FirstBarkMy puppy Cooper, a 10-month-old Lab, and I just finished our second class with The Exceptional Pet, and I just signed up for our next one - can't wait! We've worked with Donna and Sandy and they've both been terrific - great with dogs and people! The classes are helpful, hands-on, and beautifully organized. I highly recommend.
Exceptional Pet Dog Training Center
Newtown, Connecticut
About Exceptional Pet Dog Training Center
Serving Northern Fairfield County for 25 years, train at the areas top dog training center offering private behavioral consultations as well as group obedience classes for puppies, beginners, and more advanced students, all with CPDT certified trainers to ensure safety and ethics. Enjoy our fully matted, and temperature controlled, 3000+ square foot facility, featuring Max 2000 equipment, store front, and special events to round out the fun.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
- Recall training
- Socialization
Behavior support
- Reactivity training
How training happens
- Board and train
- Day training
- Group classes
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training level
- Beginner training
Support between sessions
- Refresher training
Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
Dog sports
- Agility Customer-reported
- Scent work
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Additional services
- Daycare
Other listed services
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- All Dog Training
- Classical Conditioning
- Continuing Education
- Counter Conditioning
- Detection Service
- Dog Sport Classes
- Dog Support
- Dog Training Facility
- Dog Training Programs
- Dog's Body
- Drop Off Program
- Drop Off Training
- Pet Groomer
- Positive Training
- Single Lesson
- Specialty Classes
- Training Our Dogs
- Training Your Dog
- Week Program
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Can you train a 3 month old female pup to poop on potty pad?
We would be happy to show you how to pad train your puppy. Feel free to give us a call at 203-270-3647
Community answer · Exceptional Pet Dog Training Center · 2019-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.8
57 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Beautiful facility 11
- Fun classes 11
- Therapy dog 6
- Patient trainer 5
- Basic obedience 3
- Obedience class 3
All 10 topics
- Dog behavior advice 2
- Impulse control class 2
- Private classes 2
- Responsive dog 2
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I took my 2.5 year-old pup to Exceptional Pet for Therapy Dog 101 and 102 courses. It was an amazing experience with dog trainer, Sandy! She encouraged us throughout the 12 weeks of classes and went above and beyond to help us reach our goals. My dog and I gained so much confiden…Read full reviewClose full review
I took my 2.5 year-old pup to Exceptional Pet for Therapy Dog 101 and 102 courses. It was an amazing experience with dog trainer, Sandy! She encouraged us throughout the 12 weeks of classes and went above and beyond to help us reach our goals. My dog and I gained so much confidence and we felt like we had a team of support every step of the way! I would highly recommend the Exceptional Pet for dog training!
German Shepherds have a naturally protective nature — it’s part of their DNA. Our Misha, a white German Shepherd, was no exception, and it was very important for us to help him develop positive social skills and friendliness toward people and different environments. Since he was …Read full reviewClose full review
German Shepherds have a naturally protective nature — it’s part of their DNA. Our Misha, a white German Shepherd, was no exception, and it was very important for us to help him develop positive social skills and friendliness toward people and different environments. Since he was 2.5 months old, we enrolled him in Exception Pets’ Socialization Class, where he interacted with other dogs and their owners. The classes are professionally organized and supervised, and they made a huge impact on his growth and confidence. Donna and Sandy, his instructors, provide great insights into dog behavior and help both pets and owners understand each other better. Thanks to their guidance, Misha is growing up to be a very well-socialized and happy dog. You won’t regret enrolling your pet with this wonderful team of professionals!
Great results - Exceptional service - Fabulous Trainer We started with private and in one class our large puppy has begun to immediately respond. Needed to change our service and the staff was exceptionally accommodating. These folks are wonderful with the goal of well behaved and happy puppy and owner their top priority. I highly recommend.
My wife and I took our pup Westley to Exceptional Pet for “Elementary school” and Middle/High School”. The training, socialization, and confidence building (in us and our pup) has been outstanding! Can’t recommend Donna and the team enough. They really helped get our Westley out of his shell and be more confident.
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