Mid-Atlantic Dog Training

We could not have asked for a better experience with Tom. He truly transformed the lives of both us and our dog. We were so stressed out about our new puppy and her rambunctious energy, but Tom's training and structure totally transformed that stress. Our friends now always comment on how well-behaved our dog is. Tom is friendly, clear, supportive, and flexible. I would recommend Mid Atlantic Dog Training to anyone!

Tom is a great dog trainer and runs a very professional business. He has helped us SO much with our reactive dog. When we first started our training with Tom we could not really walk our dog at all, he was lunging and barking at both people and other dogs. Now we enjoy long walks with no pulling and far less reactivity. I recommend highly and will always be grateful for his patience and commitment to his clients and their dogs.

Mid-Atlantic Dog Training was the best investment we have made. Tom is a patient, flexible and understanding trainer. At times when we as owners were frustrated or concerned, he encouraged us to keep going and provided extra guidance. It only paid-off for us. We contacted Tom after adopting our Lab/Hound mix and discovering how dog-reactive she was. At our consultation, Tom explained in great detail his training methods, process, and why he trains the way he trains. We got more than we could have asked for with Tom. Our dog is not only more confident and less anxious, but we are more confident and knowledgeable dog owners. Dog training with Tom has taught us how to be the best leader for our girl. We now provide her with the structure she needs and do things in her best interest that we didn't know about before. About half-way through the 3 months of training, we felt such a significant difference in our dog, that if training had ended then, we would have been satisfied. We only continued to learn even more techniques and commands that continued to help our dog thrive during the second half of training. We would recommend Mid-Atlantic Dog Training to all dog owners.

If I could give Tom 10 stars I would! Honestly, Tom is worth every penny and much more. We adopted our schnoodle at 6 months old and he’d had absolutely no obedience training, he’d never even been on a leash. We were able to get started on some training basics but quickly we realized he’d developed reactivity to dogs and people while on the leash. We found Mid-Atlantic Dog Training and because of the great reviews we quickly set up a consultation with Tom. Even before our first meeting, Tom had provided us with a ton of resources and background on his training philosophy as well as tips to get us started. Tom has so much knowledge from his extensive experience as a dog trainer and teacher as well as all of his continued learning in the field and his own dogs. He doesn’t sugar coat anything and is very clear about what it takes to make progress in training your dog. He provides all of the guidance, support, teaching and structure but as dog owners we need to put in the work to continuously practice all of the exercises - and let me tell you they work! Tom’s training philosophy really leads to results. In just a few short months, our schnoodle went from having regular accidents in the house, barking and lunging at dogs and people and not being able to settle down to a dog that knows a lot of commands, knows his place in our home and understands our routines and expectations and doesn’t escalate when he sees dogs and people while we’re out. He still huffs and barks a little bit but he stays in position and looks to us without escalating further - we still have some work to do in continuing with Tom’s teachings but the change is drastic and truly life changing! We are much better dog parents because of Tom and we can’t thank him enough! If you’re experiencing reactivity with your dog like us or any other issue - contact Mid-Atlantic Dog Training now…the sooner you do, the happier you and your dog will be. Tom is the real deal and he wholeheartedly cares about his clients - both human and canine.