Essential Dog Training is Lacey, New Jersey's premier dog training facility, serving Ocean and Monmouth counties. We offer various dog training solutions, including private lessons, obedience boot camps, and day trains. Essential Dog Training's individualized programs cater to each dog's specific needs, ensuring the best possible results. With a focus on anxiety, crate training, jumping, leash pulling, barking, and reactivity, We strive to find solutions that help both dogs and their families. For puppies, we offer training programs that emphasize good manners and foundational skills. Essential Dog Training is passionate about creating lasting relationships between dogs and their owners.
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultationProgram details
Crate trainingProgram details
House trainingProgram details
Leash trainingProgram details
Obedience trainingProgram details
Puppy trainingProgram details
Get your puppy headed in the right direction. Potty training, Crate training, basic obedience. Addressing nipping, biting and jumping
Recall trainingProgram details
Behavior support
BarkingProgram details
Fear and confidenceProgram details
Helping scared and nervous dogs through play and enrichment, to bring out the best in them
Reactivity trainingProgram details
How training happens
Board and trainProgram details
Day trainingProgram details
Our Most Popular Program A convenient middle ground option for our clients. If you are looking for the benefits of our Stay and Train package, but can't imagine being without your pup for an extended period of time, this may be the answer for you. We do the training while you go about your day,
Group classesProgram details
Private trainingProgram details
On-Leash training. 1 Hour sessions. Setting a foundation of obedience including things like name recognition, sit, down, place, thresholds, and leash manners. Can be customized to clients needs
Dog age
PuppiesProgram details
Training level
Advanced obedienceProgram details
Beginner trainingProgram details
Support between sessions
Refresher trainingProgram details
Additional services
BoardingProgram details
DaycareProgram details
Daycare and enrichment programs are available to bring out the best in your pup. A Consultation is required
Other listed services
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Dog trainingProgram details
Basic obedience training. Focusing on leash work and communication skills
AnxietyProgram details
Boot CampProgram details
Stay & Train ProgramProgram details
Training AppointmentProgram details
Training Your DogProgram details
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5/5Tasha is not just a wonderful trainer but also so kind to her human clients as well. She does things differently from my experience in the past… she had a phone interview asking challenges and began immediately giving me some quick simple tips that helped before we started workin…Read full reviewClose full review
Tasha is not just a wonderful trainer but also so kind to her human clients as well. She does things differently from my experience in the past… she had a phone interview asking challenges and began immediately giving me some quick simple tips that helped before we started working together! She met with Jackson and I before taking us on as clients and again worked with us and taught me simple things that I could work on before our first working session! I cannot stress enough the difference she has made for me and my very stubborn chocolate lab! Night and day! She is a natural and really built my confidence to be able to do things on my own! Thank you Tasha! I would recommend her to anyone who wants to build their confidence and have someone support you through the training process!
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Abigael Coughlin
5/5
Tasha and her daughter have been such a help with my dog! Murphie is a big puppy and his excitement has been hard to control at times. They have helped me to control my frustration with his excitement and knowing when to reward and when to ignore.. I highly highly recommend their services!!!
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Donna
5/5Tasha and her daughter were absolutely loving and caring to my dachshund. They both had such compassion and nurturing for my Sadie. My puppy learned manners which she desperately needed. I was considering giving away my puppy because I couldn’t control her after her lessons with …Read full reviewClose full review
Tasha and her daughter were absolutely loving and caring to my dachshund. They both had such compassion and nurturing for my Sadie. My puppy learned manners which she desperately needed. I was considering giving away my puppy because I couldn’t control her after her lessons with Tasha and Raya, I have a wonderful loving obedient puppy. I find them very trustworthy. They will be keeping my puppy when I go on vacation for a week I am so pleased. They’re willing to look after her while I’m gone. I won’t have to worry about her care. I can’t thank them enough for all they’ve done. I recommend them highly
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Andrew MacMath
5/5
We had a great experience working with Tasha and Essential Dog Training! She was incredibly patient, flexible with scheduling, and reasonably priced. What really stood out was her individualized approach. She really took the time to get to know our dog and tailor the training to his unique needs. You can tell she genuinely cares and has a natural way with animals. Highly recommend!
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Virginia Cutler
5/5
Tasha is an amazing trainer. She assisted us with how to understand our terrier mix rescue that previous adopters had returned. We learned how to approach her training with positive results! Highly recommend Tasha and Essential Dog Training.
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