I recently brought my 4.5year old black lab pit mix dog to Dave at Trouwe Hond K-9 for training…read more My dog Nina spent two weeks there and then came home with me. Nina has learned good obedience on and off leash. She heels now and I can enjoy walking with her. Dave has truly mastered training. My dog Nina has done wonderful and I am following through with everything that Nina learned and Dave taught me. It's been a great experience and I highly recommend the training program here.

We can't speak highly enough of David and how much he helped our family. My boyfriend and I have a…read more2 year old Bluetick Coonhound, Charlie. Starting when he was about 6 months we were having behavioral issues with him in the home. It started with resource guarding and food aggression, and overtime escalated to aggression toward us. We constantly walked on eggshells around him. It even got to the point of when we would come home from a walk Charlie wouldn't let us take his collar off. He would growl, snarl and bare his teeth, and turn on us. We had to use a baby gate as a "shield" to get to our bedroom. We didn't feel safe in our own home and no other trainer was able to help us. I had been bit twice up to this point. We debated rehoming Charlie, had almost lost all hope, broken hearted, and felt like we failed him. Upon reaching out, before we even met David, he reassured us he would be able to help. During our in-person evaluation with David he told us Charlie is a dominant dog and he is at the top of the pack. We needed to train with Charlie to regain our place at the top of the pack. Not only would it strengthen our bond with him but we would feel safe again and regain control of our home. Charlie spent two weeks at Trouwe Hond and came home yesterday. The confidence we have gained with David's training can't be put into words. Charlie is completely different, he is happy again and our family is whole again. We are SO grateful for the time and dedication David gave not only Charlie but us as well. We still have a lot of training ahead but we are so excited to continue learning with our boy.

The team is friendly a​nd professional. They take great care of the dogs. I also use their…read moreboarding services and know my dog is in the best care. Angela

10/10! We moved to the area about 2.5 years ago and we've had a really difficult time finding a…read moreconsistent groomer. Some groomers near us weren't taking new clients, others were too far to travel to/from every month and some were just outrageously priced; then I found Emmy's Barking Lot. They are responsive, very reasonably priced and so consistent! I never have to worry about a last minute cancellation or getting an appointment. Vicky does a knock out job grooming our large doodle every month and she's always so friendly at pick up. We will be forever customers!

We love Oksana!!! She has worked with us since our pup was 3 months old. Our pup LOVES Oksana when…read moreshe comes over to play/train/walk. She offers many different options when it comes to visits. Oksana is VERY flexible to our ever changing schedule. She is everything you want when looking for someone to take care of your pet. She responds quickly, is respectable and trustworthy. Our pup also loves going to her house when we need a daycare option. It's great socialization and you know your pup is getting one on one attention. We are so happy we found Oksana.. don't know where we would be without her!! If you are looking for someone you can trust that you and your dog will love.. Oksana is it!!

Oksana has been taking care of my dog (Bono) for almost 6 years!!! She has taken care of him at a…read moredaycare where she was the primary caretaker and she has taken care of him for overnights when I traveled for work. "Bono" LOVES Oksana and I love the peace of mind knowing that he is getting the best care possible when I need to leave him. I can't emphasize enough how much I trust my pet care to Oksana and her business Be PAWSitive! Look no further for the best for your pets...

We hired Donna last summer to train our pug, Sammy. He responded very well to her methods and he…read morereally enjoyed his sessions with her. We have continued our relationship with her with boarding services. Sammy loves to go stay with her, they go on walks and he gets to play with other dogs. We highly recommend Donna at the Daily Dog!

Very disappointed. Overpriced for what you get and very poor customer service. During a storm she…read moreeither did not show up or failed to contact me when she arrived at my apartment then charged me for a missed appointment/late fee ON TOP OF the class fee that I did not even receive, for what she claims not waiting for her arrival at the door. Claims she called but I contacted her and left a VM and heard nothing and had no missed calls from her and explained that and she still charged the fee. Clearly just a miscommunication somehow but shows very poor business management and customer service on her end. That just didn't settle well with me. Worked out anyways as I have sense found a trainer that is less pricy, and takes more integrity in her training/business. Have had much more efficient results at a fraction of the cost! Will be referring people to her instead unfortunately after this extremely unsettling experience.

Stephanie is an incredible trainer, and helped us out so much with our new puppy (now not so new…read moreat 8 months). This is my first puppy, and she taught me how to be a good dog parent as much as she taught my pup. We first had a terrible experience with a trainer who used punishment techniques and pinch collars. Then we found Stephanie who showed us how to train our dog by positively reinforcing good behaviors rather than punishing bad ones. Now I can walk my dog without losing my arm, she doesn't nip us anymore, she is way better around the house and I now know how to keep teaching her.

Stephanie is great, she has so much great information to offer. She shows you a lot of body…read morelanguage and tricks to get ur puppy/dog to do what you want. After just two hours her comming once my dog and myself has learned a lot tricks that will teach your puppy to be good and mannerd. HIGHLY recommended

As hinted in the name, this is a 'positive' only training place. If you don't know what that means,…read moreI highly suggest doing some research. Any good trainer should be balanced because not all dogs are created equal so you can't assume only one technique will work for all dogs.. and if they don't want to be balanced, they should care enough about dogs to admit they can't help you and recommend you find someone else.. I had a german shepherd and went here for puppy classes. We did the 8 week class when she was 5 months old. She was anxious and reactive. The trainer of the puppy class didn't have any experience with this breed or any other "working" breed. I should have known better and immediately looked elsewhere, but they said I just needed to give it time.. My mistake was trusting them because time didn't make it better. If she was reacting, their advice was to put high value food in front of her face and once she was quiet to reward her with it. While yes this does make sense to reward the behavior we want, they have no methods of telling the dog no or that a behavior is unacceptable. So if your dog doesn't want that piece of food, why would it listen to you? Put it this way - you tell your kid to do chores and they'll get cake if they do. If they don't, they don't get cake. If the kid doesn't feel like cake that day, it's not going to do the chores and nothing happens. No consequence for not doing what it should. BUT that's not how things work, there should be consequences and discipline - hence we ground children or take away their phone etc. In PAWS-itively obedient's world, you just don't give them the treat and expect change to happen. We finished the 8 week class, and there were some minor improvements (only because I had taken my puppy to a "dog training" day care elsewhere for 3 days). SO I was encouraged by PAWS-itively obedient's trainer to sign up for the next level of classes. My GSD's behavior was not getting better, and she was getting much bigger now making her a bit more dangerous and difficult to control. I stopped in the middle of the next program and started to look elsewhere for trainers that could actually help train my dog. When I let them know I was leaving, their main concern was that I didn't go somewhere that used prong or electric collars as they believe it makes the dog more reactive. I was frustrated that they couldn't help me and admit that they couldn't and now annoyed that they felt the need to tell me what I shouldn't use - your method didn't work so you don't get to tell me not to try other methods. They should also educate themselves because prong collars and electric collars, or slip collars etc. do NOT make a dog more aggressive. I highly recommend working with a trainer on how to properly use these tools. Since I left and found a balanced trainer, my shepherd has never been better. Life changing using a prong and ecollar. She is well behaved, not reactive, and is great off leash! I can't recommend this place for the fact they believe in one method only and don't admit when they can't help you. They clearly just wanted my money and don't care for the mental state of the dogs. Please do your research and look elsewhere for other great trainers and advice that can handle any and all dogs. - FalcoK9, Ruff Translating, SouthShoreDogSquad, Wolf Pack Canine, Upstate Canine Academy, Michael Ellis - just to name a few..

Terry is great. He helped us train our last lab and we had such great success that we called him…read moreagain to help us with our new lab puppy.This one was more of an "alpha" than our last but Terry coached us through it. We saw big improvements after our first two sessions and by the third, Riggs had mastered all the commands. We couldn't be happier.

From the owner: At The Dog Butler we deliver results based, real world dog training to dogs and their owners…read more We offer private, in your home training to the following communities; Norwell, Hingham, Hanover, Pembroke, Hull, Cohasset, Marshfield, Duxbury, Kingston, Weymouth, Scituate, Hanson, Braintree and Rockland.

Highly recommend Kennedy K9 camp. We have used them for both training and day care and have been…read morevery pleased. Chris and his staff are excellent. The facility is very clean and allows plenty of room for the dogs to play/get exercise. Our dog starts getting exited as soon as we pull into the building area.

I greatly value and am so super thankful to have Chris Kennedy as our professional dog walker for…read morethe days I am working and for a boarder when we go away on vacations. He is very nice, flexible, easy-going, and truly loves and cares so well for my dog. He does his best to meet my need, especially since my work & life schedule is so variable week to week but Chris will always try to accommodate my requests when I reach out to him. As soon as my dog sees Chris, she goes ballistically happy and is so excited! This, to me, is a true testament of how good Chris is w/ my dog. I highly recommend Chris Kennedy to take care of your dog just for a day, an hour, or a whole week (or even longer which I have needed). It is such a comfort to know my dog is happy and well cared for when we travel.

Seriously, nobody acknowledged us the whole time we were in there. I had to ask them questions 5…read moremins after we were there. Its just rude. The adult behind the counter has he personality of a mop. A very wet mop!!! We went into the bike store a few doors down and we were acknowledged right away and we said we were all set. A few mins later looking at a bike someone else offered us help. Thats customer service. Needless to say we bought nothing at the healthy animal because i wanted some recommendations on cat food. No customer service equals no sale!!

I really like and support the concept of this store. I'm all about holistic things for both myself…read moreand my pets. The reason I only give 3 stars is the lack of selection with the dry dog food. I know they're willing to order items for you, but I wish they stocked the store with more variety. I feed my gang Evanger's and while the HA has the canned food, they don't carry the kibble in store which is very inconvenient if you run out and need more within a day or two. The store is extremely clean and nicely set up. They have a small selection of toys, some cute collars and natural chew treats. Diane is a sweetheart and very easy to talk to and knowledgable. Would be 5 stars hands down if there was more kibble in store. EDIT: bumping HA up to five stars. After getting treated so rudely at another store I've been going to for years, this place not having as big of a selection is made up for in the customer service department. I recently switched my pet over to a different diet and the healthy animal just happens to carry exactly what I need. They're so so nice here and if they ever don't have a certain flavor they'll order it no issues. They don't pressure you into anything and I totally appreciate that.