Testimonials of Success & Restored Balance
       Between Species - What Clients Say


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Hello Diane,

Thank you so much for working with us and our clan. You are amazing with animals. I still cannot believe what a difference you made with Boops.
We are very lucky to have good dogs already and the training advice really helps.

Also, thank you for the attached information and we will contact you with any questions. Blanket is doing very well in his octagon and
goes outside each time we take him out. Hopefully, he will catch on quickly. :)

Best regards,
Amy Hickey and Travis LeRoy
April 2011
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“In addition to her many talents and training modalities, Diane is a Cesar Millan affiliate dog trainer and Foundation Ambassador. She brings tremendous knowledge, insight and passion to her work. She truly cares about her canine clients and has a very open and personable way of training human clients as well. She has a true ability to think outside the box when tackling difficult training issues, bringing a profound canine body-language speak into her interactions. She has been instrumental in helping me with several clients, including rescues with abuse issues, and her input has been both educational and invaluable.

In addition, Diane is a certified Pet Tech Pet 1st Aid Trainer, one of a handful across the country.

In short, you can't go wrong with Diane. She always gives her best, and her best is always excellent.”
Mary Watterson
Poochy Doos Pet Sitting Services
March 24, 2011
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“Diane is an exceptional trainer! I have seen her overcome adversity and pour her heart into projects for the good of others. She is a subject matter expert in her field, and continues to amaze me with her knowledge and abilities. She has even come to our office and spoken with the executive team about service dogs and their rights in the workplace. I recommend Diane to anyone looking for an animal trainer.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Ryan Evans
Account Manager, Advantage Security, Inc.
Greater Denver Area
Industry Security and Investigations
March 14th, 2011
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Were it not for Diane Ellis, founder of Lead With Your Heart, LLC, we would have three unruly dogs. All adopted with issues. The hardest was our Pomeranian. He was an unpredictable biter. He probably felt that my husband and I were the enemy as we were his 6th stop since his rescue, and his final as we had officially adopted him. 

Diane gave us the skills to show him he didn’t need to feel in control, by showing us how to behave with dominance and kindness, together, a challenge. 

Our Pom spent nearly three weeks at Diane’s home while we were gone, and he came back to our home relaxed and worry free. He functioned happily for the first time in our home due to staying at Diane’s and learning how to be respectful of the pack. He was already on his way to learning how to be a happier boy, but this stay for him has helped him come along that much further. 

We have learned other valuable lessons using positive reinforcements, but my husband and I still did not know how to be a pack leader. Diane has worked many hours with us, patiently serving our needs and our animals. 

Diane is a kind and respectful individual. That is why her methods grow and nurture understanding. She studies everything she can get her hands on, and knows intuitively how to be with animals, and simply, how to be.  Her favorite method incorporates the Cesar Millan method. 

We are grateful for her and the lessons we have learned about ourselves and our animals.
John and Vicky Buffington
February 2011
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To CPPR.
We worked with Diane Ellis to help us all become a well adjusted home. Our hats are off to Diane. Diane was so helpful and patient with us. We couldn't ask for a more competent advisor. We're so happy Polyanna is in our lives. She is a little spitfire who is also very loving. We couldn't ask for more.
 
Thank you for all the work you do.
Have a wonderful 2011!
Sincerely,
Shirley Victor
December 2010
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Dear Diane,
I just wanted to complement the CPPR holiday newsletter.  I found the "Leading with your Heart" a particularly good reminder; and I want thank you for including it. 

My little rescue, Antonia (you knew her as Felicia) has been such a challenge; and yet she has come so far from where she was when she joined our family.  She has taken to waking me up multiple times each night with barking; and I have been struggling to understand what she is trying to tell me.  This article is priceless in terms of helping me come to this issue with a new perspective.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I am wishing you and yours a holiday season filled with love, warmth, and joy.
Best regards,
Terry Casale
December 2010
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Hi, Diane.
Bailey is doing well. When we start out on our walks, she is hesitant, but we keep moving forward and she then gets the message. We have made good progress in the last couple of days.

Yesterday I walked her around the schools again and we stopped at the grammar school when the kids were out for recess. After a bit, she just looked around and didn't pay attention to the kids running around and playing on the swings. She was relaxed.
 
Today I walked her through the park on Horsetooth. We made a point of stopping at the playground there. We stood on the grass and watched and listened to the kids playing. Bailey didn't seem concerned about them and the noise they made.
 
Bailey is special and we appreciate the guidance you have given us.
Thank you.
Barbara and Cliff Shaw
September 2010
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John and I want to say thank you to everyone for welcoming us and for providing such a delicious meal for the Picnic today, and all the support and talents of each wonderful person dedicating their lives to the care of these wonderful rescue dogs.

My dream came true, to meet Diane and get the help I needed for Chester.  I started out knowing nothing about how to handle and walk a dog with Chester's issues, to walking him and loving it knowing the reasons that makes him tick to dealing with it.   Diane will be helping us in our home also with our two adopted Goldens.  I urge anyone, wherever you live, to seek the help and personal one on one time with a trainor for whatever an issue is.  It is the dog that is suffering the unknown variable to us, and we have to make it right.  The idea of working one on one with a trainor is relatively new, and the best thing you could ever do!   When John and I adopt, we go strait to a trainer when issues come up because I don't know animal behavior or how to correct it without information and guidance.  WHAT a difference.
John & Vicky Buffington
August 2010
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Diane,
You would be amazed at how different Abbey and Puffy are acting since your visit with us yesterday. We reinforced the training for 15 mins. last night walking on the leash. After approx. 5 minutes both dogs caught on and did really well.   

I think the single biggest thing that we learned was changing how we looked at the dogs.  It never occurred to me that they WANT a pack leader. It's actually good for them and makes them feel calm and secure.  Just like kids!!  That's actually the way we raised our sons. It's always been my motto that kids feel security through boundaries and routine.
 
John is so impressed with you. He said he thinks what you said made perfect sense. The whole "tone" of the house is much calmer now.  It's great and it's even better because John is on board with this in a big way. He's a hard guy to impress but you sure did it! Thank you so much.    
 John & Joy Walker
September 14th, 2010
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Testimonies from CPPR - 1st Foster Parent Class - May 2010

Hi Diane.
I wanted to thank you for the wonderful training class yesterday. There was SO much good information, and the opportunity to not only learn it, but to understand the “hows” and “whys” ... and to experience it first-hand ... was phenomenal. I learned a TON!  Class was invaluable, and I’ll DEFINITELY come to Part 2. 
Mary Erickson

Lisa Mulligan
Stella Earth - www.stellaearth.com
August 2009