brookside walk + train

Dinyee and her crew, esp Dana and Sarah are great. Our pup loves them! We’ve been using them for «puppy visits» 2x a day during the work week. They make sure she goes potty, gets a walk in and has some play time.
My husband and I both work, so it is wonderful having the peace of mind that our puppy is taken care of. When she’s older, I’m hoping to transition to group dog walks!
They write notes about potty and anything else, which is also very helpful. Highly recommend.

I’ve been using Brookside Walk + Train for almost six months now, and I’m so happy that I decided to go with Dinyee and her crew.
The first thing that appealed to me is that they don’t take the dogs to dog parks. I agree with this completely! They make the extra effort to bring the dogs to wild areas where they can explore and not be forced into interactions with aggressive or unknown dogs. This shows me that they have the dogs’ best interests in mind.
The second thing that impressed me is that they really focus on the training aspect of dog handling. I have a 2 year old Jack Russell Terrier who is adorable but can be very assertive. With Dinyee and Dana as trainers, she gets consistent reinforcement of positive behaviors and has become much more comfortable with other dogs.
Dinyee, the owner of the company, gave me a free hour consultation, and handled Polly for the first month of walking. This gave her a chance to see Polly in action and observe any undesirable behaviors first hand. After a month of intense training, she handed Polly off to Dana, who has been incredible as well. All the dog walkers are certified and go through an internship with Dinyee before being allowed to walk and train. It’s a ton of extra value, for the same price as other dog walking companies.
Finally, they just seem to really like Polly. I get nice notes and texts, and once when Polly had a seizure (not while she was walking!), Dinyee texted and emailed periodically just to see how she was doing.
Awesome company and awesome people!

I am a teacher and got my new puppy a month before school was released. I wasn’t sure if I was going to hire someone to give her multiple walks or daycare. I found Brookside Walk + Train and used their crate training program. Dinyee is extremely reliable and very knowledgeable. She has a very calm disposition and my new puppy and older dog responded extremely well to her. I would recommend Brookside to anyone who is looking for the best care!

Our dog Ledley had been going to a great daycare place for almost three years. Everyone over there loved him and he loved them, but it wasn’t doing much for his manners.
When I changed jobs, the daycare place was no longer convenient, so we had to find an alternative. Enter Dinyee Boose. She came over to do an initial «meet and greet.» We walked around the neighborhood with Ledley and another of her training dogs. Needless to say, the other dog was much more well behaved than Ledley, who couldn’t stand walking beside a dog whose butt he hadn’t yet sniffed.
It has now been about four months since Dinyee started taking Ledley out on long walks in the woods with a pack of 8 or 9 other pooches. He hangs with them four days a week and is learning a lot of new etiquette. He no longer barks his brains out every time I have a ball in my hand, which is nice. He’s also getting calmer across the board.
He is crate trained and has developed a newfound love of the thing since learning that going in in the morning means eventually hanging out with Dinyee later.
Dinyee does not mess around. She plays hardball with these pups, having trained several police dogs in her day. Ledley can’t get away with half the stuff he pulls at home when he’s with her. Which is good. Every Monday he acts like a tool because we’ve been spoiling him rotten all weekend. By the end of the week he’s back on track. Dinyee must get so frustrated with us. But I promise, we are trying.
As far as logistics are concerned, we’ve never had any problems whatsoever. Dinyee is totally dependable and always leaves a note about how the day went. She makes good decisions when it comes to dogs — she seems to have that whisperer connection with them. It’s nice to know I never have to worry about Ledley when he’s with her.

Dinyee Boose is brilliant with dogs and had helped my pup with training and recall, as well as socialization with other dogs and weekly walks. She is dependable, flexible, organized, safe and intuitive. She updates me on my dog’s progress, as well as keeps an eye on any behavioral issues, health, etc. She is incredibly knowledgeable about dog behavior/​tendencies! My dog is always THRILLED to see Dinyee for walks and I feel great knowing she is in such capable and thoughtful care.