Courteous Canine, LLC

Courteous Canine, LLC Courteous Canine is the leading dog training and dog care facility serving Rhode Island.

We offer private pet dog training and behavior modification, puppy training and socialization, a range of dog training classes, dog and puppy playgroups, dog sports, pet first aid training, and therapy dog classes.

09/23/2025
Congrats to Jean MacMillian & Pi. We can't wait to see you keep coming out of your shell in Focused Puppy class this wee...
09/22/2025

Congrats to Jean MacMillian & Pi. We can't wait to see you keep coming out of your shell in Focused Puppy class this week!

09/20/2025

What if dogs could live longer lives? Celine Halioua has raised $135 million from top investors to develop canine longevity pills—and expects to get her first conditional approval from the FDA next year. http://on.forbes.com/6188AVGEp (Photo: Ethan Pines)

So interesting….
09/18/2025

So interesting….

09/15/2025

Address

212 Main Street
Wakefield, RI
02879

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+14019542699

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Who We Are

Courteous Canine, LLC offers private dog training and behavior modification, puppy training and socialization, a range of dog training classes, dog and puppy playgroups, dog sports, pet first aid training, and therapy dog classes. We use only science-based, positive reinforcement, and force-free methods.

The trainers at Courteous Canine, LLC are supervised by Karen McCarthy, CDBC, CPDT-KA who holds a Master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Simmons College and completed her mentor hours at Boston MSPCA’s Behavior Department.

Karen McCarthy is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC), a Pet Partner Evaluator, an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen and STAR Puppy Evaluator, a professional member of the Association for Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), and an Authorized Mentor Trainer for Animal Behavior College. She also has a Citation in Animal Cognition from Harvard University Extension School, and regularly attends seminars with the best instructors and theorists in the dog training field, including Dr. Ian Dunbar, Patricia McConnell, Susan Garrett, Kathy Sdao, and John Rogerson.

Many of our trainers are members of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers. All of our trainers who are employed by Courteous Canine are working towards their Certification of Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT-KA).