Instinct Dog Training of NJ and PA

10/12/2025

4 pm eastern update: all well, playgroups indoors and high winds have not arrived. Next update 9 pm eastern

11:30 am eastern update: winds remain moderate and no rain yet. All well here!

Hello Instinct Families! Helper dog Bridget checking in with a storm update. We’ve got extra people in to help; the rain will be less than forecast so the likelihood of flooding in our area is reduced. The issue will be high winds. Once the winds kick up we’ll convert to potty and play walks indoors to keep the pups and our team safe. Next update will be at 11 am easternn

09/23/2025

More of our friends for the week of the dog!

09/22/2025

It’s National Dog Week! A very happy time here at Instinct and we’ll be celebrating our campers, day schoolers, daycare and boarding pups!

09/06/2025

Please help us welcome Leah Bornstein and her pup Tucker! Leah is a certified trainer who works with dogs both in homes and virtually. She is fluent in American Sign Language. Leah will be offering in homes lessons in the Central NJ counties of Essex, Union, Somerset and Middlesex. Welcome to our team Leah and Tucker! We are so very glad you joined our Instinct family!

07/31/2025

07/31/2025

LAST UPDATE:

All clear! The streets surrounding our facility did not flood nor did our Englewood facility. This is our final update. The storms largely missed us though they did considerable damage to communities in central New Jersey and the Jersey Shore. Please keep those affected in your thoughts.

UPDATE: As of 6 pm the storms seem to have split and are passing North and South of us.

We are continuing to monitor the situation closely, it looks like there will not be any flooding on our block or connecting streets

We will update this at 9 pm *unless* something changes in which case we’ll update immediately

For all of our families please stay safe!

Camper Olive here to let all our families know that we are prepared for any possible flooding tonight. We’ll update everyone here as the afternoon and evening progress. We have staff here all night, the generator is ready and if we have flooding in the building we have a site specific map of areas to which we will relocate within the building. We have areas that do not flood and will move them to those safer areas as needed

07/03/2025

Camper Dwight starting off the holiday weekend early! If your fur friends (including cats!) struggle with fireworks they may need some extra love and attention this holiday weekend 💕.

06/18/2025

Alumni Day School! Our alumni Koda and Toby, pictured here enjoying our new DaySchool program! This program can be added on to boarding or be booked as a stand alone. In addition to daycare content our pups also have extra time for fun agility, nosework, parkour, sniff walks and reinforcement of basic manners. Head on over to our website for information on how to book your pup into Day School!

06/04/2025

We are expanding our offerings for you and our family!

For a while now, our alumni have been asking for more options in both boarding and day programs. After talking and brainstorming with our families we’ve developed a new program for dogs who need a bit more! Whether your pup has anxiety, reactivity, fear or just plain needs a job to do every day our new Day School offering helps meet your needs. Currently it is available Tuesdays through Fridays but will expand to Sundays and Mondays soon.

Offering fun agility, nosework, outdoor pack walks, treadmill time and more our team can tailor a day based on your pup’s unique needs. This offering can be stand alone (you send your pup for a day specifically for these activities) or you can add this to our traditional boarding day. Please note this does not replace a training camp or lessons - this is a fun way for your pup to learn a new sport while also helping exercise their brain. Email us at [email protected] to book your session!

04/02/2025

Instinct owner Suze is fostering this wonderful joyful boy! He will be in the foster care program for a while, as he needs to gain a lot of weight and we need a deeper understanding of what’s going on with his eyes that caused his blindness. So if you’re able to head on over to their website and donate to Jacob‘s care!

02/08/2025

01/20/2025

Having Dobermans play well together takes a lot of monitoring and coordination. Adoptable Dawkins (a 1 year old Blue Dobie) never learned how to play as a puppy.

So helper dog Bridget has been helping him learn to come in softer and defer. He’s come a long way! And when he gets a little much she corrects him again. This type of training is only possible if the recipient (Dawkins) can accept correction- which he does!

Dawkins, a one year old Blue dobie with natural ears, is adoptable through our friends at Doberman Pinscher Rescue of PA, Inc.! If you’re interested head on over to their page to apply. And he comes with three free lessons at Instinct Dog Training of NJ and PA!