Gateway Dog Training

Greg and Maria are absolutely awesome to work with when training your dog. My wife and I made the decision to rescue a black lab we quickly named Otis. Within the first two days of having him home we realized he needed a ton of basic obedience work. Greg and Maria allowed us to bring Otis over to spend two weeks with them to help him adjust to being in a home with other dogs and to simply learn basic obedience commands, along with who the leader of his new pack would be. Otis is now mostly adjusted and all is nearly back to normal in our household.
Gateway offers a wide variety of training from the very basics to dock diving, hunting skills and boarding for dogs. Prices are very reasonable and the service and instruction offered is extremely high quality. A highly recommended business!

My husband and I were initially looking to get our puppy in a group class, but we were worried about him being around so many other dogs without being fully vaccinated. Also, our pup is a bit high-​strung, so we thought he’d get more out of one-​on-​one in home training than a group class. We found out about Greg from my husband’s coworker, and I’m so glad we did.
Greg is very patient and thorough and most importantly, didn’t seem annoyed that this hypercritical doggie mom had a ton of questions. He’s also not one of those trainers who thinks that one way will work for every dog. When we had difficulty keeping out dog’s attention when outdoors, Greg showed us other methods until we found one that worked.
We were glad to have the handouts to help us remember everything we learned in each training session. I put them up on the fridge so that I could make sure we did our homework each week. Now I refer to them whenever I need reminders of proper technique.
Greg was also very good about answering any questions or concerns promptly through email or by phone, even before we started our training sessions. He sent me a list of places where we could take our dog to socialize him when we first contacted him – about 3 weeks before we even started our sessions.
Our Beto loved Greg so much that we have decided to board him at Greg’s house over the Christmas holiday. I’ll hate to be away from him for the holiday, but I feel better knowing that he’ll have a vacation of his own at Greg’s house, where he’ll be just like one of the family.
We can’t thank Greg enough for all he’s done to help us be better doggie parents. If you prefer to train your dog at home one-​on-​one, then don’t hesitate to give Greg at Gateway Dog Training a call.

It’s true, Greg is a great guy, a great trainer and a good businessman. First of all, for those of your with puppies (like me), Greg comes to your house for a fraction of the cost of dog behaviorists and he gives a discount if your dog is adopted or rescued!
With the scare of Parvo around here, it is hard to get the dog out of the house to puppy class during his critical learning period. That is why it is so great that Greg comes to the house for the training. It’s safe for the not yet fully vaccinated puppy.
Now onto the classes. They are an hour long and there are handouts on how to train for the desired behavior you are covering for that class as well as a homework handout. The next class, you go over the previous classes behaviors, then learn something new. I can’t tell you how handy the handouts are. If you think you are doing something wrong or wondering what the sequence of commands is, all you need to do is look at the handouts! This insures that you don’t miss-​train the dog. It really helps though when you and your wife disagree about how something was supposed to go down :-).
Also, Greg uses positive reinforcement. No choke chains, no pinch collars, just treats, pets and luvin’! I never thought it would work but our dog loves it. He is learning so much, so fast and he just loves it.
I recommend Greg’s services highly!