Hello and thanks for contacting Mark about your dogs.  He is truly AMAZING with the success he has with rhabilitating dogs. I emailed him at 2am because I have a puppy whom I dragged off to 12, yes 12 different vets, including 3 neurologists, 2 vet animal behaviorists, 2 orthopaedists, an opthalmologist, periodontist, nutritionist, and a host of others.   No one could help us.  In fact, we were told by nearly every one to put him to sleep.  The dentist actually had to knock the puppy out for his exam, and I was bitten several times trying to muzzle him, since none of their vet techs would go near my puppy.  They were smart but not brave.  I wrestled with my 6 month old puppy until I finally traumatized him enough to slip a lead around his mouth, then put on the muzzle.  I was sickened and embarrassed and the vet techs and vet looked at me like I was crazy.  Nonetheless it had to be done and I was the only one willing to, we discovered that he did have a problem with his jaw improperly hinging, so he did have pain upon chewing.  The vet looked up at us and asked us if we would like to euthanize our baby while he was under anesthesia, rather than waking him up and doing this inevitable deed later on. We left the clinic, crying.  Then, after searching the internet, I found Mark German, America's Dog Whisperer located in  Arizona and he began working with us over the phone .  I live in New Jersey.  Night after night.  He would explain what he does and why it works so well and it just made since.  He would always say "Jersey" he called me Jersey because he has problems remembering names esspecially after rehabilitating thousands and thousands of dogs and humans. The calls every night actually changed this puppy from a dangerous and unpredictable lunatic into a happy, yes happy, and delightful sweetheart...I still cannot believe the change.  That is why Mark is coming to New Jersey in June 06 to train me to become a his first ceritfied dog whisperer and to help others like he has helped us. Janice W.  (Jersey)

I am happy to hear "help is on the way".  I plan on attending the June 2nd seminar in Morristown, NJ and that you will be able to help me, help Max (Shepard/beagle).  We got Max from a rescue on the internet (he was 7 months old)we were looking for the perfect companion/dog for our then 6 year old daughter.  It is just two years that we have had Max and he is wonderful with us (his pack), but needs help with the rest of the world.  From what I have been told he has fear aggression.  He is scared of people, mostly men, and lots of other things he also barks way too much.  We have had him complete "basic" training and then a year later I hired a private trainer to come to our house.  Her first impression and advice was to "put him down", so even though she did teach me a few good tips, I called it quits as our style was so different.  Another year later and we are seeing another trainer who is telling me that Max's behavior may or may not change.  That I need to reprogram his brain, by doing exercises with him.  Feeding him better (table food) and making his life more fun.  She wants us to modify Max's behavior, as up to now it has just been suppressed.  Help I am so confused.  I would like to register for the Sat, June 2nd symposium and make arrangements for your to help Max.   I am hoping you are the answer to our prays as we love Max and want to make him the best he can be.  Thank you, Jean 

November 17, 2008

Dear Dr. Szeckly, DVM

Just wanted to drop you a note, as promised, about our appointment with Mark German, America's Dog Whisperer.

Mark came over to our home Saturday morning with his associate, Tom, and spent the better part of
four hours with us, Sammy and Brownie.  His philosophy and approach were very different from any
training I had been to before.

He teaches four essentials to a stable dog, namely:

Leadership
Walk
Rules
Good nutrition

He spent a great deal of time going over each one, what it means, and why it is important.  He discussed "dog psychology" how dogs think and act.  He taught us how to be the "pack leader" and
worked with our three children as well, teaching them how to be the "leaders", not the dogs.

Sammy thought he was the pack leader, and we are teaching him to be part of the pack.  With us as his leader.
We do this by taking him for brief walks (where we were taught to control him with a "gentle leader")
before meal times, changing his free feeding to specific meal times after the walks, setting up
rules and boundaries for the dogs, and using the "bite" technique to correct inappropriate behavior.  We just poke him in the neck.
It worked almost instantaneously, and so far we are using the techniques he taught us with very
good results.  We are hopeful Sammy will quit being so aggressive now that he is learning new
rules and boundaries.

Mark left us a copy of his book for future reference as well as a written lifetime guarantee if he has to come back and work with either dog again.  It's free for life which is peace of mind.

Thank you for the referral.  We thought it was worthwhile for our family because we can use the techniques now and with our future pets.

Best regards,

                     SHADOW

Shadow came into my life at the age of 5 months.   I got him from a family who had advertised him in the local paper.  Shadow was an abused, neurotic, and aggressive dog.  I tried hard to turn him into a loving "child".  The years went on and all I showed him was how to fetch his toy.  He was still neurotic and very aggressive to where I couldn't even have my own grandchildren over for fear he would bite or attack them.  I could not groom my own dog and no one else could do anything with him.  The only way to keep him groomed was to spend $1100 to have him put under anesthesia.  For 3 years I let him go to the point that he was so matted, he couldn't go through the doggie door any longer.  You could not see his ears or his feet. I thought about having shadow put to sleep or to just drop him off on an indian reservation.  I was so embarassed and ashamed and did not know what to do. 

My sister found Mark German, America's Dog Whisperer and he contacted me telling me that There's Hope! 

Mark spent 9 hours working, grooming, and teaching me how to provide The Four Essentials to a Stable Dog. He groomed the dog and then my husband and I started to help cut away mattes.  It was amazing to see this dog just lie there and let us groom it.  After grooming, I weighed the bag of hair and it weighed 17.5 pounds!

I will say, it wasn't easy for me to change.  The next day, I had a terrible time with Shadow.  While trying to put a leash on him, he bit me.  I was afraid of my dog.  I cried and thought I was a failure.  I was already giving up. 

I called Mark and he suggested a couple more things.  I implemented his technique and suggestions and the next day I took shadow for his first walk in 6 years!  Now I walk him 2-3 times a day, and took him to the vet to have his shots, and he just loves going for rides in the car now.

I thank God that my sister found America's Dog Whisperer, Mark German and that I now have my life back and my dog has never been happier.

Thank you Mark.It will be an ongoing effort on my part but the love and joy I now have with my dog is well worth the effort. 

God Bless you!   Joyce from Phoenix  Feb 09

Mark,

Please accept the sincere gratitude of the Board of Directors of the Verde Valley Humane Society for your contributions toward making our "Lunch on a Leash" such a smashing success. I feel you were very well received and I thoroughly enjoyed you. What a love Dixie Chick is!! Thanks also for your great presentation Friday night. Nice crowd - huh! Looking forward to working with you again in the future.

Sincerely,
Laura Fletcher