Kathy was wonderful with Levi. Her positive training approach is working well with our anxious little guy. Highly recommend.

Polite Pooches Positive Dog Training
Forest Hill, Maryland
About Polite Pooches Positive Dog Training
Polite Pooches is a positive reinforcement, fear-free dog training company that conducts both group classes and private training and behavior sessions. We have been in business since 2008 and we work with all breeds of dogs using no force, pain or fear.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
- Socialization Customer-reported
How training happens
- Group classes
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
- Private training
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Beginner training
- Intermediate training
Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
Dog sports
- Scent work
- Trick training
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Training approach
- Force-free training
- Positive reinforcement
Additional services
- Dog walking
Other listed services
View 27 additional details
- 6 Week Class
- Akc Community Canine
- Basic Manners Classes
- Breeding Dog
- Classical Conditioning
- Collar Training
- Dog Learn
- Dog Safety
- Dog Trainer Certificate
- Dog Training Helping
- Dog Training Home
- Dog Training Sessions
- Dog Treats
- Family Dog Mediation
- Fear Free Training
- Isolation Distress
- Manners Course
- Pet Dog
- Pet Sitting
- Positive Dog Training
- Reward-Based Dog Training
- Schedule Training
- Specialty Dog Training
- Specialty Training Classes
- Tricks Class
- Tricks Training
- Working Dog
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Do you have agility
Unfortunately, no
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Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Puppy class 20
- Private training 17
- Positive reinforcement 14
- Helpful team 11
- Private session 9
- Collar suggestion 6
All 10 topics
- Group class 5
- Basic manners class 3
- Fear free training 3
- Intermediate class 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Kathy has such an amazing technique and advice that is doable and attainable with any dog! Best experience ever!!
New dog mom, and thank god I found this place. First off, she was recommended by my vet, and I’m happy I followed through. We just brought home a rescue, I needed a little refresher on basic training. I didn’t realize how much there still was to learn. The trainer was so friendly…Read full reviewClose full review
New dog mom, and thank god I found this place. First off, she was recommended by my vet, and I’m happy I followed through. We just brought home a rescue, I needed a little refresher on basic training. I didn’t realize how much there still was to learn. The trainer was so friendly and my dog, absolutely loved the class. Every minute we had, we used to learn and train, I appreciated that. I signed up for one on one training, this was my best option since we were still trying to figure out what was best for Coco, our 9month lab mix. Coco got plenty of play time, and rewards/treats. I learned simple advice on what to do to make Coco listen best. I like the “homework” we had to work on after the class. I can already see a change in Cocos listening skills after just our first class. I look forward to the next one because I truly enjoyed the one on one time, I can’t wait to see what we learn next!
My dog Pepper and I just finished up the Basic Manners course. Susan and Sharon were awesome teachers. They were knowledgeable and very patient with all of our spirited pups 🙂. I gained so much from the class and look forward to bringing Pepper back to another class to learn more.
Made some good decisions lately. First, we decided to get our dream dog, a Boxer puppy. With that decision came lots of necessary training. That is where Polite Pooches comes in. We went to watch a graduating class of pups/dogs and were very impressed with what they learned in a …Read full reviewClose full review
Made some good decisions lately. First, we decided to get our dream dog, a Boxer puppy. With that decision came lots of necessary training. That is where Polite Pooches comes in. We went to watch a graduating class of pups/dogs and were very impressed with what they learned in a short time. So much so that we signed up for individual classes with Willow so we could concentrate on areas that needed improvement as a result of us training her. Kathy at Polite Pooches knew so much about dogs and training and made the class fun. We will continue with Kathy so that our dream dog continues to grow into a good citizen. Be kind to your dog. Give him/her the gift of professional training like we are doing.
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