Upbeat and fun, Riley took to her right away.

My recently adopted golden retriever, Tripp, has had somewhat of a problem with other female caretakers. Despite the friendly demeanor associated with goldens, Tripp has been unusually aggressive around females and has on more than one occasion both peed and chewed up property (couch corner and iPhone) of his other caretakers. I invested in a class, but Tripp still was always aggressive towards females. The last straw was when he would not stop harassing a female I had brought over for the night. Twice she woke up in the middle of the night to him on her leg doing inappropriate things. Like father like son I guess, but alas I needed to solve the problem of Tripp’s obviously sexist behaviors. A friend of mine who had a somewhat wild little chihuahua recommended Sydney to me, and though I was hesitant at first to let Tripp spend the day, I figured it would be the last sitter I’d try before just taking him to the Camp Bow Wow everyday while I was at work. I got a FaceTime call that first afternoon from Sydney, which I expected to be a sob story about something Tripp had destroyed of hers or that he marked her as his territory, but instead she showed me a tired out dog cuddling with her on the couch. She had taken him to the dog park, given him undivided attention, and done something differently than any other caretakers before. She just seems to have a way with dogs and a calming and caring presence that assured Tripp he would be okay with her. He has spent about 8 days with her in total, and it’s been nothing but a success. She cares for him as I would, treats him with respect, tires him out, and makes him a happy dog. Some people just have a way with animals, and this is certainly one of those people. Thank you for bringing out the good in Tripp. He now is much better when I have female guests over, won’t bark at them in the park or boardwalk, and I owe it all to Sydney.