Happy Dog Training & Behavior

Happy Dog Training is run by two amazing woman, Laurie and Ellen. Not only are they both incredibly knowledgeable about dog behavior and training but they are excellent at translating that information to their students. What Laurie and Ellen excel at is giving you, the dog parent, the skills to train. They literally teach you how to talk to your dog. Myself and my dad took our mastiff starting at 8 weeks old to Laurie's classes, we went every week for 8 months and gosh what an amazing dog we now have, worth every penny and every minute that we spent at Happy Dog. People on the street literally stop me to marvel at how well behaved our Charlie is (our pup). Because of all the time Laurie spent training US and when I say us I mean, me, my dad and Charlie we can now take him anywhere and that's saying a lot as he's 120 pounds at 11 months old. I have two adult dogs as well at home, that had previously had no training, with the skills that we learned in Laurie's classes, my dad decided to start training them too. Now we have three perfect pets and a very happy Dad, he loves his new hobby, training pups! We could not be more pleased with our experience at Happy Dog, if I could give them a million stars I would!!! Thank you Laurie and Ellen!!

It was decades since we had a puppy and with info on the web so overwhelming and conflicting, it's been great to have the support and expertise of Ellen and Lorrie from the get-go. I went for New Puppy Consultation with a hundred questions, including plenty about setting up for successful housetraining and sleeping arrangements, and our pup was housetrained with very few accidents (I have a nearly fully bottle of Nature's Miracle) and slept thru on his second night home with us. I would have freaked out about his teething/mouthiness without the weekly support of Puppy Kindergarten and other owners dealing with the same phase--AND it was wonderful to have a safe space for the pups to begin to learn to socialize. We're now participating in Family Dog 1, reinforcing lessons from Puppy K and advancing from there. Whenever I've reached out to Ellen or Lorrie with questions (re neutering, dog parks, how best to travel with the dog, collar vs. harness, veterinarians, etc.), they've been available, patient and SO informative. Our pup gets lots of compliments on his friendliness and good manners, thanks in large part to his/our early training with Happy Dog, I'm certain.

I highly recommend Happy Dog Training. The classes are carefully structured to cover several aspects of training without overwhelming the dog or the dog's owner. Ellen is extremely patient and kind with all of the dogs (and their owners) and is available to answer questions at any time. She quickly assessed that my dog was a bit tentative when coming into the classroom and gave me great cues and suggestions on making him more comfortable. We made wonderful progress in just 8 and weeks and we are already signed up for the next class with Lorrie.

My experience with Happy Dog Training and Behavior was wonderful! Ellen, our trainer, provided a safe and fun environment for my dog and I to learn and hone new practical skills. Ellen was able to transform a large amount of information into digestible bites for the layman and in turn we were able to assimilate and put said information into practice. I would recommend their classes to anyone with a dog!