Zen Dog Training #3
Ranked #2 in Brookline and #53 in Massachusetts
Service Overview
Types of Dog Training
- Family Dog
- Therapy Dog
- Competition / Agility
- Behavior Modification
Specialty Focus Areas
- Basic Obedience
- Puppy Training
- Leash Pulling
- Reactivity / Aggression
- Jumping on People
- Barking Excessively
- Separation Anxiety
- Biting / Nipping
- Potty Training
- Resource Guarding
- Fearfulness
- Stealing Food
- Recall
Training Formats Offered
- In-Home
- Group Classes
- Video Calls
Program Formats
- One-Time Consultation
- Sessions Package
- Intensive Program
Age of Dogs Trained
- Puppy (<1 year)
- Adolescent (1-2 years)
- Adult (2-8 years)
- Senior (8+ years)
Dog Training Methodology
Methods:
- ✓ Balanced Training
Zen Dog Training offers in-home training, group puppy classes, and online solutions. In-home visits are customized to the dog’s and owner’s needs, focusing on simple techniques integrated into daily routines, often showing improvements in two or three visits.
Group classes are six-week programs, meeting once a week for one hour, with small class sizes and make-up options. Participants must show proof of vaccination for distemper, parvovirus, and Bordetella.
Online solutions include a six-week online puppy course and a video solution center with over 100 training videos, downloadable guides, and eBooks. Their approach uses “Games and Solutions” to build owner confidence and solve problem behaviors, focusing on creating teachable moments and gentle interruptions.
Pricing & Policies
Policies
For group classes, make-up classes can be scheduled with the instructor if a week is missed.
Testimonials
“We recently worked with Emily for our dog, Lucas. Prior to working with Emily, we felt his poor behaviors were going to continue indefinitely. After just one session with her, we felt confident enough to start the process of re-learning….”
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“Julie was great sharing immense and valuable knowledge and the recommendation in the treats. We took your advice today with Pluto — he was awesome afterwards! He has also stopped jumping, it’s amazing how fast he is responding. Abby is….”
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“Gordon is an absolute gem! He is so knowledgeable but down to earth; he really took a lot of our stress away over our two sessions. He is a breath of fresh air from some of the more elitist dog….”
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About the Trainer
Zen Dog Training offers in-home training and group puppy classes, utilizing positive reinforcement methods. Their simple and effective techniques are designed to improve dog behavior quickly and easily, without the use of punishments or corrections. They provide customized training plans that are tailored to each dog’s breed, age, attitude, temperament, as well as the owner’s objectives, learning style, and family requirements.
Their balanced methods are described as Fear-Free, Force-Free, and Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive (LIMA), incorporating positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, games, solutions, and gentle interruptions. Zen Dog Training focuses on teaching owners to communicate with their dogs through actions and consequences, fostering mutual understanding and compassion.
In addition to in-person services, Zen Dog Training offers online solutions, including a six-week online puppy course and a video solution center with over 100 training videos, downloadable training comics, guides, and eBooks. They emphasize integrating training into daily routines and claim to achieve more in two hours than other trainers do in two weeks by focusing on owner education.
Accomplishments
Zen Dog Training’s approach is AVSAB and SPCA approved and has been tried and tested by veterinarians and animal trainers worldwide. They have been using their methods since 2005, leading to thousands of happier dogs and owners.
How to Get Started!
Dog owners can contact Zen Dog Training for a free 10-minute telephone consultation to get started.
Contact Information
Associations
- Accredited
Misc Features
- wheelchair accessible parking