Kathy's love for dogs is evident in her approach that seems to strive to get the most out of a dog through positive reinforcement. Now if she could do this with children...

We contacted Kathy at Gentle Persuasion shortly after we got our new Airedale puppy Mocha. We wanted housebreak Mocha and teach him a few tricks. When Kathy came to our home, she taught us a bunch of simple things to do with Mocha to avoid future behavioral problems (aggressions around food , touching or unusual circumstances). Although there were many things to learn, they were explained so simply that they instantly became common sense to us. With Kathy's help Mocha was quickly housebroken, fetches and is not aggressive (except with burglars and squirrels).