Piper's Place

I sent my puppy Knuckles to the 4-week camp option and it was the best decision! I was nervous about being away from him, but Helen was so caring and supportive, and she truly made me feel at ease. Her knowledge and passion for dogs is inspiring, and Knuckles came home with a strong foundation, confidence, and new skills. Helen educated us as pup parents too and we came away feeling more prepared and connected to his training journey. I’m grateful for the time, knowledge, and love she poured into him. I loved the daily Facebook posts so that we could watch his journey while he was at camp. This has been such a positive experience for all of us. We highly recommend!

Helen has become an important part of our team taking care of our two wonderful dogs, Teddy and Graham. She has helped us in so many ways from leash skills to E collar training and boarding. Both of our dogs have completed board and train programs with her and we are all much better for it. More than just training, our pups, Helen has also helped us understand how we can provide the best home for them. We are so thankful that she is here and our dogs absolutely adore her. Thank you so much, Helen!

My sweet girl Maisie greatly benefited from her training at Piper's Place! I knew my girl was smart, but I didn't have the right tools to teach her. Thankfully Helen was amazing and helped Maisie learn better leash walking skills, manners, and listen better! She even does well staying in the crate when others were around now (before she would just cry and bark if she knew people were home). I'm so thankful for Helen and all she did for my girl. Her silly personality still shines through but her listening and behavior is much better and makes us both more comfortable in public and at home.

Talk about a miracle worker. Helen came into our lives a year ago to help with our boy and I truly cannot imagine a life without her in it. We rescued our pup Finnegan from Wags & Walks at about ~2 years old. While he was already pretty obedient, we quickly learned that he *hated* the crate, was a bit of an escape artist, and could not be left alone. Our boy spent a ~month with her doing the board and train program, with a laser-focus on his separation and confinement anxiety. We could not leave the house without giving him trazodone, and as a mutt with just about every working/high-energy mix in him, we were struggling with his energy regulation. Basically our lives revolved around making sure he was enriched and properly worn out, and mitigating his anxiety so we could leave the house. And then Helen came in! Our boy has been off trazodone for 11 months— hasn’t needed it once since leaving Piper’s Place. He can stay calm in his crate, being left alone for HOURS. It is night and day! He will even go lay in his crate by choice now. We no longer have to go do sprints with him during the day, as he discovered his “off” switch and knows how to use it. Not to mention, he mastered off-leash work with Helen so when we go to run and play, he can enjoy that freedom and we are confident in his recall and off-leash manners. Helen is the best. We love her, her pups, her boarding program, her group classes— It has given us the best little community! She’s approachable, insightful, and deals with alllll of my questions ;) We are forever grateful for her help in giving our Finnegan the confidence to be his best self!!!!

Highly recommend Helen! We had our puppy stay with her for 3 weeks for the beginner training camp. We planned during our 2 week vacation so it was perfect. Our puppy came home like a new dog. Able to calm down so much faster, not pull on the leash on walks. He has manners at his kennel and at the door. He has some recall where he had none before. He can go out in public stores and is getting better each day. Our dog listens now and knows what “no” means. Worth every penny