Have trained two of my dogs with Nancy. She is fantastic. Very knowledgeable about dog behavior. Classes are small so every dog and handler gets plenty of attention. Training is positive based so dogs have fun while learning what they need to know to be great companions. Highly recommend.

Gooddogz Training
Westbrook, Maine
About Gooddogz Training
Dog Training and Behavior Modification with a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant. Nancy Freedman-smith CDBC, CBATI has 28 years professional experience. Positive * Motivational * Fun
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Canine Good Citizen preparation Customer-reported
- House training
- Puppy training
Behavior support
- Barking
- Cooperative care
- Fear and confidence
- Reactivity training
- Separation anxiety
How training happens
- Day training
- Group classes
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Class options
- Small classes Customer-reported
Assistance and working dogs
- Psychiatric service dog training
- Therapy dog training
Your dog’s background
- Multi-dog households
- Rescue dogs
Additional services
- Daycare
Other listed services
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- Animal Behavior Consultants
- Assist Dog
- Autism Assist
- Behavior Adjustment Training
- Clean Up
- Dog Training Coach
- Family Dog
- Fear Free
- Fear Free Vet
- Fear Free Veterinary
- Field Trip Classes
- Gooddogz Training
- Hearing Assist
- Home Board
- In Home
- Learn Training
- Pet Therapy
- Pet Tricks
- Reactive
- Training Sessions
- Tune Ups
- Vet recommended
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Business-stated qualifications
Qualifications stated by the business, not independently verified.
- Nancy Freedman-smith
- CDBC
Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Positive reinforcement 7
- Kind trainer 3
- Small class sizes 3
- Tricks class 3
- Dog communication 2
- Individual attention 2
All 10 topics
- Kind training approach 2
- Rescue dogs 2
- Therapy dog prep course 2
- Timid dog training 2
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Nancy is an amazing trainer focused on fear-free positive reinforcement methods and has earned extensive credentials in this area. We are lucky to have to have her level of expertise locally. She helped me immensely with a rescue dog that was very worried about a lot of things a…Read full reviewClose full review
Nancy is an amazing trainer focused on fear-free positive reinforcement methods and has earned extensive credentials in this area. We are lucky to have to have her level of expertise locally. She helped me immensely with a rescue dog that was very worried about a lot of things and more recently has helped with our new giant puppy to get him started off in the right direction. He now loves car rides because he thinks he might get to go see Nancy!! I have done both group and private classes-both options are well worth the money.
I now have used Nancy's help with two dogs and she genuinely cares about the dogs in her classes as well as the people. If someone's pup is struggling, she is quick to provide alternatives to make the experience better for everyone. My current pup is a rescue and she points out w…Read full reviewClose full review
I now have used Nancy's help with two dogs and she genuinely cares about the dogs in her classes as well as the people. If someone's pup is struggling, she is quick to provide alternatives to make the experience better for everyone. My current pup is a rescue and she points out when he's reached saturation and needs a break. This means he doesn't get frustrated and we have a positive learning encounter!
Nancy has been my go-to dog support person for 5 years, from training my unruly rescue puppy to supporting me through a tragedy with a foster pup I wanted to adopt and finally hooking me up with a breeder & helping me with my dream dog. Nancy is knowledgeable, forthright, honest …Read full reviewClose full review
Nancy has been my go-to dog support person for 5 years, from training my unruly rescue puppy to supporting me through a tragedy with a foster pup I wanted to adopt and finally hooking me up with a breeder & helping me with my dream dog. Nancy is knowledgeable, forthright, honest and cares deeply about the outcome of the dog/human relationship. My animals have always felt so safe and comfortable in her space & she does her best to create boundaries with physical or visual cues to help when younger or inexperienced dogs learn in a new setting that sometimes feels overwhelming. Couldn’t recommend Nancy more!
Nancy is a fantastic, highly skilled trainer who does a great job at bridging the communication gap between dogs and their humans, helping humans to better understand their dogs and find creative and humane solutions for a variety of behavior problems! Can't recommend her enough!
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