North Boston Dog Training

Our 6 month old Bullmastiff puppy recently stayed with BryAnne for a 2 week board and train. We picked this program because the trainers live with and train your dog in their own homes (as opposed to a kennel setting). I wanted a trainer who could work on every day puppy manners around the home in addition to leash training. Prior to training, our pup was a handful - as a large breed, he was already 75 lbs at 6 months and his pulling and lunging while on a leash was becoming dangerous. I'm 5'9 and he would lunge suddenly while walking on leash and he would literally pull me off my feet. He also would bite everything - not aggressive, just puppy mouthing, but it was non stop. He could not be left alone unsupervised for even short periods of time (like cooking dinner in the other room) because you would find him chewing a couch leg, etc. We picked him up from his training this week. I am shocked at how well his training went. BryAnne truly loves dogs and treated my pup like one of her own. She gave us frequent video and photo updates. From her videos, I could see that she clearly made my pup feel at home in her house. When our dog came home, we joked that we picked up the wrong pup. Where was the 75lb maniac? The first night, I assumed he was calm because he was just exhausted from running around during our training session (BryAnne worked with us for over an hour to show us all the training). But we are a few days out now and the change is remarkable. He's calm on the leash, plays appropriately, but he's still our snuggle bug. He's a pleasure to have around the house (no jumping, nipping at feet, etc.) We will continue to work with BryAnne to make sure we keep working on his training skills. We now have a strong foundation to build on. Thank you, BryAnne, for all of your hard work with our good boy!

Bry-Anne completely transformed our hound mix. Before he would demand bark for attention and could never settle in a new place. Now he is confident, calm, and patient. His recall is so much more reliable, he goes to his place on command, walks very nicely on the leash, and is somehow even more affectionate than before. Bry-Anne gave us daily updates and taught us how to overcome our pups stubborn behavior. We now feel so connected to our dog.