Kathleen H.

I replied an article offering rates 4 RI's top 10 dog trainers. I was given a "dog trainer" with at least 30 arrests/charges in 2015 including 20 counts of ANIMAL CRUELTY. Are you serious? Thumbtack's info on the guy stated years of experience and some kinds of certifications. False. This guys last known residence was a shed in the driveway of his condemned house. He locked dogs inside the house in inches of feces, without water or veterinary care. At the time, he was "boarding"and "training". The man the recommended is Gunnar Carlson. He has run various fundraising scams in RI for donations to provide veterans with PTSD a service dog. What he actually did was adopt dogs identified as too aggressive for adoption, then drove the animals straight to the disabled veterans and dropped the dogs off with promises to turn the animals to trained service companions over 1 1/2 years. He has been blacklisted by New England shelters. He now operates across the CT state line using new various "company" names.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO CLIENTS, THEIR CHILDREN AND THE POOR DOGS? He tells people he specializes in aggressive dogs. His experience is essentially the last 8-9 years since he adopted his first dog. Hell, with that criteria, I must be a master! We had a dog in the house when I was born. I must have 52 years of dog freaking training experience!