Groovy Dogs

22/09/2025

03/09/2025

Repetition + consistency = successful training.
So who's training who in your house? 😆

23/08/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭! 🐾
"The people are friendly, the dogs don't bark at me, and the Pup Cup from Let It Be was heavenly! Four paws, highly recommended!"

21/08/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞. 🐶
You KNOW your dog is capable, because you've seen them do it with balls, or squirrels, or other dogs passing by...

The question is: do they do it with YOU? 🤔

▪️Laser Focus.
▪️Rocket Recall.
▪️Loose-Leash Walking.
▪️Impulse Control.
▪️Unlimited Devotion.

These are the hallmarks of Motivated Discipline, one of the principle elements of Trust-Based Training.

You don't get this kind of devotion from mere obedience.

You need Reliable Leadership before you can expect Reliable Results. That's where Trust-Based Training comes in.

I don't train your dogs, I train YOU. 👍

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐕𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 🐾
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
"𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑠 𝐴 𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑊𝑎𝑦 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑠ℎ"
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐞: GroovyDogs.us
Arrange for a FREE, no-obligation assessment today! 😃

16/08/2025

𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 😉

15/08/2025

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞! 💖
This was an amazing experience. If you're looking for a trainer for your dog, I highly recommend working with Bruce at Groovy Dogs.

This is my first dog and my boyfriend's first puppy - while we were doing OK with some training we were starting to struggle with consistency, walking him on a leash and not being pulled, etc. We were watching YouTube videos, following training accounts on social media, and getting lots of conflicting messages!

Over the last 6 weeks, Bruce's trust-based approach has had a great impact on how we interact with our dog and how he responds! He got to know our dog and adjusted what we were focusing on each week to tailor to his strengths and needs. Plus, he made it more palatable and fun for us and our pup. Through quick 2-minute games throughout the day, we gained consistency with our training and strengthened our bond with our boy.

Not only did Fletcher gain a ton of know-how, but we feel so well equipped to reinforce and maintain this training moving forward, and in a way that doesn't feel like training. Thank you Bruce, we can't wait to see you for our graduation field trip!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐲! 🥰 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟓-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.trustindex.io/reviews/groovydogs.us

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐕𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 🐶
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
"𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑠 𝐴 𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑊𝑎𝑦 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑠ℎ"
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐞: www.GroovyDogs.us
Arrange for a FREE, no-obligation assessment today! 😃

14/08/2025

It's a semi-true story, believe it or not...

01/08/2025

I get to spend next week with THIS big goofball -- lucky MEEEEE 😂

30/07/2025

𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜. 🔥
My dog, 3 y/o mutt, Sal, is usually very apprehensive around strangers, but he warmed up to Bruce surprisingly quickly, and by the end of our sessions, he absolutely loved him. Bruce’s calm energy, clear communication, and patience made all the difference.

We were working on Sal’s on-leash reactivity, and Bruce gave me a ton of practical strategies and tips that I could use day to day. He emphasized that training takes reinforcement and continued effort, and helped me feel confident and equipped to keep the progress going on my own.

What really stood out were the “field trips” we took, training sessions in new, more challenging environments that helped Sal build confidence and learn how to stay calm even in unfamiliar situations. We also played some great training games that made learning fun for both of us.

I highly recommend Bruce to anyone looking for a thoughtful, effective, and compassionate trainer. He truly understands dogs, and their humans too.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫! 😍 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟓-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://www.trustindex.io/reviews/groovydogs.us

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐕𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 🐶
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
"𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑠 𝐴 𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑊𝑎𝑦 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑠ℎ"
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐞: www.GroovyDogs.us
Arrange for a FREE, no-obligation assessment today! 😃

28/07/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐨 💖

"I adopted my Great Dane Mastiff mix, Lena, without knowing that she had severe anxiety and fear aggression. She snarled and tried to bite anything or anyone who would go near her. She quickly attached to me, a rather small 23 year old woman, whom could not handle her massive strength. I didn’t know what to do as I couldn’t handle her but I knew that if I took her back to the shelter she would likely not find a home with her size and aggression.

So I called Bruce, and the next day he was at my door.

He came in cautiously as Lena barked and growled at him. She lunged and bit at his arm, but instead missed and caught his sleeve. Bruce handled it calmly and set up an intense training plan to desensitize her to her fears. We thought it would take a long time for her to test him. But within 3 visits she would excitedly wait for him at the door. She adored Bruce, and I completely trusted him. After the initial home based training was complete we ventured out into the neighborhood and then parks and other public locations. He used all positive training: no prong collars, no shock collars, nothing. Only food and love as motivation. It took dedication to continue to socialize her but I could see her beginning to open up and become a much happier dog. We worked on fence aggression, bikes, joggers, children, everything.

Then one day Bruce took her to the dog park on one of her walks without me. And she absolutely loved it. She trusted him enough to not only go in but she actually played with the other dogs. I take her to the dog park nearly everyday, and it still brings me tears of joy to see her running around and loving the happy care free life that she deserves after years of abuse and neglect from her previous owners. She even has a group of dog park friends that she thinks are in her squad. I could have never have made this transformation happen without Bruce."

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐕𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 🐶
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
"𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑠 𝐴 𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑊𝑎𝑦 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑠ℎ"
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐞: www.GroovyDogs.us
Arrange for a FREE, no-obligation assessment today!