up the fights.

Luckily I was referred to Kim Tome at The Dog Spot, and we began our official dog obedience training. We started with some basic commands and also reintroduced them to their dog crates that had been put away. Over time, some private training at The Dog Spot, coupled with boarding there Kim was able to show us how to manage these unruly dogs we had almost given up on. With Kim’s years of experience working with all types of breeds, she was able to recognize each dog’s behavior and pattern that was triggering the fights. She was able to show them how to be social but not fighting with other dogs. She did this by including her own dogs that were much bigger than our little frenchie’s who thought they were the TOP DOG.  She later modeled the behaviors we were to continue using at home with them, and IT WORKED! We were able to allow our dogs to be together in the same room and not be so fearful of fighting. We have had a few but they are not anything like it had been. Usually the few we have had were in part due to our forgetting things like leaving food or special toys down and them fighting over that. It has been so nice to be able to have them all out, by all out I mean 5 frenchie’s at this point.  Reid’s dogs have had puppies and we are keeping a couple so we have a zoo in our house but we are able to manage them finally.

Here are a few pictures of them getting along in my husband’s lap, which is their favorite spot to be if you cannot tell. I am so glad we have our own South Georgia dog behavior specialist (Kim Tome), the southern version of Cesar Millan  of Dog Whisperer!! 

Thanks again for all; we and OUR DOGS have learned from you, Leigh and Ike Webb

 My husband and I would never own another dog without sending him through obedience classes. After our breeder recommended Kim to us, we put our Doberman puppy, Achilles, through her basic obedience class and her off-leash class, as well as bringing him to her puppy socialization classes. We began to see results after the very first week of classes and homework. He learned a lot, and so did we. She had to re-teach us how to think about training our dog. Her methods are very positive, and it shows, because Achilles looks forward to our training sessions with him at home and he just loves going out to Kim's!

Before taking the classes, we struggled with things like him pulling against the leash when we took him for a walk, running away from us when we let him out the door without his leash on, etc. At this point, he does a great down-stay, comes when called without hesitation and walks next to us both on and off the leash. It is so much fun to have a well-behaved dog! We've been able to take him camping and hiking, as well as to lots of public events, and he gets compliments wherever he goes. He's a pleasure to be around, and we owe a huge part of that to Kim's classes. Thanks, Kim!

I am so pleased to have found Kim Tome and The Dogs Spot as are my three standard poodles Royce, Harley and Davidson.  The puppies Harley and Davidson have been saved from being given to strangers on the street by Kim’s  training. They were far too much to handle.  They arrived at 2 months old, brothers and took over.  They are now easy to live with, have manners but still have spirit and are clowns. I never had to be fearful o f Kim being too harsh or hurting them or breaking their spirit they love her. The oldest, Royce 11 years of age and very particular stands up in the car when we go down the drive leaps out and runs to her and kisses her. That reaction sealed it. They are boarders for life. The Dogs Spot is safe and clean. It lets them play safely with a huge amount of room fenced in, They play with other dogs and learn from the pack. We for the first time rest easy when we wave goodbye when boarding them as they are thrilled to be back at camp.  thanks Kim.     Melchor, Joe, Harley , Davidson and Royce