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Positive, force-free dog training serving Montgomery County, Maryland.

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WELCOME TO A NEW CHAPTER WITH YOUR DOG

Having a dog in today's fast-paced world can feel chaotic and overwhelming. How can we live harmoniously with them - while still letting them be dogs? How should we communicate with our dogs, and how can we better understand how they are communicating with us? 

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I'm here to help you sift through all the mixed messages about how to be a dog guardian - and work with you to come up with a training plan that makes sense for your needs, your goals, and your dog. 

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Ready to get started?

ABOUT
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TRAINING SERVICES

Private Training

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Develop groundwork skills and behaviors to set you and your pup up for success for life! A package of training sessions to work on: 

  • Positive socialization

  • Avoiding counter surfing, jumping on guests, leash reactivity, and other unwanted behaviors

  • Steering clear of puppy biting with proper enrichment and exercise

  • Sit, down, stay, and coming when called

  • Focus around distractions

Learn how to live more harmoniously with your canine companion. I'll coach you through the training plans for rock-solid foundations like puppy socialization, engagement, recall, loose leash walking, relaxing around distractions - or tackle complex behavior challenges like barking or lunging in the home or on walks. 

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GROUP CLASSES

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Develop groundwork skills and behaviors to set you and your pup up for success for life! A package of training sessions to work on: 

  • Positive socialization

  • Avoiding counter surfing, jumping on guests, leash reactivity, and other unwanted behaviors

  • Steering clear of puppy biting with proper enrichment and exercise

  • Sit, down, stay, and coming when called

  • Focus around distractions

Come train with other local pups to learn the basics or bring existing basics into more distracting environments! I teach basic manners classes for both adolescent & adult dogs, and puppy classes for the little ones. Puppy classes include playtime! I also host "Puppy Parties" - 45 minutes of pure puppy play. All classes are taught at Your Dog’s Friend in Rockville, and are capped at 8 dogs. 

Services
"Our training sessions made such a difference, I can't thank you enough. Everything made so much sense and helped me realize what areas Olive excels in, what excites her, and what I still need to work with her on. Olive rarely tries to sit in my lap while I'm playing video games, but tonight she was like, today was fun mom, let's cuddle!"

Mary & Olive, Mt. Airy

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