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Pawsitive Steps LLC

Dog Training and Behavioral Modification. Serving the ME, NH and Southern Maine Seacoast since 1996. Over 29 years experience training dogs and their humans.

Building bonds and strengthening relationships is my passion.

11/07/2024

If you haven’t set up a trial day for your holiday boarding, now is the time before all available spots are booked. Please email [email protected] for more information/requirements and to schedule a trial day. Keep in mind, your dog cannot come for a trial day within 14 days of getting a kennel cough vaccine (we require a two week wait period post vaccine), proof of current vacs and a negative f***l (no longer than 30 days old).

10/24/2024

No tricks here; just new treats and spooky fun Halloween toys! Come on in and shop today🎃

10/06/2024

LAST CALL: Class confirmations for all applications classes that start this week in our Salisbury location have been sent out. If you did not receive one, check your spam and if it isn’t there- we have not received your application. If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected] asap to touch base. I will be back and forth btwn Maine and Salisbury all day seeing private clients before classes start and we need to make sure you have all the necessary information so you are aware of what to bring, where to park, etc.

10/02/2024

Someone will be in our Salisbury office from 10 - noon today. Feel free to stop by to drop off class applications, vet records or to pick up teething, and enrichment items. We are located at 66 Elm Street, Salisbury in the beautiful new Stand By Me complex, on the 2nd floor mezzanine, last door on the right.

Please DO NOT ring the bell at the reception desk. That is for Stand by Me Dog Day Care & Boarding Facility clients only. Please come right up to the training room. :)

10/01/2024

New Classes Starting NEXT Week!

PUPPY II (with AKC Star Puppy Option)
Date: October 7 – November 11
Day: Monday
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: The Second 1/2 of our Puppy K. Please note that completion of Puppy II or Family Dog II is required to enroll in all of our upper-level classes.
*AGE RESTRICTION: Puppies must be less than 10 months old when this class is scheduled to end in order to enroll. For older pups, please enroll in Family Dog II.
Cost: $250
Prerequisites: Completion of our Puppy K
Cost: $250

PUPPY KINDERGARTEN
Date: October 7 – November 11
Day: Monday
Time: 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: Beginner class for puppies 8 – 19 weeks at the start of class
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $250

FAMILY DOG I
Date: October 7 – November 11
Day: Monday
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: Beginner class open to dogs of all ages, including puppies for whom the Family Dog time slot works better than available Puppy K classes.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $250

OUT & ABOUT (NBPT)
Date: October 8 – October 29 (Rain date 11/12)
Day: Tuesday
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Various (Newburyport)
Class Description: Becky’s favorite class to teach! We take both handler and dog on the road to various locations to test their training skills in public. Focus is on Real Life Help for Real Life Situations.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least one round of Intermediate, (or higher-level class with Pawsitive Steps..
Cost: $200 (This class meets for 4 weeks)

FAMILY DOG II
Date: October 8 – November 19 (No class 11/5- go VOTE!)
Day: Tuesday
Time: 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: The Second 1/2 of our Family Dog I or Puppy K. Required to move to our upper-level classes.
Open to dogs of all ages, incl puppies for whom this is a better schedule fit than Puppy II.
Prerequisites: Completion of our Puppy K or Family Dog I
Cost: $250

INTERMEDIATE MANNERS
Date: October 8 – November 19 (No class 11/5- go VOTE!)
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: Putting the pieces of your foundation from your previous classes into action. Focusing on the 3 D’s (distance, duration and distraction), and adding some new commands and concepts.
Prerequisites: Completion of Puppy II or Family Dog II or the equivalent level of private instruction @ Pawsitive Steps
Cost: $250

FAMILY DOG I
Date: October 16 – November 20
Day: Wednesday (mornings)
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: Beginner class open to dogs of all ages, including puppies for whom the Family Dog time slot works better than available Puppy K classes.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $250

FAMILY DOG II
Date: October 16 – November 20
Day: Wednesday (early afternoon)
Time: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Location: Pawsitive Steps (Salisbury – Upstairs Mezz)
Class Description: The Second 1/2 of our Family Dog I or Puppy K. . Required to move to our upper-level classes.
Open to dogs of all ages, incl puppies for whom this is a better schedule fit than Puppy II.
Prerequisites: Completion of our Puppy K or Family Dog I
Cost: $250

PUPPY KINDERGARTEN / FAMILY DOG I COMBO CLASS
Date: September 8 – October 13
Day: Sunday
Time: 5:15 – 6:15 pm
Location: Ann-imals (York, ME)
Class Description: Beginner class for puppies and dogs of all ages
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $250

PUPPY II / FAMILY DOG II COMBO CLASS
Date: September 8 – October 13
Day: Sunday
Time: 6:15 – 7:15 pm
Location: Ann-imals (York, ME)
Class Description: Second 1/2 of our Family Dog I or Puppy K. Open to dogs of all ages. Required to move to our upper-level classes.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $250

INTERMEDIATE MANNERS
Date: September 8 – October 13
Day: Sunday
Time: 7:15 – 8:15 pm
Location: Ann-imals (York, ME)
Class Description: Putting the pieces of your foundation from your previous classes into action. Focusing on the 3 D’s (distance, duration and distraction), and adding some new commands and concepts.
Prerequisites: Completion of Puppy II or Family Dog II or the equivalent level of private instruction @ Pawsitive Steps
Cost: $250

For more info & class applications, visit www.pawsitivesteps.pet

08/29/2024

IMPORTANT ALERT FOR BOARDING CLIENTS COMING FROM AMES/NBPT/PORTSMOUTH AREA FOR DROP OFFS THIS AM:
There was an incident on the Pisq Bridge involving a police shootout and deaths. Traffic isn’t moving either way and even the Memorial Bridge is not moving either. I would suggest either an afternoon pick up time, or we can drop off before tonight’s classes in Salisbury. PLEASE REACH OUT TO BECKY’S PERSONAL CELL (not the PS Buiz line). We have room for all the dogs currently boarding to stay another night if needed, so no need to panic. I will update everyone once traffic is moving. You should have texts to your cells, but I know some of you might be still at airports etc.

08/28/2024

Thank you to everyone for spreading the word about our Back to School Backpack Program. All the back packs have found their way to a local child in need! Thabks for spreading the word and being a little bit of light in our local communities.

08/11/2024

OFFICE HOURS TODAY NOW - 1:00 pm in our location at 66 Elm Street, Salisbury in the Stand By Me complex.

I’ll be at our Salisbury location from 10:30 - 1:00 pm today putting together some donations we are doing for up coming local charity events and working on the new schedule.

It’s the PERFECT time to stop by to do a Talk’n’Shop. If you don’t have a change to browse before or after class, this is a Hrwat opportunity to come discuss how to handle your pups teething, things you can use for crate allcimation, enrichment for the brain for when the weather is too rainy or dangerously hot to provide pups who are very good as finding their own way to pass the time when their needs aren’t being met. In fact, if you are waiting to start classes with us- you might not even know what those are. And the are often the answers to managing normal puppy behaviors that of not re-direction can be danetois or fatal.

We can chat about the items you want to stay away from, deceptive advertising on unsafe protects geared for the average pet owner who doesn’t have a training team beginning them who want you to have the healthy, safest options on your shopping list (vs what your friends might have recommended).

Stop by. If the door downstairs in the Stand by Me Lobby is locked when you arrive, please DO NOT RING THE DOORBELL (that’s for SBM). Instead simply text {do not call} (978) 255-0265 and someone will unlock the door.

Young Puppies under 6 months old may accompany their owners, even if you have not started your puppy k class yet it it’s not necessary to bring your puppy to come by. And, this is NOT one of our puppy playtimes.

If your pup or dog is an older, please stop by with your human family and we can chat and identify items we have specifically acquired to help you.

This is intended to keep our clients from spending money on items that might be marketed week, but are not going to help your problems And often make them worse, along with safety and education.

You can also pick up lingering Ooen House prizes and grab a filled back pack for someone in your community that may benefit from our Back to Schhol Backpack program (we have 7 left).

Have a difficult schedule but have been waiting to get in for a Private Behavioral Consultation or follow up lesson with Becky? Bring your schedule with you, and let get you in quicker than emailing back and forth. Please do not being dogs that we have identified as dogs who are not social with strangers and or other dogs.

Lastly, if you are coming-
PLEASE KEEP YOIR DOGS YO YOURSELF AT ALL times. Next to you, not 6 feet out. The other buiz rides in the complex are open as well.

Pass the reception desk and Come right up to the 2nd floor mezzanine. Least door on the left, with Pawsitive Steos sign on the door.

Unless you know ow you are grabbing a quick toy or handing in a quick app, there is overflow parking next door at Millennium Engineering.

07/26/2024

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06/18/2024

I’lll be in Salisbury for at least the next hour or so if anyone wants to stop by and pick up prizes if you are in the area from our open house or if you need anything else - text me and I’ll come let you in. I’ll be tearing the office area apart and putting it back together.

06/07/2024

Stop by for freebies (while they last!), some cool merch and a great time!

06/03/2024

NO MONDAY CLASSES IN SALISBURY TODAY due to construction on the facility as a whole. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

As of now, Thursday classes look good as the fence project should be done by then.

05/30/2024

Pet Portrait Giveaway! 🎨🐱🐶⁠⁠
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5 winners will receive a virtual portrait of one pet, in the style shown above! Cats & dogs are both welcome to enter.⁠
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Head to our Instagram to enter: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7jvBJcMY3D/

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Amesbury, MA

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I spy with my little eye, a beautiful pie from Andyman Dessert & Baking Co. from two adorable clients who go to daycare at Seacoast Lucky Dog Daycare for their staff! Good job! I just want to know Candi Hayford, did they pay in biscuits or kisses? 🔊🎶

Happy Birthday to our little old lady Eva! With Rottweilers, every year past 8 is a gift. She was not very happy that I left her to teach 3 classes and came home smelling like other dogs and treats and she was at home with her dad and Maddie watching CNN. But, her surf and turf birthday dinner of steak and mackerel allowed her to forgive me.

Jax and Gus are super excited to start Puppy Kindergarten with us. Just like their predecessors (Joppa and Chex) did over a decade ago. If you have a puppy under 6 months old, you can join these cuties as well as a few others in our Puppy K class starting on Tuesday nights If you have a class over6 months old who is new to us, your dog would be in our Basic Manners class. For our past Puppy K or Badic Manners class graduates, the next class for you is Intermediate Manners. That is part 2 of our Puppy K or Basic Manners Class. Email [email protected] for more info.