Consultations with Jennifer

5 Stars – A Lifesaver for Our Growing Family! Jennifer at Family Paws was exactly what we needed. With two mini poodles and a toddler at home, I wanted to make sure everyone felt safe and loved — and Jennifer delivered! She took the time to modify our dogs’ training to better suit our new family dynamic. Her communication was clear and consistent, and it was obvious from the start that she’s passionate about what she does. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, but she also made the whole process feel supportive and encouraging. Thanks to her guidance, our home feels more peaceful, and I feel confident managing both pups and a toddler under one roof. Highly recommend Family Paws to any growing family with pets!

Jen is someone who changed our family permanently - our lives, our daughter’s life, is permanently better for Jen’s support. If you have a dog and a young child or have young children frequent your home, you need to be reviewing Family Paws educational content, and if you have ANY instinct about your dog’s trustworthiness with children, reach out to Family Paws. I’ve never met someone so willing to love and support my family in a time of need. I was connected with Jen after my 21 month old daughter was badly bitten by our dog. I reached out to Jen, wondering if she knew of reputable therapy dog programs. Jen invited a totally different conversation; she put us on a healing journey with validation we so desperately needed. She just gets it - the nuance, the second-guessing, the trying to do it all right all the time. She helped us see our dog as an individual responsible for his actions and supported us through our journey of devastation. Our healing was accelerated by Jen’s involvement, and we gained confidence in a decision to bring a new dog into our home. Jen has also helped us through our family’s furry addition with awareness of our deepest fears and encouragement to see our new puppy as the individual SHE is. Without Jen’s help, it would have been many years later before we were ready to have a dog again. Jen and her approach is helping us confidently keep both our new pup safe/trained and our toddler dog aware and dog happy. Her approach is creative about ways to support both dog and toddler needs, with awareness of what it takes to be the parent of a young kid.

I cannot thank Family Paws enough for helping us help our reactive dog, Bear, become comfortable with our baby. We had made some progress with training, but reached a point where progress stopped, and I was worried we would have to rehome him.  Family Paws guided us the entire way with a solid training plan and incredibly responsive communication. Bear learned not to be afraid of his brother, and I learned so much about dog body language and training. Most of all, I’m so happy our son gets to grow up with his BearBear.♥️

The work Jennifer did with our family and our dog, Winston, was truly life-changing. Winston was a rescue, and early on, my wife and I realized he must have had negative experiences with children in the past. He is the most amazing, loving hound/pit mix who adores his humans—but around small children, he wasn’t safe. We tried behavioral specialists and traditional dog trainers, but nothing worked. As we prepared to welcome our first child, we were heartbroken at the thought that we might have to rehome Winston. Then we found Jennifer. Her approach and tools—primarily teaching my wife and me to recognize and respect Winston’s warning signs when he was uncomfortable—gave us the knowledge and confidence to work through his challenges. She guided us through a gradual, structured process, starting with separation (gating off rooms), then progressing to supervised tethering, and ultimately allowing Winston the time and space to adjust. Thanks to Jennifer, Winston not only remained part of our family but fully embraced his role in it. Today, we have a 5- and 2-year-old who absolutely adore their "big brother" Winston—and he adores them right back! We truly could not have successfully grown our family while keeping our beloved fur baby without Jennifer.

We called the support line and spoke with Jen who was a phenomenal listener. She talked through the situation with us, asked questions, supported us and our emotions, and gave us feedback on what to do going forward/things to change. Additionally, we have purchased Family Paws bundle with self-guided courses, which we also found to be incredibly informative and helpful in prepping us and helping us prep with our dog for baby. Highly recommend purchasing and utilizing other resources Family Paws has to offer.