Testimonials

Karen Quillen possesses the unique ability to acknowledge and foster the intention of each dog-human pair she encounters. She enables the canine and its human counterpart to develop a relationship based on trust and confidence, where truly “all things are pawssible.”

I have developed a higher level of appreciation and understanding of not only my dogs, but also myself because Karen explains how to and empowers me to think like a dog. The two-legged and four-legged creatures at our foranimalsfarm are very happy since we have participated in classes at All Things Pawssible.

I highly recommend Karen and her facility to anyone who wants to enhance the natural partnership that can exist between themselves and their dogs.

— Jody Jenkins, July 9, 2006

Winston Breeden

Winston came from Ontario California. My husband got him for me in 1998 for Christmas. Winston had me at Hello. I feel in love with him instantly. Whatever Winston wanted Winston got. He was truly as the say “spoiled rotten”.

In 2002, I started bringing Winston to All Things Pawssible. I was so excited that there was a place where I could take my dog during the day and I knew he would be taken care of. Karen and Sean are the best. I would not know what to do without them.

In November of 2003, I got another puppy from the same breeder in California. Winston was not happy. He became very aggressive towards the puppy and one night he even gave her a bloody nose. She was okay but that sealed the deal—Winston needed training. He was out of control. Since Winston had gone to daycare, I knew they did a little informal training during daycare, “Off, leave it, down”.

So, when it came time for Winston to be trained I did not have to think twice. I called Karen and explained to her what I was dealing with. Karen and I had some one-on-one trainings with Winston. After one session with Karen, Winston learned how to “leave it”, sit-stay, down and walk on a leash properly.

Before we trained with Karen, Winston would maul your hand to get food. We had to throw it at him. Now he takes it with a soft mouth. Winston can even do a trick. Through a command he can take a bow. Thanks to Karen at All Things Pawssible I now have a dog that I am not ashamed to go out in public with. People actually tell me what a good dog I have.

Whether your dog is out of control or just needs some formal training. You don’t need to look any further than All Things Pawssible. If Karen can turn Winston into a good dog, She can help any dog be a well-trained dog.

— Nicole Breeden

Ginger

ATP has literally been a godsend for Ginger, my 2 ½ year old yellow Labrador retriever, and me.  After a year and a half of taking numerous training courses, including private consultations, I still had not been able to find a solution to Ginger’s apparent “aggressive” behavior towards me when she couldn’t get her way or when I was trying to leave for work. 

I had finally made the very hard decision to give her up to Lab Rescue and had only one more step to go through before signing the papers.  That last step was taking her to the SPCA to have her temperament evaluated.  When she passed the temperament test with flying colors, the SPCA recommended I try ATP. 

Since Ginger started going there she has stopped all of her aggressive behavior and is a happy, happy dog, which makes me a very happy owner.  It turned out that Ginger was being aggressive because she wasn’t getting enough attention, exercise and socialization with other dogs – understandably, she was unhappy being left alone for the 9-10 hours I was away at my job every day.  She goes to ATP every Tuesday and Thursday and it is her absolute favorite place.  Now she can tolerate very well being home and alone on the off days. 

I am so grateful that I was able to find this place that made it possible for me to keep Ginger and keep both of us happy. I’m extremely impressed with how ATP is run by Karen and Sean.  There is always at least one person in a room among all the dogs so that they can deal with any wayward behavior immediately.  They are extremely knowledgeable and quickly learn all the personality quirks of each individual dog.  The place is kept immaculately clean – any mess is immediately cleaned up.  Considering that there can be 30+ dogs of all shapes, sizes, breeds and ages at any one time, it’s amazing how quiet it can be (i.e. not a lot of barking) with the dogs just busy playing with each other, fetching balls, or lazing on the old beat-up sofas & chairs.

— Tina Wolk