“Being a dog trainer myself, I am constantly interacting and networking with a number of canine professionals.  This has exposed me to many different trainers and training styles.  My experiences with Chris convinces me that he has the competency, drive, and motivation to accurately understand, evaluate, and determine the appropriate steps to ensure a successfully training experience, not only for dogs, but for their owners as well.”

I have had the pleasure of training alongside Chris at the competitive level. There are very few trainers today who take the time to study, theorize and understand the learning behaviors of dogs and to put those principles to exceptional use. Chris' techniques are amazingly successful. I highly commend his drive and passion for his work and recommend his skills to dog owners and trainers of all levels.

My husband and I were extremely pleased with our experience with "Be Free Dogs" training and Chris Valdes. Chris is exceptional at dog training. Our 8 month old German Shepherd loved him and more importantly he respected him and learned from him.  Chris' methods are sound and consistent. We would not hesitate to recommend him and feel it was money well spent. When we take our dog out in public, we are often told how well behaved he is.  Slugger is a large dog and it's a comfort to me to feel secure about his behavior.

We are exceptionally fortunate to have found Chris Valdes to provide expert trainer services. We were having trouble with Murphy jumping on people and being inordinately active in social situations. Chris gave us the necessary tools to cope with his behavior and demeanor. Chris also builds your confidence in sustaining the training environment into the future after your professional sessions are concluded. Plus, he is always a phone call away if help is needed.
Chris proved to us that any dog can be trained and managed to your expectations.
 

i really appreciate all your help.  everything you said makes so much sense.   you are almost like a translator for dogs.  once you explain their side of things, it makes sense for us humans to understand and communicate in their language.  i don't know if i told you before, but the way my dogs have acted since your lessons, it is almost as if they had been waiting this whole time
for the directions to be given to them so they could do right.  i know i was very immature and uninformed when i got my dogs nine years ago, but it astonishes me now to think how much they (and i) have learned in such a short time taking your directions.  it almost makes me mad to know that for as long as i have tried to get them to listen, one hour with you changed their whole demeanor.  but, instead i will just be thankful that i found someone who was able to make a difference.  i don't have to worry anymore about the problems i had with them .   i also know that if any other problems arise you are only a phone call away from solving them.  in my line of work i get to interact with a lot of people, and i have been talking about you and how phenomenal your performance is when it comes to training dogs.  i am easily the most cynical person i know so the people i talk to are well aware that if i am impressed, what i found must be something special.  most of them have a hard time believing that after one hour, one lesson, that my psycho  dogs were any different.  but i assure them that one hour made all the difference in the world.  i can walk them in public with out causing a scene.  i can stop worrying that they will bolt out the front door.  i can relax on the couch without fighting to keep the dogs off.  it is truly amazing.  i feel very fortunate that i ran across your number, and i wanted to thank you for all of your help.

 

I had such an awesome experience w/ someone that is sooo talented in his field of work.

My girls were good dogs to begin with, but Chris made them excellent companions. During our training, he even managed to cure my nervous dog of her fear of new people. I can’t thank him enough for bringing so much to our lives. He’s a life-long friend of my girls and I. My girls are truly free and loving the ability to run around any open space we can find, thanks to Be Free Dogs.