As a trusted family-owned dog care business, we proudly provide professional dog training, dog boarding, and dog daycare for pet owners throughout Parrish, Ellenton, Palmetto, Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Sarasota, Apollo Beach, Ruskin and surrounding areas.
Our mission is to provide a safe, clean, and caring environment where every dog receives personalized attention and is treated like family.
We specialize in all aspects of training including puppy training, obedience training, behavior improvement, reactivity, and aggression.
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultation
Obedience training
Puppy training
Socialization
Behavior support
Aggression training
Reactivity training
How training happens
Board and train
Day training
Private training
Dog age
Puppies
Training level
Advanced obedience
Assistance and working dogs
Medical-alert and mobility assistance
Your dog’s background
Rescue dogs
Additional services
Boarding
Daycare
Grooming
Other listed services
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Other pet sitting (in-home)
Canine Services
Dog Sports
Dremel Nails
Helping Dogs
Nail Trims
Pet Dogs
Dog Rehabilitation
Dog Training Camp
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Questions & answers
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What people have asked about this business.
Joe, a neighbor told me about your business and I'd like to know how old does the dog need to be for training? I have a 4 month old Calhoun who is going wild. Please give me an idea when her training can start?
Hi Cyndi, We start private lessons as early as 8-10 weeks and training camps around 4-6 months of age. Feel free to give us a call and we can discuss your current challenges with your puppy, what your goals with training are, and what program may be your best option. Thank you!
Community answer · FDF Canine Services · 2022-09-21
5/5Joe with Foster Dog Farms is a wonderful trainer who really understands our dog Izzy’s needs. We adopted her from a shelter and Joe and his wife Allie fostered her in their beautiful home! Joe equipped us with tools to establish good behavior and Izzy had shown vast improvement i…Read full reviewClose full review
Joe with Foster Dog Farms is a wonderful trainer who really understands our dog Izzy’s needs. We adopted her from a shelter and Joe and his wife Allie fostered her in their beautiful home! Joe equipped us with tools to establish good behavior and Izzy had shown vast improvement in just a few weeks. Joe addressed several different situations and taught us how to instruct our pup with patience and ease. He even worked with our older dog who is 12 and we thought he was set in his ways. Within minutes Joe had helped him make some wonderful connections with other dogs that we previously thought wouldn’t happen. It was stress free because Joe is a seasoned dog handler. We now feel best equipped to promote Izzy’s good behavior and feel that she is a happier dog as a result! Soon after adopting her we went on vacation and the first call I made was to Joe. I knew that she would be safe and well cared for because they treat all of the dogs under their roof like family. I had no worries at all while on vacation and I knew she was having a great time. A kind of pup-cation too if you will (her bestie is Emma)! Joe has continued to be a great resource for us and we are truly grateful for everything he has taught us and done for us. We can’t recommend him enough!
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Chris C
5/5
We've been using this company since the very beginning. The owners have become more than just people that watch our dog but they are family. They take care of our dog as if he was one of their own! Almost as if they were his foster parents! We are blessed to have them in our lives. Thank you Foster Dog Farms!
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John Hyvonen
5/5We have been using foster dog farms for over three years. Joe and Allie are amazing and treat our dog Josie as part of their family. She never wants to leave when we pick her up.
In addition to taking great care of her they also update us daily and send pictures of her playing…Read full reviewClose full review
We have been using foster dog farms for over three years. Joe and Allie are amazing and treat our dog Josie as part of their family. She never wants to leave when we pick her up.
In addition to taking great care of her they also update us daily and send pictures of her playing with her friends.
They are both very knowledgeable and love animals and it shows when you meet them, visit their home and leave your dog.
We’ve referred many friends who now use foster dog farms and I’m confident they would have the same review.
Thank you
Josie and family “GO BLUE”
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Jordan Norris
5/5Joe and Allie are the perfect pair to look over your dogs while you're away or train them when their behavior is out of control or needs to be corrected. I boarded my dog Poe with Joe to train him on how to be polite out in public, around strangers and out on a walk. Before Joe m…Read full reviewClose full review
Joe and Allie are the perfect pair to look over your dogs while you're away or train them when their behavior is out of control or needs to be corrected. I boarded my dog Poe with Joe to train him on how to be polite out in public, around strangers and out on a walk. Before Joe my dog was showing signs of aggression and territorial issues towards me and my wife.
What we once thought we were hopeless in training had become on of the best dogs we've ever had.
With Allie as a certified vet tech, and Joe as a certified dog trainer, I think I've been spoiled by their ability to handle dogs of all kinds and needs. I wouldn't trust my dog with any other dog boarding company.
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Tammy Cichowski
5/5
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