This is my Ralphie.  Ralphie is a Great Pyrenees rescue from Virginia, whom we have been blessed with since he was a pup.  Thanks to Sandy Stokes and her amazing training programs we have a well behaved, free range pup, which is important since he could get to be as much as 130-150 lbs!Great Pyrenees were bred to be independent workers, living miles from their farms, protecting livestock from wolves, bears, coyotes, and whatever menace enters the pasture.  Because they were meant to work independently, they are often obstinate when it comes to training and obedience.  A Pyr will also take off at any given opportunity as they feel the world is theirs to guard.  The common saying in pyr circles is; “a Pyr without a leash will disapyr!”I first met Sandy when Ralphie was about 10 weeks old.  He flourished in her puppy class and quickly developed manners and basic commands by graduation.I saw how well Sandy’s dogs listened with their E-collars, and thought it may work for a wandering Pyr.  So we signed up for E-collar training.  Some thought that using an electronic collar would be cruel, and it would surely ruin my sweet Pyr.  Ralphie and I found the opposite to be true.I rarely if ever need to apply stimulation to Ralphie with the collar.  Most of the time these days, I don’t even put it on him.  There is an audible setting which just makes an irritating "buzz" that Ralphie responds to nicely.  But truth is, there aren’t very many occasions that I need to "tap" Ralphie at all.   Sandy helped me create a totally obedient Great Pyrenees.  Voice commands are all I need for Ralph.  I was a little pessimistic that it could be achieved, having had a pretty hard headed Pyr before Ralphie, but Sandy changed my mind quickly.I highly recommend Sandy’s classes for everyone considering dog ownership.  She uses positive methods in training and creates amazing results.  With large breed dogs manners, leash training and obedience are a must.  I know I for one will never have another pup without consulting Sandy at her beautiful farm with her amazing level of skill in training any dog.  Even the most obstinate dogs want to listen to Sandy’s methods as I witnessed with other classmates.You can’t go wrong with Sandy, if she can’t fix it or train it, than no one probably can.Thanks Sandy for giving me the dog of a lifetime!