Testimonials

Training Bleu the Sheltie

Trainer : Julie Mendelsohn

Julie and her Zen Dog methods have resolved a problem I’ve had with my dog since adopting him 3 years ago. Getting Bleu’s leash on him to go out was a struggle to say the least as Bleu thought a game of chase for 10 minutes was the accepted norm. Being a...

Training Hank, a high-energy puppy!

Training Hank, a high-energy puppy!

Trainer : Gordon Fontaine

My husband and I had our first training session with Gordon today. We have a 4.5 month old puppy and we were looking for someone who used positive reinforcement and could train us to train Hank (our dog). This was a great experience! Gordon taught us a bunch of...

Positive Reinforcement Dog Training

Positive Reinforcement Dog Training

Trainer : Gordon Fontaine

My family got a 8 week old puppy a month ago and the best thing we did in prep was to get the puppy training package at Zen Dog Training. Gordon at Zen Dog knows a ton about dogs (and people) and is easy to work with.  He helped us prioritize what to focus on and...

Virtual Dog Training

Trainer : Emily Fleming

Thank you so much! Emily was fantastic to work with, and could not recommend more highly. We found Zen Dog during quarantine with our 11-week old puppy, beginning with training by Zoom (knowing that there would later be a safe yard visit if we all felt comfortable)....

Puppy Training

Trainer : Emily Fleming

We had a wonderful experience working with Emily Fleming at Zen Dog. Our sheepadoodle puppy started off relatively well-behaved, so we didn’t think we had that much to do. But we were totally shocked by how much he still had to learn and everything we were able...

Virtual Dog Training Sessions

Trainer : Emily Fleming

I recently adopted a dog who is the sweetest little lady…and totally in need of support and training. Emily, our Zen Dog trainer TOTALLY came through for the win. We had two online sessions. During both, Emily was funny, talked about herself and her own adorable...

Reactive Dog Training

Trainer : Emily Fleming

We worked with Emily on aggressive and reactive issues with our 9 month old puppy who was growling and lunging at certain strangers out of fearfulness. She was so helpful in explaining his behavior and why he was acting the way he was and showing us how to handle each...

Training a Boston Terrier Puppy

Trainer : Gordon Fontaine

We used Zen Dog Training within the first few weeks of getting our Boston Terrier puppy. We were so happy with the results! Boston Terriers are known for being tough to train, but Gordon gave us really helpful techniques that were easy to implement (which was great...

Positive Reinforcement training made a big difference

Trainer : Gordon Fontaine

We had a great experience with Gordon’s puppy class in Arlington! He’s so knowledgeable and patient, and he balances the class so that the puppies get to practice their training, but also get to play and socialize while Gordon watches. The socialization...

Puppy Class with Neil

Trainer : Neil Simmons

If I could give 6 stars I would. My wife and I just completed the 6 session puppy class with Neil and it was fantastic. The main draw for the classes is the socialization with other young pups, but we still learned plenty from Neil that wasn’t covered in our one...