Happy Dog Training & Behavior

Ellen (The owner) and Lori are the most attentive and thoughtful dog trainers on Long island, no matter what class you sign up for they provide guidance that goes beyond the classes, and truly care and set your dog up for a happy life. Their training method is completely positive. I have a LOUD barky high energy yellow lab mix, who they had the most patience with regardless of if she barked here and there in class for 3 classes we took there! We took Puppy Kindergarten, Family Dog 1, and Now the Tricks class, I couldn't recommend taking your dog here enough. They truly do whats best for all the dogs that come in. It's hard not to compare your dogs to the others in the class but they don't expect perfect dogs, or every dog to be the same, even when you complete the classes, they just bring out the best in every individual dog :) My dog loves coming here!

I can’t say enough great things about Happy Dog Training - after only 4 weeks of classes so far I am seeing huge difference in our puppy Larry - a medium size Bernedoodle. I can't say enough about how great Ellen. She always responds to any questions i might have via email, and answers questions during class while teaching new techniques. The classes are a lot of fun, well spaced out with only a few puppies in the class at a time and not overwhelming. Larry loves going and we are learning so much! I highly recommend Happy Dog Training!

Bringing your dog to Happy Dog Training is by far the best and most successful dog training experience you can have. I am currently enrolled in the Puppy Kindergarten class with the third dog I am bringing to Happy Dog, which included my 120 lb Bernese Mountain dog who was reactive to other dogs. By the time we finished our 1 to 1 lessons, he was walking calmly next to me at a dog friendly park as other dogs passed. Ellen and Lorrie are two extremely professional, knowledgeable, experienced, dedicated and caring dog trainers who encourage you to contact them to help resolve any issues that may arise or answer questions that you may have... long after you have finished the training class(es). Their successful positive approach is one that treats their 2 legged and 4 legged students with respect and understanding. Their classes are well structured, organized and fun. They provide a detailed plan of what is going to be covered in each class as well as follow up activities and "games" that build on and reinforce new and previously learned behaviors, as well as "Homework", that if followed, ensures success. Ellen and Lorrie strive to have both you and your dog be successful; and if you, as the owner follow through.. you will be.

We had a fantastic experience at Happy Dog. We took puppy kindergarten and found the techniques to be extremely helpful for training our pup. Class was fun and our pup absolutely loved going every week. It was a great opportunity for supervised socialization, and they packed a lot of great information and practice into eight weeks. Everything was very organized and we appreciated getting weekly homework printouts to remind us what to work on and what to bring for the next class. I highly recommend Happy Dog, and we are looking forward to going back for Family Dog 1 classes soon!