Canine College

*** UPDATE*** After 2 years, I love working with Sandra and her team even more. Moving away was like having to leave family. My dogs and I are better than I could have achieved on my own because of the time spent at Canine College. Sandra and her team pour their hearts into every dog that comes their doors. No dog is neglected, abused or starved. The staff treats each dog as if it were their own. The care and training received here sets the bar, and I wouldn't hesitate to send any of my dogs for training. ************************************************** I take my puppy here for service dog training, and absolutely love it. Sandra is very helpful and knowledgeable, and explains the importance of each step. I love the direct, straight to the point instruction and explanation, and the flexibility of the training to adapt to each dog and their specific needs during class. We stayed for the agility class after our obedience class, and my puppy had a blast using the equipment! We will continue going here, and I will be taking our 2 year old dog for some extra training also.

We loved working with the people at Canine College!! Our fur baby had quite the start to life. He was a rescue and we are his 6th home bc he has previously bitten men. He is pretty territorial, headstrong, and a jerk to strangers - oh and he’s a chihuahua (but thinks he’s a guard dog) Ha! Anyway, Sandra was SO helpful and explained so much to us about why he acts this way, how to read his body language, and how to handle him and set boundaries so he doesn’t feel the need to protect us from strangers. It took a few weeks of going 3-4 times per week, but we have finally made HUGE strides. I couldn’t recommend this place enough! A bonus is my little, fierce guy was able to play with Sandra’s dog, champ and champ was very patient and gentle with Cabo (my dog haha). Cabo LOVES other dogs, but Sandra and champ taught cabo that he can play with other dogs, but he doesn’t HAVE to play with every dog he sees. Which.. we’re still working on that part. Regardless - I’m glad we found Sandra because Cabo needed her.

Sandra brings many years of experience to her business, providing doggy daycare and training to the North Country. She does a great job managing a large group of dogs in her day-and-train program and an even better job teaching owners and their dogs important skills from basic obedience to advanced training. If you're looking for great classes or a safe place to board your pet, this is the right place! Please don't let the fake reviews on this business deter you from checking it out in person. There are some people here who left a "review" of a business they have never used or set foot in, based on hearsay from a disgruntled, rude client.

Let me start off by saying don't judge a book by its cover when it comes to this place! When I pulled up I noticed it was in a plaza and from the outside it seemed like it would be a lot smaller than it actually is, not to mention the outside space which is used for classes when the weather is nice. My husband and I after doing a ton of research decided on a working line Doberman because we wanted to get into dog sports. Upon speaking Sandra and seeing her dogs we knew this place was the right fit of us and Kraken (our dog) We started with a one month board and train and could not have been happier with the results. He has a very reliable off leash recall, great house manners, and no longer reacts at other dogs and strangers #FearPhase We even still train with Sandra for sport work now that his foundations are solid. I am so glad we decided to train with Sandra, it's worth every penny!