FirstBarkGreat trainer. Dog is coming along great
Salty Dogs Obedience & Adventure
Surry, Maine
About Salty Dogs Obedience & Adventure
Educating dogs and empowering owners throughout the Blue Hill Peninsula, Ellsworth/MDI, Belfast and Downeast Maine. Founded by Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Whitney Thurston, our focus is on quality training that helps you truly connect with your dog. We offer general obedience training and group classes as well as day training and customized private training plans. Additionally, Whitney Thurston, CDBC, is one of the only certified dog behaviorists in Maine and is able to help with behavior modification for aggressive and fearful behavior dogs.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Canine Good Citizen preparation Customer-reported
- Crate training
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
Behavior support
- Counter surfing
- Fear and confidence
- Jumping up
- Reactivity training
How training happens
- Board and train
- Day training
- Group classes
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
- Beginner training
Dog size
- Large dogs
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Training approach
- Force-free training
Additional services
- Daycare
- Dog walking
Other listed services
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- Adventure Dog
- Behavioral Assessment
- Canine Academy
- Canine Conditioning
- Class Class
- Dog Behavior Consultants
- Dog Enrichment
- Dog Helps
- Dog Home
- Dog Learn
- Dog Trainer Program
- Extensive Training
- Fun Class
- Group Walk
- House Manners
- In Home
- Individual Dog
- One Hour Private
- Physical Exercise
- School Program
- Specialty Classes
- Training School
- Training Skills
- Training Walks
- Vet Visits
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Business-stated qualifications
Qualifications stated by the business, not independently verified.
- Whitney Thurston
- CDBC
Customer reviews
Google listing4.9
47 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Confidence boost 3
- Manners 1 class 3
- Informative classes 2
- Obedience classes 2
- Passionate trainer 2
- Personalized training 2
All 10 topics
- Reactive dog training 2
- Skilled training methods 2
- Tailored approach 2
- Understanding dog language 2
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I attended the free puppy class and I learned a whole lot. The trainer is knowledgeable and professional. Based on that positive experience, I signed up for the Basic Obedience class. I am looking forward to training my dog with Salty Dogs.
We are so grateful for everyone at Salty Dogs. Jasmine, Whitney, Cole, Sarah and the entire team are exceptional. They have a level of unmatched expertise based on fear-free ethical training. Their certifications say it all. We are very grateful for all of the staff.
I understand the rave reviews for Salty Dogs because who would't be thrilled with someone helping their dog? I am writing to say that in my case Salty Dog's communications are impolite at best. I wrote, called, and tried to speak to someone on site for well over a month. My quest…Read full reviewClose full review
I understand the rave reviews for Salty Dogs because who would't be thrilled with someone helping their dog? I am writing to say that in my case Salty Dog's communications are impolite at best. I wrote, called, and tried to speak to someone on site for well over a month. My question: "can you help with chasing people and when can you do it?" After several attempts over a period of weeks I got a reply asking for information on Toby. I senI a letter and photo, Then no more replies at all until I just got an answer that said, "we are still in business. We are not taking new customers." As I said there are a lot of happy reviews. Personally I'd hesitate to leave Toby with a trainer unable or unwilling to communicate about the project with me.
I've brought my dog to just about all of Salty Dog's obedience classes, and I cannot say enough great things about them as a business and as trainers. They never made me feel silly for asking questions or for fumbling through learning a new thing with my dog.
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