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Testimonials:
We had moved from AZ to CA when Chance was about a
year old and he had not had much training and was Cruz if
for me totally from our working consistently with Cherie.   

Cherie was a very fair and patient trainer with Chance.  
She even did housecalls for us. I could not get him to sit
and quit barking when someone came to the door. After
only one hour at the house, Cherie had Chance watching
her and he was quiet when asked to be.  

was all and more than we were looking for. Chance has
gone on to win Crufts Best in Show in England. He has won
Club in NYC. He also is a multiple Best in Show and a Best
in Specialty winning dog. He had Elite and Excellent Agility
titles and stock titles. He is a TDI (Therapy Dog Chance
and I 100% recommend Cherie for a trainer. She was all
and more than we were looking for. Chance has gone on
to win Crufts Best in Show in England. He has won Club in
NYC. He also is a multiple Best in Show and a Best in
Specialty winning dog. He had Elite and Excellent Agility
titles and stock titles. He is a TDI (Therapy Dog
International) certified dog and is presently in training for
tracking and competitive obedience training.   

Thank you to Cherie for giving Chance this great start in
life and the bounce forward in the performance career.  

Nancy and Chance
BISS BIS AKC/ASCA Ch Caitland Isle Take A Chance
www.chancesraussies.com
"I have taken dog training classes from over the
years.  However, I have never had a teacher
whom I have learned more from than Cherie, nor
have I ever had such a good time working with
my dog.  Her skills and training techniques are
excellent, but her enthusiasm and upbeat attitude
are what make her stand out from her
competition.  In addition, the bonding my
lab/golden mix, Torch, and I have experienced
has been phenomenal!  It has made all the
difference in Torch's eagerness to learn, his
attention to me and what I expect/want from him,
and his joy while working. I highly recommend
Cherie and Our Furry Friends for all your dog
training needs!"         
Nancy
Nancy and her beloved dog Torch
amount of experience in dog training. I have I
have quite a bit of knowledge and a fair and
barking - and even low level aggression.

Cherie’s Feisty Fido class, private sessions
with her, and her small,  well-supervised
doggie daycare and play groups have made
a huge difference. He now plays
appropriately with a variety of dogs, and I
have the skills to manage unexpected
situations well. We’ve enjoyed a wide variety
of Cherie’s classes - Obedience, Agility, Rally,
and Freestyle. I enjoy the small classes and
the personalized instruction.  

I also enjoy working with someone who has a
depth of experience and knowledge in the
field of dog training and behavior. Cherie also
has the creativity and openness to try new
approaches and solutions. There are a lot of
folks out there claiming to be
trainer/behaviorists - Cherie is the real
thing.    M.L. in El Dorado County
Thank you for your guidance with Darla. I know she
still has a way to go, but I feel that we have made
great needed to gain the confidence to move on.
When I first brought Darla home I started
researching trainers in the area. I was quickly
discouraged by all the dominance based training
that seems so popular today. While trying to coax
Darla into the building that first day, you told me
"She is like this because she is scared, not
because you are not in charge". It was then I
realized I was in the right place.

I look forward to working with you again.

Thank you"

Emmie and Darla
Cherie, the owner of Our Furry Friends is very
impressive in her understanding of canine behavioral
science and of the subtleties of the human/dog
relationship. This, combined with her decades of
experience and sound instincts allow her to perform
accurately and quickly to achieve results! She also
adores the dogs.

I've taken my silly, sweet Springer boy to her for some
focus and confidence work successfully. My
sister's rescue Pyrenees Mix who came with some very
scary dog aggression has been almost
completely transformed over about four months. She
has softened and settled successfully into her new
home thanks to Cherie and Alan, another excellent
trainer there - I've used both Cherie and Alan - they
both are extremely knowledgeable, effective, kind
hearted and impeccably honest in their business
dealings. Please be careful who you take your dog to,
they could get harmed with a bad or inexperienced
trainer.....for their sake, make sure you use a good one.
the wonderful help Our Furry Friends has given me.  
Before starting the Friday class with Alan, I was
becoming increasingly more frustrated with the progress
and results I was having training my Cane Corso puppy
able to show me what I was doing wrong and provide
me with the basic skills to get the results I want from
Diggie.  I am now able to give the Sit, Down, Wait, Stay
(work in progress), and Come command and
Diggie will respond quickly and correctly now.  He has
also showed us how to break our dogs from jumping up
on people, AND Diggie is not pulling on her leash
anymore!!!  I will be signing up for Alan’s next class!  I
am excited again about training my Puppy and most
importantly I am not frustrated anymore I
am having fun doing it.    Maria
quite opinionated. It had been many years since I
training. My new, sweet girl was a mixed breed that
that she would have at least one strike against her in
the world, based on her appearance, so I knew that
she would have to be better than the average dog.

So I took Alan’s eight week puppy class. Alan is a
great teacher to both the canines and people alike.  
He has a tremendous knowledge about dogs and
their behaviors from having and working with so
many different dogs over the years. Each week
when he introduced a new behavior, Alan would
have several distinct examples of how different types
of dogs would respond to the training. Also each
week, he would inquire if anyone in the class had
issues with their puppy.  Alan always had at least
one or more suggestions on how to handle the
concern.

Alan’s love and compassion for the puppies showed
every time he worked with them. He used positive
reinforcement, treat and clicker training to help
condition the desired behavior. All of the puppies
responded easily and quickly to his coaching. Alan’s
own dog Nellie was on site as a demo dog. He had
taught her a variety of tricks to show off with.

Alan’s puppy class gave my girl a great start in her
education. Since then, I have taken several
obedience and agility classes. The foundation and
bond I formed in puppy class has allowed my
continued success. Also, I took a class recently from
Alan called Real Life with Real Dogs. Again, I
enjoyed working with him. He helped correct some
small bad habits that I had developed. He also
assisted me with working on my dog letting me work
with shortening her nails.

I would highly recommend Alan St. Andrew as a dog
trainer.  He has abundant knowledge and expertise
in working with dogs and their owners.