Tom's Dog Training

I called Tom on a Sunday night when I couldn’t get our 20 month old puppy to stop barking every time someone walked past our home. Tom immediately gave me some helpful tips and we set up an appointment. Charlie and I have now had 9 sessions with Tom and made a lot of progress. When we try something new, Tom always demonstrates with Charlie and gets him comfortable with the new behavior before asking me to take part. Tom’s very resourceful and will look into products to help the dog if we encounter a roadblock. He’ll even order them for you. If you’re looking for a trainer that’s patient, knowledgeable and loves what he does get in touch with Tom today!

I will start off this review by saying that my husband and I were pretty adamant that we did not need a professional trainer to train our 5 month old shih tzu puppy as we had already trained our two older dogs. However, we quickly learned that our newest family member was more strong-willed than her older brothers and decided we needed some help. Tom was very quick to respond to our inquiry (within the hour) and we set up our first class for the very same week. In the first class (Puppies & Obedience) our pup was very hesitant to work with Tom, but he was able to show us what we needed to do in order to master each command. We continued training with the advanced obedience package and got into some of the more advanced commands. Tom was super patient with our girl and tweaked some of the approaches/lessons based on how the class was going. By the third class our pup warmed up to Tom... to the point where she didn't want to do class, she just wanted to play and get snacks from Tom! Tom is always on time for class, very professional, and always accessible to answer questions (even after class is over). We had such a great time working with Tom and plan on booking more classes as needed in the future. If you are considering professional training for your dog - look no further!

I recently brought home a bernadoodle that is an awesome puppy, but he's very willful and full of personality. Even though I was and continue to read books on how to train a puppy, it's not the same as having a trainer. I spoke to a handful of potential trainers, and decided to hire Tom. That was THE BEST DECISION I could have made. Tom was knowledgeable, patient, and helped us quickly hone in on the behavioral issues we needed to focus on with our puppy AND very professionally pointed out the behavioral issues we as owners and family members needed to be very attentive to. We were quickly able to establish all of the key commands, get our puppy crate trained, and have the tools to work with him during his more "active" periods. While I'm sure we could have navigated through without Tom's wisdom, it would have been a TOTALLY different and more stressful experience. Marty LOVED when Tom arrived, and the training provided allowed us to integrate our puppy into our family and focus on loving him vs being stressed out. I highly recommend Tom for anybody looking to quickly and effectively train your dog.