UPDATE: First Friends is only able to assist established clients and limited referrals at this time.
First Friends is more than a dog training business. The services provided guide families with dogs through many life changes - learning to live better together!
Together we can address: housetraining, basic manners, door-darting, leash skills, mouthing, and inappropriate greetings like jumping up. Other issues are more complex and require more time and patience. Some of these are: fearful behavior, resource guarding, and other pet-to-pet or pet-to-person conflicts. Because all situations are unique, there can be no complete guarantees but First Friends has been successful in helping with all of these issues.
Training & services
Training goals
Leash training
Behavior support
Barking
Jumping up
Reactivity training
Resource guarding
How training happens
Group classes
Private training
Dog age
Puppies
Class options
Small classes
Training approach
Positive reinforcement
Other listed services
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1st Aid
Animal Behavior Consultants
Behavior Counselor
Birthday Parties
Cat And Dog
Cat training
Customized Sessions
Dog Walk
Family Dog
Pet Safety
Pet Sit
Pets Training
Private Consultations
Public Education
Training Consultations
Walking and train for dogs
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5/5Jen from First Friends is a compassionate and knowledgeable dog (and human) trainer. She took the time explain not just the foundational steps, but why each step in the training process worked. This gave us a much deeper understanding of dog behavior (and made the training so muc…Read full reviewClose full review
Jen from First Friends is a compassionate and knowledgeable dog (and human) trainer. She took the time explain not just the foundational steps, but why each step in the training process worked. This gave us a much deeper understanding of dog behavior (and made the training so much more relatable of why we were doing certain things in the order we did them.) Jen’s deep understanding of animals and the array of training tools she uses is impressive. I highly recommend her classes.
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Dawn Harju
5/5
love love love - Jen was so helpful with my new rescue
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Feonix Wilde
5/5
Jen’s caring, thoughtful approach and many years of experience l make her an effective trainer and a joy to work with for dog and human alike.
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Lori Katz
5/5
Jen is a spectacular resource both of insight, knowledge, and s supreme level of caring and compassion informed approach that yields superb results!!!!!
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Gwen Stamm
5/5Jen is a great dog trainer. No matter what the problem, I am confident that she can offer the solution. She helped me with my dog Atticus in several areas but most notably his reactivity. Jen is knowledgeable, supportive and thorough. Her written follow up to each visit was a…Read full reviewClose full review
Jen is a great dog trainer. No matter what the problem, I am confident that she can offer the solution. She helped me with my dog Atticus in several areas but most notably his reactivity. Jen is knowledgeable, supportive and thorough. Her written follow up to each visit was a great help for me in meeting the goals we had set for me and my dog. I could always count on getting excellent advice and would not hesitate to call on her in the future.
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