FirstBarkOur girl LOVES visiting for daycare and for boarding with her trainer Jess and all her pup friends. I always feel so comfortable leaving her there, knowing she’s being well taken care of, working on her skills, and having so much fun. I’d recommend Big Hair Training to anyone!
Big Hair Dog Training Services
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
About Big Hair Dog Training Services
Dog training and boarding services. Healthy conditioning for all breeds including dogs with bite histories, dog aggression, leash reactivity and/or stranger danger. Most problematic behaviors stem from fear and being out of practice. This can often lead owners to practice avoidance and unintentionally cater to their dog’s fears and insecurities. Practicing avoidance often makes a dog’s world smaller and subsequently fears even bigger. It’s never too late to address your dog’s training needs! The goal of training is to always build confidence and better prepared you and your dog for real world practice.
Training & services
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- Obedience training
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Behavior support
- Aggression training
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- Fear and confidence
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- Reactivity training
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How training happens
- Board and train
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A 3-4 week board + train program @ $700/week. Individualized custom training focused on your dog's aggressive or reactive tendencies. Your dog will return home with fine tuned obedience and recall and a visible confidence and readiness to rejoin your family. · Listed price: [object Object]
- In-home training
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In home training is ideal for most dog owners post covid. Training is designed to fit your schedule, pace and reason for calling. The goal is to create healthy boundaries and routines by strengthening the connection between the family and the dog exhibiting problematic behavior. *Travel costs vary · Listed price: [object Object]
- Private training
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Additional services
- Boarding
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$65 a night with a pick up by noon the following day. The standard rate is designed for dog social dogs that do not require specific handling for reactive or aggressive behavior. Reactive and/or aggressive dogs are $100/night · Listed price: [object Object]
- Daycare
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A day of play groups with dogs hand picked to raise your dog's confidence and exhaust him/her! Pick up and drop off times can be negotiated within reason. · Listed price: [object Object]
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- Dog training
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An initial evaluation with a private training session designed for new or struggling dog owners. Training is customized to fit your dog and to eliminate problematic behavior while establishing healthy communication between you and your dog. You will leave here a confident leader. · Listed price: [object Object]
- Dental Work
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- Dog Adoption
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- Dog Walkers
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- Dog rehabilitation services
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- Heart Worm Prevention
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- Pets Adoption
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- Temperament Tested
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Mentioned in reviews
- daycare 19
- picture updates 8
- dog behavior knowledge 7
- dog socialization 7
- dog adoption 6
- animal rescue 5
All 10 topics
- knowledgeable owner 5
- outdoor play 4
- dog pairing 3
- leash walking issues 2
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Jessica is the real deal! She worked wonders with my grandpup, Clutch!
I have two big Tibetan Mastiffs and this breed does not do well with changes or strangers. Jessica is the only person I trust to have my dogs. She truly understands dog’s minds and behaviors and knows more than anyone how to handle any situation. She also LOVES dogs like no other…Read full reviewClose full review
I have two big Tibetan Mastiffs and this breed does not do well with changes or strangers. Jessica is the only person I trust to have my dogs. She truly understands dog’s minds and behaviors and knows more than anyone how to handle any situation. She also LOVES dogs like no other. She is a gift for me to be able to travel and have no worries. My dogs after 18 days being with her, were happy, well cared and loved as if they were her own. I am truly grateful, I call her my friend now.
We adopted a dog quite a few years ago from Jess. She let us bring the dog home to see if she got along with our other dog. She did numerous visits with us after we adopted. She would come back and help us keep up with her training. We bring our 2 dogs to her when we go on va…Read full reviewClose full review
We adopted a dog quite a few years ago from Jess. She let us bring the dog home to see if she got along with our other dog. She did numerous visits with us after we adopted. She would come back and help us keep up with her training. We bring our 2 dogs to her when we go on vacation and she is amazing! They are walked every day. They get to play outside. She treats them like her own. She deals with training issues when we need it. She is so knowledgeable about training dogs and taking care of a dogs. Highly recommend any one looking for help in training and boarding. I would 100 percent recommend Big Hair Training Services!
I just had my 4 year old pit mix stay with Jessica for a 3 week training session for dog/human reactivity and I could not be more happy with the results and how the whole process went. Jessica was very good at clear and daily communications with updates and photos/ videos to show…Read full reviewClose full review
I just had my 4 year old pit mix stay with Jessica for a 3 week training session for dog/human reactivity and I could not be more happy with the results and how the whole process went. Jessica was very good at clear and daily communications with updates and photos/ videos to show my dogs progress. I have used multiply other trainers in the past for my dog and hands down Jessica is the best one. From the minute you meet her with your dog you can see her confidence and years of experience immediately at work, on the first day for an eval she was walking my dog within 40 mins of meeting her, and my dog does not like people. I left there at ease knowing that my dog was in good hands and i was not wrong, i got him back a more confident and friendly dog and was even given great detailed instructions on how to keep up his progress and what i can do to be a better owner. I 100% recommend her for any of your dogs needs and i'm already planning on using her for boarding as well now that i know my dog and her have a great bond.
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