Michael was fantastic to work with. He took time to understand what we were hoping to accomplish and explained every step of the process. It's clear that he's very experienced and well-read. We saw very quick progress with our dog, and within a few months, she had graduated! We can't recommend Michael enough.

Front Range Dog Training
Boulder, Colorado
About Front Range Dog Training
"Well-behaved family dogs are our specialty. Michael Perry has over three decades of training experience and utilizes the most up-to-date scientific methods. Our methods are force-free, pain-free, and fear-free, but without the over-use and reliance on treats. Start your puppy with the only training you'll ever need. MRI research over the last 10 years has really expanded our understanding of how dogs process information. Using this knowledge, along with an understanding of humans, we have a complete system to develop the strongest relationship, impulse control, and calmness in your best friend. "As an experienced psychotherapist and dog trainer, I bring the dog and human worlds together through connection, communication, mutual respect."
Training & services
Training goals
- Puppy training Customer-reported
- Recall training Customer-reported
- Socialization
How training happens
- Group classes
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
Dog age
- Puppies
Training approach
- Force-free training
Other listed services
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- Dog Training Facility
- Family Dog Training
- In- Home Dog Training
- Private Practice
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Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Leash work 20
- Heeling 5
- Skilled trainer 5
- Training methods 5
- Kind trainer 4
- Off leash training 4
All 10 topics
- Calm dog 3
- Dog psychology 3
- Gentle training 2
- Teaching owners 2
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Michael was referred to us by our dog walker for off leash training for our mini golden doodle who was bolting into the woods while on walks. Michael did an incredible job training our dog and us. We did the "homework" Michael gave us in-between sessions and we now have a wonderfully trained dog who routinely gets compliments on how well behaved he is. We highly recommend Michael!
I recommend Michael to everyone! He gave us the best gift-a dog that is a joy to be around. She is calm, submissive, and happy since going through the training sessions. I have 3 kids (my youngest is 7) and they can all easily walk our 55 pound dog on a leash without my help. We are so thankful to have found Front Range Dog Training.
I honestly can’t say enough good things about Michael. To give you context, we got a tiny but difficult cockapoo puppy earlier this year. Because my youngest feared dogs and was mostly trying to avoid the pup, he began chasing her and constantly barking very time she moved. Thi…Read full reviewClose full review
I honestly can’t say enough good things about Michael. To give you context, we got a tiny but difficult cockapoo puppy earlier this year. Because my youngest feared dogs and was mostly trying to avoid the pup, he began chasing her and constantly barking very time she moved. This was so hard to watch, clearly unacceptable and we really didn’t have the skills to remedy the situation ourselves. We tried two other trainers who used the treat-based method only, and this clearly was making things worse in our situation despite our efforts. As my wife says our little pup was literally “three paws out the door” when I got desperate and found Michael. I could feel his confidence and desire to help on the phone and we hired him immediately. Because our situation was desperate, Michael even took our pup to his house to do a day of training to get him started. Literally in one day we had a 50 % improvement and a concrete plan on how to change things. After our first in home training our pup began understanding his place in our house and almost completely stopped the behavior. Within 2-3 weeks that issue was resolved. Michael taught us to communicate with our dog in a way the he understands. It is loving and compassionate just like Michael is himself. His methods are wide and varied, not a one size fits all solution. We love working with him and I would give him 6 starts if I could. Thank you Michael
Michael was so easy to work with and worked wonders on our dog. Our young puppy had dog aggression issues that made it incredibly difficult and stressful for us to take her anywhere with other dogs. With Michael’s guidance and training, we now have a “normal” dog with no aggressi…Read full reviewClose full review
Michael was so easy to work with and worked wonders on our dog. Our young puppy had dog aggression issues that made it incredibly difficult and stressful for us to take her anywhere with other dogs. With Michael’s guidance and training, we now have a “normal” dog with no aggression and we feel like normal dog owners, something we never thought would happen. Michael was so easy to communicate with anytime we had questions. We cannot thank him enough!!
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