We adopted a beautiful Akita who badly needed a new home. She was 3 and had good socialization to kids, but had never had any exposure to other animals. Her previous family had owned her for 6 months, and told us they had never taken her for a walk. She lived in a small fenced area in the backyard. I was anxious to give her a full life and take her for daily walks, but my initial excitement became anxiety after a month or so. I was seriously questioning myself. I had a 95 pound aggressive dog who I couldn’t out-muscle. Every time we came across another dog on our walk it left me feeling like I had been hit by a truck. At the point that I was dreading taking her out for a walk, I knew I needed help. That’s where Katy came in. I knew she had done some amazing work with her own rescues, and I was at a loss. Our first session with her made a huge difference. I learned a ton, and wished I would have contacted her sooner. After some work and a whole lot of re-programming of ME!, I was able to enjoy and look forward to walks with my beautiful fur-kid. I am so thankful for Katy’s expertise and heart when it comes to dog-training. She knew instantly what we needed to shift, and her guidance has allowed me to launch onto a wonderful and lifelong dogmom journey! – Alison Romell
Those that knew the old Rossy, you understand what my heart feels to think of Ross prior to rescue. Because of the first few years of his life, we never thought he would have a forever home. He will always be with me and I wouldn’t trade it for the world! He is much easier and happy to live with, especially this last year or so. And that is all because of Katy Rawhouser! We have gotten to where we are because she helped me and Ross! He and I will forever be grateful to you Katy! You are why my boy is a boy now and not on edge at all times. I mean seriously, he could NEVER be kenneled . He kennels every day now and we only have to latch one latch! He takes direction far better and fully trusts me. He trusted me about 95% before, but YOU gave us that 5% that made a “home” instead of constantly questioning within himself. – Traci Cooney
Katy helped us when we were really struggling with walking our dog; he would pull constantly and it was becoming nearly impossible to enjoy taking him anywhere with us. She helped us learn how to teach him to walk without pulling and we are able to enjoy walks again! When we decided to foster a second dog, Katy helped us again as our foster had separation anxiety amongst other issues. She showed us how to establish structure for both dogs and how to ensure our dog and our foster dog could live safely together. Katy really loves dogs, has a dedication to helping them and we would definitely recommend her! – Sarah and Marcus Hansen.
We are thankful for Meraki Dog Training and your passion to help dogs thrive! You truly have a gift and we appreciate you! Thank you Katy! – The STAR Project, Inc.