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Bessey's Positive Paws

Whitefield, Maine

5/5· 46 Google reviews

About Bessey's Positive Paws

I'm happy you are here. I help dog owners turn their distracted, young dog into engaged cooperative companions with training that is family friendly. I offer virtual 1:1 training sessions that are tailored specifically to you and your dog's needs and goals. I have been training professionally for nearly 20 years but my experience with dogs has been lifelong.

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation Customer-reported
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  • Leash training
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How training happens

  • Group classes Customer-reported
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  • Online or virtual training
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  • Private training
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Dog age

  • Adolescent dogs
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  • Puppies Customer-reported
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Support between sessions

  • Personalized training plans
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Training approach

  • Positive reinforcement
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Other listed services

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  • Dog training
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    Private training in person or virtually. We offer packages that are customized to meet your goals and the needs of your dog to get you the best results. Turn that rambunctious young dog into a cooperative canine!

  • Coming When Called
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  • Pet Care
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  • Private Programs
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  • Schedule Training
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  • Training And Training
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Customer reviews

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5
out of 546 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • positive reinforcement 5
  • techniques 5
  • helpful information 4
  • knowledgeable staff 3
  • responsiveness 3
  • zoom sessions 3
All 10 topics
  • clicker training 2
  • expert help 2
  • obedience issues 2
  • trainer recommendation 2

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48 collected reviews

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Candace Daniels
5/5

Erin was SUPERB with my ST Bernese Puppy, Otto. She’s patient, knowledgeable, and flexible to the needs of the dog and scheduling. We actually miss her now that we have finished our classes! I HIGHLY recommend Bessys Pawistive Paws with Erin!

Heather Pouliot
5/5

Erin Bessey of Bessey's Positive Paws was excellent!! She gave me so many great tips and helped me train my 3 year old goldendoodle. It's not magic, but real training techniques that make a difference. Thanks, Erin! Highly recommend.

Allison Keeton
5/5

What a gift to have Erin work one-on-one with me and our Labrador puppy, Roger. Besides “standard” training and lots of tips and answered questions, Erin is a personable resource who keeps on giving. I high recommend using Erin and Bessey’s Positive Paws. I found her from my vet’s office because they recommend her too!!

birchboy79
5/5
I highly recommend Bessey’s PositivePaws. We looked into multiple trainers and feel so good about our decision. We were ultimately drawn to Erin because of her philosophy of positive reinforcement and clicker training. We found great success even with a dog we adopted with known …Read full reviewClose full review

I highly recommend Bessey’s PositivePaws. We looked into multiple trainers and feel so good about our decision. We were ultimately drawn to Erin because of her philosophy of positive reinforcement and clicker training. We found great success even with a dog we adopted with known behavior and obedience issues, not to mention a breed known for being stubborn and not listening. With Erin’s expertise, training methods, and intuitive understand of dogs, we successfully learned how to get our dog to follow instructions such including our big issue of resource guarding. I feel thatI have such a better relationship and built up more trust with my dog than when I started. I now feel equipped with to handle challenges ahead thanks to Erin’s direction.

Anne
5/5
I am so grateful for finding Erin Bessey of Bessey’s Positive Paws . Her knowledge and support has made all the difference in working through some challenges I had with my puppy. My puppy had an extreme obsession with eating dirt from the age of 2 months old. She would swallow s…Read full reviewClose full review

I am so grateful for finding Erin Bessey of Bessey’s Positive Paws . Her knowledge and support has made all the difference in working through some challenges I had with my puppy. My puppy had an extreme obsession with eating dirt from the age of 2 months old. She would swallow so much dirt and grass as fast as she could and end up vomiting. Erin had some very valuable insights and with lots of hard work for the last 3 -4 months we have been able to work through this using only positive reinforcement and now she goes outside and we can enjoy playing without any issues. The transformation is absolutely amazing. I am so happy that I worked with Erin, I don’t think I would have fixed this issue without her knowledge and guidance. If I had any questions between sessions she was accessible and very responsive which was most helpful. I highly recommend Bessey’s Positive Paws for anyone needing training assistance.

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