Happy Dog Training & Behavior

We had such a terrific experience at Happy Dog Training! When we brought home our new puppy we knew that we wanted to enroll her in formal training, and after a lot of research (and thanks to Google reviews) we settled on Happy Dog Training. From our first phone call with Ellen we could tell that this was going to be a great experience. We enrolled Reese in the 8 week Family Dog 1 class on Saturday afternoons and we left every class feeling like we had learned so much. Lorrie was an amazing instructor and was so knowledgeable and reassuring to us and to all of the other doggie parents in the class. Reese loved coming to class every week, and the lessons and homework really helped to reinforce the skills in an easy and foolproof way for us and in a way that kept Reese engaged and excited to learn. The progress that she made over the 8 weeks was amazing to watch. We hope to continue with some of their specialized classes in the future. Thank you Ellen and Lorrie! -Allison, Dave & Reese DeFilippis

Happy Dog Training and Behavior has been amazing! We adopted a 7 month old pup who was sick in her younger formative months so basic training/commands did not come with the pup. After losing my favorite pair of flip flops, my favorite pillow, and a remote control because pup likes to chew, I decided it was time to get some professional help with training our sweet Reeses. I’m SO glad I found Happy Dog. After filling out an initial intake form online, Ellen contacted me same day (on a Sunday) to share her thoughts. She felt Reeses would benefit more from 1:1 training rather than a small class and I agreed with her explanation completely. All communication with Ellen was friendly, helpful, understanding, and timely. As for the training itself, we were so lucky to work with Lorrie. From our consultation session to our last training session, Lorrie was the best. She was so understanding and patient with us and I always learned so much from each session. I’m personally not the best learner but Lorrie was patient with me too and took the time to re-explain or demonstrate something I maybe didn’t pick up on the first time lol. The notes we received after every session have been super helpful in doing our training at home and always has recommendations for videos, toys, etc. that she thought would help with some of the behaviors Reeses was showing. Really amazing, if you’re hesitating at all about using Happy Dog, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you so much!!!! Pics of Reeses from her graduation class (she was valedictorian) 🙂