Jennifer Knapp-Stumpp
I have known Marjie Alonso since December of 2006, when we brought a 2 year old rescue dog into our family. The dog was not an easy one and my adolescent kids are also not easy. Marjie first came to meet the dog and one of the kids and worked really masterfully with both of them. She totally ‘read’ the dog and was able to help my daughter deal with this wonderful but somewhat trying creature.
I have also had several private training sessions with Marjie and Layla (the dog) and most of the real work has been in Marjie’s teaching me how to read the dog myself, and how to respond to what I see in a way that works for all of us.
Marjie has a terrific sense of humor and a very low key way of delivering information. In my experience, she has read both dog and humans right in every situation. I think it is Marjie’s perceptiveness with all parties, and her gentle no nonsense way of conveying information that makes her a really special trainer…and person.
Jennifer Knapp-Stumpp