Lately I have been doing a lot of dog training in Achusnet, MA. And there is a good reason for why I have been doing so much dog training in Acushnet Mass. About a year ago the owner of Diamond in the RUFF, Kelli Tomlinson, contacted me. She said she had scoured the entire Southcoast, checked with all of her contacts in the pet industry, and conducted rigorous research both on and offline looking for a dog trainer to teach classes at her facility. And after all her searching the name she came up with was… mine. Maybe it didn’t… Read the rest

I can remember the first time I did dog training in Mattapoisett Mass. The client asked me to meet them at Ned’s Point. When I got there I thought: “Wow, Mattapoisett Massachusetts is a beautiful little town. Anyway, the client has asked me to meet at Ned’s point because she was having a difficult time teaching her dog to come when called. Her friendly, eight month old Labrador Retriever was full of energy and loved chasing anything that moved. I shared with her the most important tool for teaching a dog to come when called. The tool is the long… Read the rest

One of my favorite places for dog training is in New Bedford MA. New Bedford Mass, The Whaling City has a great park to do dog training in. Fort Taber is very scenic and provides plenty of distractions for your dog. When you train a dog you start off teaching the basics. You teach your dog to do sit, down, stand, stay, come and loose leash walking. Once your dog has an understanding of the commands you need to start testing your dog. You need to see if your dog can do commands with distractions. Also called proofing. Proofing requires… Read the rest

1995 was the year I started dog training In Fall River Massachusetts. I opened my business in the mill on the corner of Dwelly and Kilburne Streets. The place was dump, my business neighbors in the mill were rotten, there was no parking but I was happy. I met so many nice people from while doing dog training in Fall River Massachusetts. Shortly after opening I was offered a job doing animal control for city. Now this was an interesting job. And my cat like reflexes and the fact I am a highly trained dog behavior specialist I was ready… Read the rest

I’ve been dog training in Dartmouth Massachusetts for years. I did dog training at Dartmouth Mass Humane Society for a while. I worked with a lot of shelter dogs and there is one main reason why they end up there. Behavior problems. When a dog jumps, bites, steals or has a housetraining problem they get sent to the shelter. So let me share the MOST important word to keep your dog out of the shelter. This word is so powerful it can prevent thousands of dogs going to the shelter. A word which you can dog can learn in a… Read the rest