"Glenda gets an A++ in training!  It is as though she has a 6th sense in regard to dogs - she just gets them - and their people!  She would always base our weekly training lessons specifically on Layla and how she would best respond - nothing was ever textbook or generalized.  Everything she suggested and taught always worked - and Layla is walking and barking proof of that!  She is not even 8 months old yet and is so well trained because of how Glenda taught her and us.  Along the way, we always had situations arise and questions in regard to them, and she was unbelievably accessible.  Not only did she respond to all of our emails almost immediately, but she would send us emails when she thought of something additional that would help us with our training until we saw her next.  On top of all that, she is an extremely gracious, warm and kind person that truly loves dogs.  Layla loves her - we have a joke that when Glenda leaves our house, Layla goes through Glenda withdawal.  We cannot say enough about her!"

-The Sobel Family
Buffalo Grove, IL

"My husband and I are currently fostering a pitbull and will be adopting her very soon. Pixie (our Pit) had been found completely emaciated and chained to a fence to die. Pixie had such a will to live she freed herself. 
Bombshell Bullies (the rescue) provided intensive training for Pixie prior to her being able to be fostered or adopted out. Pixie came to us house trained, and having basic commands learned like:  Leave It, Sit, Down, Stay, Wait, Quiet, and Off. We wanted any dog we rescued to have training. We felt completely fortunate to find Pixie. She is an amazing girl. We are meant to have her in our lives. 
We decided that it would be best for us to learn how to become "her" leader so we decided to continue the training with Glenda...why reinvent the wheel? Glenda has been a dream. We email Glenda all the time with questions and she ALWAYS answers within 24 hours.  She also trains Pixie at our home. We will also be training Pixie outside her elements. I would recommend Glenda to anyone who wanted to train their pet using positive behavioral reinforcement,  as well as, Bombshell Bullies to anyone interested in adopting a Pitbull. Both are available for the long haul!  In fact, actions speaks louder than words...our neighbors have already wanted Glenda's card to train their dog and another neighbor was simply in amazement with  how wonderful Pixie was and is interested in adopting from Bombshell Bullies!
What a great ride it has been thus far!"

-The Agosti Family
Volo, IL

"Glenda Williams (Dog Sense) trained my 2 ½ year old boxer “Lola” that I adopted in February.  I cannot say enough good things about my experience with her.  The first time I saw her with Lola, I immediately knew Lola was in good hands.  Glenda has a genuine loving/caring relationship with both the animals and their owners.  Not only did she train Lola, she also worked with me and trained me.  I would highly recommend her services (she has made such a difference in our lives).  Glenda definitely has a special gift for this type of work and we're glad to have found her…"
 
-Lynda Farber
Lindenhurst, IL

"I first want to say how grateful I am to have met Glenda Williams and to have been given the opportunity for her to train my dogs.I am a manager of a boarding facility where we often donate space to rescue groups for their dogs when no foster homes are available.  I have been a volunteer for Pit Bull Rescue for close to ten years and currently run my own Pit Bull Rescue. Between dealing with customer’s dogs and all the dogs that come through rescue I see a lot of different breeds and a lot of different temperaments and personalities. Not one dog is alike. So why should there be one way and one method to train a dog. Glenda came to our facility on a volunteer basis to work with a Rotweiler named Holly who we were housing for another rescue group. Holly’s first trainer suggested that she be euthanized but Glenda saw potential in her and knew Holly needed more time and a different approach to how she should be handled. But I write this letter not on Holly’s behalf, although I am thrilled to say Holly was adopted and is doing phenomenal. But on the behalf of a dog named Rascal. Rascal is an American Pit Bull terrier. I have dealt with this breed for a very long time and am proud to say that I own four rescue pit bulls of my own.  I have met  a lot of trainers and while all of there methods have made sense and worked to a certain extent, I haven’t found one that deals with the animal as an individual. That is the most important thing especially with  rescue dogs who  most of the time come in with  horrible past experiences.  I can finally say that I have found a trainer who not only deals with the dogs as an individual but has the compassion and patience’s that  a lot of trainers lack. Glenda has proven her self and her training methods with every dog she has handled, but Rascal would have never stood a chance if she did not take him under her wing.
Rascal was just 10 months old when his family moved away and left him in the basement to be discovered by some one else. We could only guess that Rascal never lived outside of that basement, never socialized with other dogs, never walked on a leash. He received an at home crop job with a razor blade because he stilled had yarn in his ears instead of regular stitches. All of this contributed to his current behavior now. He had a very high prey drive towards other dogs and would reverse his frustration on to his handler. When attempting to walk him on the leash if he became at all excitable he would bite and pull the leash that eventually turned into an unwanted game of tug of war. He absolutely would not listen when called and would bark excessively. It made it more difficult that Rascal was living in a kennel and at times it was very hard for the kennel help to handle him. He attended group training sessions with other trainers but quickly became overwhelmed and grew incisively worse. .  To most of the outside world people would view Rascal as an aggressive pit bull who should be put to sleep. But not Glenda. Glenda didn’t jump into training right way. She watched him, studied him and most importantly bonded with him.  She didn’t jump into hour long training sessions but took it slowly, just twenty minutes a day.

Out of all the issues that Rascal had they all stemmed from one thing and that was trust.  It was one day at a time. Working with one issue at a time. Learning  how to properly walk on the leash. How to be a normal member of the pack with the other dogs in the kennel. The barking eventually stopped too.  Rascal thrived on be praised and loved and became very eager to please his handlers. It truly brings tears to my eyes when I think about how much he has turned around. I was at my whit’s ends before Glenda took on his training. I didn’t know what to do with him he was one of the most stubborn dogs to come through rescue and I was afraid we would never be able to work out his issues.It is crucial for me to let everyone know how much Glenda changed this dog and gave him the chance to live the life that he deserves regardless of his breed.  She was dedicated to him coming down almost every day to work with him and calling and checking in on him the days she could not make it. She volunteered her time and energy to Rascal and to the people that were his care takers.  I cannot thank her enough for what she has given me and Rascal. I am truly grateful to have her part of my life."

-Heidi Huber
Bombshell Bullies Pit Bull Rescue
Vernon Hills, IL

"All I have to say is WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY DOG!!  WOW!!  Today has been such a joy and I am more in love with him than I ever was!  Diesel seems so much happier than he was before also.  It is so nice to let him have free reign of the house and not worry if all the gates are closed so that he doesn't get into something or jump on a child.  All the kids that I watch were so happy to see the new and improved Diesel and he was so patient and loving AND in control of himself.  When my husband came home from work we went on a walk around the park(this was impossible to do before because he would smell all the other scents and freak out on us)  When we got there we were able to put him in a down stay and let all the kids pet him!!  My husband was floored and wants me to thank you for making it a possibility for us to take him around people even kids!!  I can't wait to start the next class session because I want to catch up with him.  I am so afraid of breaking him and doing it wrong. 

I find myself sometimes saying down when I mean off, or saying a command twice instead if only once.  I just want to be fair to him and I so don't want to mess it all up.  So far he has been very forgiving.  I do have one question for you.  How did you feed him there?  This morning I put him in a down stay to feed him and got his food and water ready  and then when I was ready I touched him and said free... He just sat there and stared at me as if asking "are you sure it is o. k.?" or that I was doing it wrong, one or the other.  I couldn't believe it that when I finally convinced him it was o.k. to eat that he didn't even finish it all.  He walked away when he was done.What has also been amazing is to see how Princess our 4 pound Yorkie has responded to him.  Always before whenever she would see Diesel she would go nuts barking at him and if he came near her she would bit at him to tell him to leave her alone.  Well when we brought him home last night Jonathan came running outside to see Diesel and Princess came out with him and ran right up to him and checked him out and NEVER barked!  It has been as if she can tell he is different.  Then today when he has been checking her out he has gone up to her and given her the most gentle kisses and then walked away which is so different than the overpowering mouthing and then chasing he was doing before!  As I am typing this note Jonathan and Diesel are asleep on the floor together with Jonathan's head on Diesel's ribs.  Thank you again sooo much for this gift!!  We can not thank you enough!!"

- Barbara Ehlers
Schaumburg, IL

 
"I have Rascal, a pit bull from a rescue, that's just over a year old. I love this dog but if it had not been for the help of Glenda, Rascal and I would have never made it this far. She took it as her personal duty to help us no matter what day of the week, what time it was or what the weather was like, her having her own life and personal situations. She is never too occupied to help with a situation concerning a dog. The most amazing part about this is, that she is not even part of the rescue that I got the Dog from, but now she is a part of our lives.

Thank you so much Glenda for being here for us and thanks for being our guardian angel."

-The De Leon Family
Franklin Park, IL

"In September 2006, we bought a Goldendoodle puppy that had absolutely boundless energy.  She was not aggressive or mean, but would bite our young children and jump up on them just to play.  We had always had small dogs and did not have much experience with training large ones.  By the spring of 2007, after our dog, Cha-Cha, had chewed through the couch cushions, ripped many of our kids' t-shirts, and knocked several people over, we were desperate.  We took a puppy obedience class at Petsmart, and it helped a little, but not enough.  So, we had Glenda spend several weeks with Cha-Cha in one-on-one training.  When we went to pick her up we watched Cha-Cha perform in an advanced obedience class with Glenda and she was one of the best dogs in the group.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  Next, we had to take some classes to learn how to handle her the way that Glenda had trained her.  It took some time, but it was well worth it.  Our dog is still very energetic and athletic, the training did nothing to dull her spirit, but she now listens to us, she knows how to calm down, she doesn't bite at all, she doesn't jump-up on us, and she comes whenever we call her.  We take her everywhere we go and receive many comments on her good manners.  Glenda did not use a shock collar on her or any other harsh discipline.  She's a very loving dog trainer.  She trained our dog very well, then showed us just how smart our dog is and what kind of good behavior we can and should expect from her.  I was very impressed with her training and I'm so very glad that we invested the time and money to do it.  I wish she could train our kids."

-The Warlick Family
Park Ridge, IL

"My husband declared that our dog, Carter, was unable to be trained.  Glenda proved him wrong!  Before we were referred to Glenda, we were considering finding another home for Carter, although we have had him for 3 years.  With 3 young kids and another dog, he was just too much for us to handle.  He jumped on visitors, stole food from the table and counters, pulled like crazy on walks, barked at us constantly when he wanted attention and was always in the middle of the action.  We tried two other training programs, but they were both "textbook" like training and didn't focus on Carter's individual needs.  Glenda came over once before our formal training began to asses Carter and within 15 minutes she had him (and us) all figured out.  She then tailored a training program just for him,  She gave us many valuable pointers that same day to correct many things we were doing wrong and within days his behavior changed.  After 5 sessions with Glenda, he is a new dog.  We can't thank Glenda enough for all she did for our family.  She has an incredible gift of understanding dogs and their owners. We always loved Carter, but now we are so happy that he is a part of our home and thrilled that he is here to stay!"

-The Weil Family
Northbrook, IL

"I found Pinkey at the age of 4.  She lived with her breeder since birth on a nice farm with 12 other Bouviers.  Pinkey was not one of the 12 because she was not a show dog; she was a Cinderella.  She was placed with a family earlier in the year we met.  She did experience trauma, but only she and the family know what went on. It appears as though it was not a good experience for Pinkey.  She returned to her breeder. Our first month was not pleasant for either one of us.  My vet and his wife assured me that Pinkey was very confused and had a good deal of bad memories.  We toughed it out.

In the following months, we became good friends, but she was always a challenge.  It was as though she was depressed, unhappy, and very stubborn. We then met Glenda, Pinkey’s Fairy Godmother.  Glenda turned Pinkey around in the first week.  Pinkey was trying to be alpha for me and really did not want to be.  I needed to be trained, probably more than Pinkey.  Glenda was an angel dropped in our path. Pinkey and I really are Best Friends now.  She seems to know exactly what I am thinking and is a delight to be with.  She trusts me beyond belief and her love is awesome.  Glenda changed our life and we cannot thank her enough."

-Pat Daubert
Gurnee, IL

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