TRAINING CASE STUDY #624
Client: Louise Leccisotti
Dog: Porsche — Male, Purebred Rottweiler.
Issue: Textbook “Alpha Dog”. Aggressive and indomitable.
Louise flew to Seattle to purchase her second Rottweiler from one of the nation’s most respected Rottweiler breeders. Her
first Rott, an older rescue dog, recently passed away and she was excited to raise another Rottweiler from a pup.
She brought “Porsche” into her Concord, Ohio home with the expectation of beginning his professional training regimen at about eight weeks. Louise spent many years training dogs and horses in Geauga county, so she understood the importance of training, particularly with such a strong breed.
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TRAINING CASE STUDY #973
Client: Dominic
and Sarah
Dog - Miles, Male Blue Tick Coonhound,
Tasmanian Devil Mix
Issue - Shelter rescued pup attacks
anything that moves.
At just 12 months old, Miles was
determined to let his new owners,
Dominic and Sarah Serfass, know
who’s boss. The couple rescued
Miles
from the Cuyahoga County Animal
Shelter, inviting him to be a part
of their loving family.
For reasons unknown, Miles exhibited aggressive
and destructive behavior from the beginning of
their new relationship.
Dominic and
Sarah realized that Miles was not entirely responsible for his actions, perhaps due to his life circumstances during
his first 12 months.
Basic
Courses
- Behavior Modification
- Potty Training
- House Manners
- Basic Obedience
- Retrieving
- Scent Work
- Boundary Training
- Tricks
- Suspicion Level Building
- Personal Protection
- Attack
- Security
- Utility
Porsche grew rapidly and began to embrace the “Alpha” dog behavior of a born leader. His first trainer, in Geauga county. could not establish dominance and actually began to fear him. Louise recognized the dangers of ineffective training and switched him to another trainer in Lake County, who also failed to establish dominance. The final straw occurred during a walk on a public bike path when Porsche started snapping at Louise, an accomplished animal trainer herself, now feels confident that Porsche can safely be in public. other pedestrians, including children. By the time Porsche reached 80 pounds, he tried to dominate the family. After speaking to many people and conducting intense research, she discovered Lorenzo’s Dog Training Team.
During the initial evaluation, Lorenzo calmly, but firmly helped Porsche consider a new role as a subordinate dog. Within minutes, Porsche responded to the handling and Louise was sold.
After normal coursework, Porsche is calmer and unconcerned with dominating everyone around him. Louise can confidently take him to his groomer, where his good behavior is rewarded with cookies and praise by the female staff.
“Porsche enjoyed training. The down-stay in the car was one of the greatest training principles ever”, said Louise. “He’s such a great dog now. When people tell me they have a problem with their dog, I truly recommend Lorenzo’s”.
They decided that professional training might help Miles learn new, acceptable behaviors and sought a trainer for obedience and behavior modification.
The first trainer they selected was unable to crack the Miles code. After many sessions, Miles was not only still aggressive, but also beginning to express symptoms of separation anxiety whenever his owners left the home. This led to destructive chewing, excessive barking and snapping. The final straw occurred when Miles put himself through a plate glass window while barking at an outside distraction.
“When we first brought Miles in to Lorenzo’s Dog Training Team, he had six stitches and two staples in his head, all due to his behavior.”, said Sarah. “He wanted to attack anything that moved; dogs, cats, and people. Thanks to our trainer, Anthony, and the team at Lorenzo’s, Miles is a completely different pup. We saw a difference after the first session and the results just keep coming.
Miles went from the terror of the neighborhood to a model pooch—people can’t believe he’s the same dog.” Sarah noted that after just two weeks of intense training, Miles has learned to trust both people and other dogs. She added, “The team saved our dog—we couldn’t have kept him without their help. Our family is so grateful to the wonderful staff at Lorenzo’s. It’s Cleveland’s own dog whisperer.”