Mutt About Town

With Maureen’s help my anxious dog has overcome so many fears.
My dog, Lucy, has a noise phobia that grew into generalized anxiety and reluctance to go outside. By the end of the second training session with Maureen, we saw a noticeable change for the better. Not only was Lucy happy to go outside but she became more playful than I’d seen her in a year.
Maureen uses positive reinforcement techniques. She helped us create a safe environment where Lucy could build more confidence.

Maureen is a terrific dog trainer. She worked closely with our family when we adopted our cocker spaniel. She helped us really understand how to communicate with our new dog. Maureen also did an excellent job helping our 7-​year old daughter become a dog owner. She was very patient and thorough, and our kid responded well to Maureen’s training. In many ways, Maureen helped train the dog and train the family. We highly recommend Maureen — she’s amazing!

Our rescue pit loves Maureen so much that he is waiting by the door for her to come back after our session this morning. We’re almost offended by how much he loves her but it’s totally understandable because she’s patient, fun and very friendly. She has helped us make fun games out of crate training, go-​to-​your-​bed, and more. She’s also helped a lot with his leash reactivity by teaching us clicker training and target looks. She’s very helpful, responsive and always follows up by giving us a written version of information covered in our sessions. Maureen is a great trainer!

Maureen was our savior when we brought home a new puppy. Maureen taught us how to train/​raise our puppy (who to this day has never chewed on anything but her food/​toys) into a happy, confident, obedient yet calm puppy. Maureen teaches in a fun, relaxed way, and truly has expertise in this field. She also follows up with written notes/​goals to ease with recall of the lessons. We know we can always call on Maureen– she answers quickly– and truly cares about her clients– two legged or four legged… our puppy LOVES Maureen’s visits and so do we! We highly recommend Maureen for any and all doggie needs– she is the BEST!

Maureen has been a wonderful trainer for our one-​year-​old golden retriever. I reached out to several trainers reviewed on Unilocal,and she responded quickly and was very conscientious in setting up our first session. She is friendly, naturally comfortable with dogs, and highly informed. We needed help training our dog to be better behaved indoors, and Maureen had effective, manageable tips. She was able to accurately and confidently assess the situation. We followed her instructions carefully and saw immediate results. Her rates are reasonable, and she recommended only as many sessions as seemd necessary. Our dog took an immediately liking to her. The behavior change in just one week was dramatic, like night and day. I like that Maureens suggestions are practical, without being too dogmatic. She is also highly responsible in terms of regular communication. She was open to our suggesting what problem behaviors we’d most like to address. I recommend Maureen very highly for anyone looking for a trainer to address dog behavior issues!

Maureen was a lifesaver for us! We were in need of someone to take care of our dog who had a bad case of separation anxiety during our vacation. We were thrilled to find Maureen who took wonderful care of our Pumpkin. Pumpkin had a fabulous time going for walks at the beach every day and making new friends with other dogs. And during our vacation, we would get lovely photos and updates from Maureen which put our minds at ease. Pumpkin also had other needs including having to take medication and being reactive to motorcycles and strange men which Maureen handled with ease. Maureen’s experience, love and warmth with dogs provided a safe and fun home for Pumpkin. When we went to pick her up, Pumpkin was excited to see us but I think she was also sad to leave Maureen.

We hired Maureen to help out newly adopted senior dog, Polliwog, who was having some predatory instincts towards smaller dogs. We met at our home and she taught us some exercises to help Pollie with impulse control – getting her to pay attention to us when her deep doggie brain instinct is «SMALL FURRY CREATURE, MUST CHASE AND EAT!» She also met with us at the dog park to see exactly what was going on with Pollie around other dogs. That was super helpful because that was exactly what we needed help with: the real life situation at the dog park when a yappy little dog gets up in Pollie’s face. Maureen was patient, kind, commanding, and well-​educated. She was very communicative via email for any questions I had and was quick to assess Pollie’s personality, strengths and limitations. Maureen only uses positive reinforcement and as a result, Pollie was enriched and stimulated by our sessions. We began to see results pretty quickly. Any training is a process with a dog, but Maureen made it much easier and more pleasant. I would call her again if any other issues come up with Pollie.

When I contacted Maureen about our new senior dog and our older resident dog, I was very worried because they weren’t getting along. Maureen taught us what the dogs needed to feel secure in our home and over time this has really helped them start to like tolerate and feel safe around each other. In addition to assuaging my fears over how the two doggies would get along, she also taught us some ways to better control our new senior dog. Now it’s just up to us to keep up the training and be consistent.

Maureen is amazing! Our puppy instantly fell in love with her and we have learned so much! She is super patient, funny and so sweet. It was so nice to have the one-​on-​one training that you don’t necessarily get when you got to puppy school. Our puppy had trouble in the large class of other dogs but with Maureen he has been so into learning. Maureen made it fun for him and for us and we feel so much more confident about training him now with the skills Maureen taught us :)