MondioPup, Inc. – Balanced Dog Training

Words cannot do justice to how much we value and trust Adrienne. We sent our 10 month old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd to Adrienne to do the 4 week program and an additional week of boarding at the beginning. Our Luna was a high energy pup with terrible impulse control that was easily outsmarting our at home training methods. While I was nervous at first to send Luna away, I could immediately sense Adrienne’s knowledge on our introductory call and was put at ease throughout the process by her clear explanations of the course and the progress videos we received. Now we have a confident dog that listens attentively and respects our household. We have all gained so much freedom thanks to the trust that is now built on both sides and it has made life more enjoyable. I could tell in the progress updates and on our visit to MondioPup that Luna was happy and thoroughly enjoying her training experience. We felt well equipped when it was time to take her home as Adrienne is equally as great at training us owners to set the dogs up for success when back home, not to mention that we know we can turn to her at any point for additional help! Our experience was life changing for both us and Luna and we have agreed to never own a dog again without her guidance. We cannot say enough good things!
– Client

Could not be happier that we found Adrienne and MondioPup! Our rescue pup needed guidance that we had no idea how to provide. After some conversations and a meet and greet it was decided that the board and train option would be the best for our pup. While the separation was not easy for us it was the BEST thing we did for her. Adrienne kept us updated on her progress with phone calls, emails,videos and even a visit. Now that we have ALL (dog & humans) been trained we are living our best lives. I am confident that should we need anything Adrienne will be there to help guide us in the right direction.
– Client

I knew nothing about dogs 10 months ago, and now barely a day goes by where I don’t get comments on how well behaved and trained my dog is… and it’s all thanks to Adrienne Mesko. This woman is literally the Mary Poppins of dogs, a real-life Dr. Dolittle, AND (the special secret she keeps to herself and does without you even knowing it)… an extraordinarily knowledgeable and able trainer of PEOPLE.
I’m an analyst by training, and I thought I could simply do my research and teach myself dog-ownership 101. How naive! There is so much nonsense and disinformation out there. I bought 6 books and they all conflicted with one another. I subscribed to an internet-based video training service, and wasted hours learning useless and unnecessarily complicated techniques. Then suddenly I had a two month old adorable puppy ripping the carpets to pieces, chewing anything not nailed down, peeing everywhere except the pee pad, and making a beeline for electrical wiring (even though it was all sprayed with diluted tabasco sauce) whenever she felt like a snack. I was hopelessly out of my depth… desperate for help. Thankfully, Adrienne picked up the phone. After an hour I had all the information I needed to get our family (I’m a single dad with twin twelve year olds) through the next 8 weeks: a basic routine, a set of simple rules, and most important of all… the bad habits to avoid.
At four months old, we drove to Adrienne’s house to drop off our beloved but still quite naughty Millie. I felt comfortable right from the start. Over the next few weeks, Adrienne sent photos and videos, and a 14 page manual for dog-owning families which she wrote herself, so simple and yet so comprehensive.
6 weeks later, there was our playful pup, as energetic as ever… except perfectly trained to respond immediately to a simple set of commands. Not only that, it was as though she was proud to show off what she had learned, especially in front of other humans and dogs.
Now… we’re living the dream. My children and I could simply not imagine life without our wonderful Millie. When I travel for work, she boards with Adrienne and her canine friends, who she absolutely adores. And whenever we have an issue or a question, we simply call Adrienne who always knows what to do.
It all comes down to this: dogs and their owners need routine. It’s not complicated, but it cannot be “picked up” or learned from books or the internet. It’s a bit like The Force in the Star Wars movies… you need to learn it from a Jedi. Adrienne Mesko is our Obi-Wan Kenobi. I cannot say enough good things about her…
– Client