FirstBarkSteve Porter is a peaceful master of his craft! Our highest accolades for this very professional educator and trainer of dogs! Steve uses the power of positive reinforcement to assess and meet the needs of you & your pup, young or old😉. He is truly one of a kind, working one on one to empower pets and owners alike to achieve a loving and respectful relationship!
Great Companion Dog Training
Grahamsville, New York
About Great Companion Dog Training
I can help you and your furry friend. My service entails coming to your home (taking appropriate Covid-19 precautions, to provide a customized, science based, positive reinforcement training program to give you the skills and knowledge needed to get great results with your dog. Each session is 45-60 minutes. Within 24 hours of our session, you will receive an e-mail with my notes and suggestions including simple step-by-step instructions and additional resources to help you continue the work we started. Most customers get the results they are looking for in 2-4 sessions.
Training & services
Training goals
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
Behavior support
- Aggression training
- Counter surfing
How training happens
- Group classes
- In-home training
- Private training
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
- Beginner training
Class options
- Small classes
Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
Training approach
- Force-free training
- Positive reinforcement
Other listed services
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- Adult Training
- And, other special services upon request.
- Animal Rescue
- Companion Dog
- Companion Dog Training
- Dog Park
- Dog Sessions
- Dog Training Program
- General Training
- Helping Dogs
- Selecting the right dog for you
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Customer reviews
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11 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Adopted 3
- Positive reinforcement 3
- Dog training 2
- Email 2
- Skills 2
- Training 2
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We’ve had such a great experience with Steve! He’s thorough, empathetic and very professional and organized. We’ve already seen progress with our reactive, anxious rescue pup, 10/10 recommend!
Steve is wonderful. He is gentle, kind, and understanding with the dogs--exactly my kind of trainer. He's helped us greatly with our shelter rescue dog Electra, can answer any question, and he has our highest recommend.
Steve has been a wonderful dog trainer and resource for us! We have gotten results using the methods Steve has taught us. We love that he uses positive reinforcement. Our pup loves Steve and his dogs. We highly recommend Steve!
Steve is a wonderful trainer! He worked with my family to help us train our new puppy. We love Steve’s gentle and positive methods.
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