We contracted with the Dog Wizard to help socialize our latest rescue, a physically abused golden retriever mix, Emilia. Our dog was deathly afraid of all humans and hid most of each day despite several months of care in our home along with our 2 older dogs. Other trainers we consulted recommended we heavily medicate our new dog or consider returning her to the rescue group as a 'hopeless' case. Tony contracted with us for 2 weeks of intense training at his home. He worked on basic commands and socialization by taking Emilia to different locations to meet people. At no extra cost, Tony kept our dog an additional week as he felt she needed more work to break down her paralyzingly fears. Tony was willing to keep her for a fourth week (again at no additional cost) to continue reenforcing the training but we decided we wanted her back home. We were amazed at the change in Emilia. Basic commands like "come" will never be a strong point, but she now is social with us and other people. She has learned how to play with our other dogs. Tony helped save a beautiful girl by teaching her that some humans are worth trusting.