Mikito   3 yr. male Akita
Mik was a rescue from Animal Control. Like all shelter dogs he came with a few issues. Mik had severe health concerns but once they subsided his new family found out that Mik was food and object aggressive. It took a lot of time, consistency, and working with the basic commands to help Mik over come this obstacles. He became a beloved member of his family.
uPDATE: Mik was diagnosed with cancer in Nov. 2007. He lost his battle in Jan. 2008 at the age of 5 years.

 Rocko   10 mo. male Boxer
Rocko is a second chance dog. He began his training with his foster family in hopes that it would make it easier to place him. When he began his training he had no concept of what manners were. He believed he should have a place at the table too. His foster home had to have a lot of patience in training Rocko. Because he had no idea what boundaries were, Rocko was admitted into our "Doggie Boot Camp". Rocko came to stay with s for a couple of weeks. When he returned to his foster family, they noticed a huge difference. Instead of a place at the table, ROcko went to his bed. He no longer charged up the hallway to clear the coffee table. He used calm movements to walk around the table. ANd even better was that he stopped pouncing on his humans!
UPDATE: ROcko was placed in his forver home lesss than 1 month after completing his training with Standing O'Paws. He now lives at the beach in North Carolina. What a life!!

 Sadie   2 yr. female Cocker Spaniel
Sadie was a dog that was in need of a basic education. Sadie was missing an eye and had arthritis in one hip. Her handicap never stopped her. She accomplished 15 commands during her sessions but her favorite continued to be sit. Sadie's biggest accomplishment was learning how to socialize.
 Reese     6 mo. male Chow/German shepard mix  
Reese is a rescue dog as well. He just some basic training as well. But if you ask him it was more for his new humans. Reese went to a family that ever owned a dog before. He caught on quickly and helped them with the transition of a living with a dog. Reese grew to be 82 lbs. of pure joy to his family. Favorite past time: going for a car ride