Really Special Animals

Being a rescue and currently housing 8 dogs who come from the most extreme environments of abuse and neglect, Barbara Jean and staff take training to another level. I have witnessed situations where people have gone through multiple trainers to no avail. That is until they meet Barbara Jean! She and her staff can handle the most difficult of dog behaviors and leave you and your pup feeling happy, safe and empowered. We call her the “dog whisperer”. We cannot recommend her enough!

We spend many months looking for a place to send out dogs during the day while we were at work and many more places to begin training with our pups. we did not find any place that we were comfortable leaving our dogs at or begin training with UNTIL we found RSA through a mutual friend, we started sending our pups, Onyx and Roscoe, a month ago and we have had the best experience with RSA! Both of our dogs attend the dayschool two days a week! RSA is very understanding if you need to adjust you drop off/pick up time, they were super flexible which made me so happy because that was the one thing standing in our way of signing up at first! Our girl Onyx needs lots of help with socialization and listening with distractions around her! RSA has taken in onyx and began to show her how to play and listen with other dogs and we are already seeing a difference in our girl!! We are so thankful and can't wait to see what the future holds with onyx! With RSA there are so many resources they offer to help with your dogs! We are definitely looking forward to continuing our pups training with them! Our little man Roscoe has the best time at school, and we get to enjoy all the pictures they post about their day! We love seeing both our pups making new furry friends! They both come home exhausted from their day at school! We highly recommend Really Special Animals to anyone looking for a place to send your dogs for daycare, dayschool, training, or anything else needed! They treat the pups like their own and know exactly what they need to stay safe and have a good time! We can't even begin to explain how happy we are with our decision to send our dogs here!!

I can't say enough about Barbara Jean - she is one of the BEST trainers in the New England area. I am lucky she trained my dogs & even more fortunate she trained me. This is her vocation & she's been working at it since she was 13. I trust her, I rely on her expertise; I appreciate her honesty and work ethic. If you're having issues with your dog, or even if you're not, Barbara Jean will work with you to fix the problem