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Dogs By Dancer

Washington, District of Columbia

4.8/5· 40 Google reviews

About Dogs By Dancer

Dogs By Dancer is the best dog training service ran by Scott Dancer, whose experience spans over 12 years and successfully training thousands of dogs. Scott has seen and dealt with everything from puppy training, socialization, reactivity and aggression, resource guarding and more. Dogs By Dancer offers a variety of services that is custom to your needs, from weekly in-home classes, to board and training services, and even group classes. Schedule an appointment today with the best dog trainer in the DMV area!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Behavior consultation Customer-reported
  • Puppy training
  • Socialization

Behavior support

  • Aggression training
  • Reactivity training
  • Resource guarding

How training happens

  • Board and train
  • Group classes
  • Private training Customer-reported

Dog age

  • Puppies

Additional services

  • Boarding Customer-reported

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.8
out of 540 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Confidence building 14
  • Loose leash walking 11
  • Group classes 7
  • Leash training 7
  • Board and train 5
  • Fun lessons 5
All 10 topics
  • Effective trainer 4
  • Reactive dog training 3
  • Calm dog 2
  • Trusting dog 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

40 collected reviews

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Chad Spangler
5/5
Scott really went above and beyond for us and our dog. His approach to training makes sense and takes a step by step process that helped us gain control and confidence with our dog. He made accommodations to our difficult schedule, and we are able to go to his group classes for l…Read full reviewClose full review

Scott really went above and beyond for us and our dog. His approach to training makes sense and takes a step by step process that helped us gain control and confidence with our dog. He made accommodations to our difficult schedule, and we are able to go to his group classes for life to keep working on our dog’s socialization and group behavior! Scott has also offered to help with our dog outside the training program and truly cares about the success of each pet he works with. 10/10 would recommend.

Trey Buckman
5/5

Scott is an excellent trainer! He was skilled, knowledgeable, and dedicated to giving me the tools I needed to train my own dog. He knows what he's doing, and is worth every penny.

Libby Dysart
5/5

Scott’s the best! He’s truly been a game changer with my pup Heath. Don’t know what I would’ve done without him! Highly recommend.

louieliu97
5/5
Scott has done an amazing job working with me and my dog Cindy. I rescued Cindy at the end of September 2023 and while she was very sweet, she knew no commands, was a huge puller on the leash, and jumped on any dog and human she could. After a single session with Scott, we were a…Read full reviewClose full review

Scott has done an amazing job working with me and my dog Cindy. I rescued Cindy at the end of September 2023 and while she was very sweet, she knew no commands, was a huge puller on the leash, and jumped on any dog and human she could. After a single session with Scott, we were able to get her to heel with pretty good accuracy on the walk. Since then over the few months we've worked together, she's learned all the basic commands (Come, Sit, Place/Stay, Down, Off, Up, Heel) and follows them almost every time. He was also able to help me understand some of the likely scenarios of previous trauma that Cindy has from before I rescued her, and how we can work around and through it to get the results that we want. He not only is incredibly sweet with my dog, but his expertise is evident when he can understand and diagnose her moods and body language in an instant. In additional, he's very good at communicating that to me so that I can understand it and bond with Cindy better. I would recommend anyone with a dog that needs help with training to Scott.

Klara Auerbach
5/5
If I could give Dogs by Dancer 10 stars, I would. My experience with Scott could not have been more positive. My dog Lucca was struggling badly with separation anxiety--whenever I left the house, he would pee somewhere. 
His barking had also become out of control as we had moved …Read full reviewClose full review

If I could give Dogs by Dancer 10 stars, I would. My experience with Scott could not have been more positive. My dog Lucca was struggling badly with separation anxiety--whenever I left the house, he would pee somewhere. 
His barking had also become out of control as we had moved to a house, and he had suddenly become incredibly territorial. As a 9 year old dog, I had reservations about his behavior actually  changing. 
Scott came in and gave us simple and easy-to- use methods to curb his behavior. He practiced them with us, and when we made mistakes, helped us work through them.
In less than six weeks of training, Lucca's behavior has been revolutionized since working with Scott. Since we begin our training, Lucca hasn't Peed in the house and his barking has become almost nonexistent. He's also become much better at socializing with other dogs (which was definitely a struggle before)
I can't recommend Scott and Dogs by Dancer enough! Definitely a go-to for any of your dog training needs.

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