Courage, cat owners I’ve always been good with cats: they know I love them and I can usually figure out what they’re trying to tell me. When one of my then 5 ½-year-old male cats began spraying back in November (now 10 months ago), I was stymied. We did everything …

I am beyond pleased with the progress my dog has made with Mary’s help! I was very worried when my 80-lb. Staffordshire Terrier started acting aggressively toward other dogs and people, so my vet recommended Mary. She came to our home to evaluate the situation and make recommendations. She was …

You Get Back What You Give BackPart 1 - EmmaEmma was not the right dog for me. From the start, there were red flags. Why were her owners giving her away for free, instead of returning her to the rescue like their contract stipulated? Why was she wildly jumping up …

When I adopted my Pomeranian/Chihuahua, Winnie, in September 2016, she was a senior pup who had recently been given up for adoption. While very sweet and affectionate the overwhelming majority of the time, I started seeing another side of her within a month of bringing her home. Her attacks increased …

Sadie, Belgian Malinois, adopted from breed rescue –When we came to Mary four months ago, we were quite despondent. Our dog had just attacked and nearly killed our neighbor’s small dog and we were at the absolute end of our rope.Before finding Mary we had consulted with 3 other trainers, …

We’ve had Rummy for three years, but we only moved to the city a year ago. Before moving to the city, Rummy was loving, bubbly, and generally calm and quiet. Once we moved to DC, Rummy became very anxious so we called Mary. Mary was very easy to have in …

Working with Mary Huntsberry was the best decision we could make, for ourselves and for our 2 dogs!! Mary has the expertise (wow on the credentials!), and a wonderful way of relating with you, your pet(s), and understanding your unique situation. The result is that Mary effectively guides you to …

We are so grateful for Mary’s sessions with our dog Baxter. He had taken previous obedience classes, but his behavior did not improve. We adopted Baxter from a rescue about 2 years ago and over the 2 years we had noticed he was extremely skittish and shy. He would cower, …

Walking your dogs can be fun!After 3 years of working with over-priced canine behaviorists and ineffective dog “trainers”, my dogs and I found Mary. Now, my formerly fear-aggressive male is a new boy and my over-protective barking female is a new girl. Mary’s practical techniques, easy-to-use equipment, and gentle encouragement …

We contacted Mary because we were at a loss on what to do with our two cats. Lizzie and Gizmo are siblings from the same litter. The rescue wanted them adopted together because Gizmo was so attached to his sister. A few months ago, something happened and Lizzie decided to …