Maggie Marshall Dog Training

07/01/2025

Gorgeous girl Summer just started her journey to become cool, calm and collected.

03/01/2025

Are you willing to stop doing the things that have created your dog’s behavior and start doing the things needed to change it?

01/01/2025

Isn’t Jack handsome?? He’s a really good boy working on being great!

31/12/2024

Today, I completed an apprenticeship with Blake Rodriguez of Dream Come True k9 in Delray, FL. I have been following Blake's content for years and when I moved here, I reached out. I feel very fortunate to have met him and his family and been able to see inside his world. Sharing knowledge is brave and generous!

I highly recommend following Blake on Instagram. He is clear and his methods are filled with common sense, plus you get to see all the dogs!!

28/12/2024

Discipline is an act of love to teach a dog to STOP doing something unpleasant or dangerous. I call it an act of love, because it takes time and effort from you to do this and most behaviors that get disciplined go away, which leads to a safer and happier life for you and your dog!

If you have no idea how to apply discipline, call me!

27/12/2024

If the puppy is living with you, NOW is the time to train.

19/12/2024

Jax p*eps!!! Amazing deal. Included group classes too.

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m running a “Christmas special” now until January 1st! Normally priced at $999 this price will come down to $799 an amazing opportunity to save some Christmas cash. You’ll find this special on my website NOW come check out www.marshalldogtraining.com before this deal expires!!

19/12/2024

We don't always get the outcome you wish for, but knowing what is best results in the best outcome for all!

"Maggie Marshall was able to help me to learn and understand behaviors exhibited by a beautiful found dog, who I had hoped to adopt. Bear, a very large, young male Labrador came into my life approximately six months after losing my 12-year-old black Labrador. Having a 3-year-old male golden doodle and a 4-year-old female golden retriever who peacefully and harmoniously lived with my black lab, I never questioned “would they get along?” I was shocked and terrified when I walked into my house, with Bear on leash, resulting in lunging, snarling, and barking. Fortunately, I was able to quickly pull him back outside. I automatically assumed it was because he had an aggression problem towards other dogs, especially since he would cry and bark at other dogs when we were out on walks.
I searched the internet for answers and followed the advice of my vet, who recommended having them meet on neutral turf. In the meantime, I was living with two groups of dogs under the same roof, isolated from one another, splitting my already limited time between them. Bear was an amazing and beautiful good boy in every other way possible, I just could not understand. Following the advice from what I read and received from my vet, I never felt comfortable allowing Bear to be with my other two despite multiple attempts. I reached out to multiple rescues, who all assumed that Bear was “dog aggressive” just because I thought so. I had multiple people who were interested in adopting him, but no one I felt comfortable with, and some who were not comfortable after I gave full disclosure. No one would help us until Maggie was recommended by the GREAT Rescue of NE FL, nine months later.
Maggie demonstrated her knowledge and experience in a safe manner when she came to my house to conduct a behavioral assessment on Bear. What we found was Bear was a social and good citizen after a gentle introduction to my very timid and friendly female golden retriever. He likely had not had much socialization experience in his past life. The outcome was not as I had hoped with my male golden doodle, as he and Bear were both unaltered, although Bear was not aggressive, rather he was defensive as my golden doodle was persistent in his attempts at intimidation.
As much as it was difficult to realize that I could not provide the ideal home for Bear, it was a joyous victory for Bear to learn he was not dog aggressive after all. This cleared the way for the assistance of the GREAT Rescue in finding Bear his best furever home, which he has since gone to and is living his best life, while receiving ongoing training with Maggie Marshall. I really did not know that professionals like Maggie existed to assist with these types of situations, who were realistically affordable. Maggie made what seemed like an impossible situation into a good outcome for all. I highly recommend Maggie Marshall Dog Training! "

- Karen Greenan, Jacksonville FL

18/12/2024

Some people tip service people over the Holiday season and that's super nice, but can add up! Have you considered a positive review on social media? Good reviews create more work and help businesses make more money. It's just as good as a cash tip!

Small businesses thrive on happy customers who spread the word about their experiences. We thought, maybe you all don't know how important a review can be, or what we would like you to say. We hope this helps you and us!

17/12/2024

Tomorrow I celebrate my 16th year as a dog trainer and business owner!

14/12/2024

I am sharing this old blog post, cause it keeps coming up!

I realize being called The Treat Lady is a blow to my ego and I also realize that if I were 100% secure, it wouldn't phase me at all, because the comment says more about the client than me. Still, I am a human and it erks me!

Names, labels, belittling and minimizing me to make ones-self feel better, when the dog performs for me and not the owner; is simply maddening.

I sure hope I am not guilty of belittling others due to my insecurities or ignorance.

I hate being called the Treat Lady and here is why.

14/12/2024

13/12/2024

I’m always amazed at how little some owners want to know about their dogs.

Your life can only improve with education, knowledge and skills.

You and your dog deserve these things.

09/12/2024

You can only train your dog to have skill that you decide she needs.

You can only enforce a rule that you create.

Dog training begins in your mind and imagination!

08/12/2024

What do you wish your dog would do when asked?

03/12/2024

I heard this today: If we remove blame, we open up areas of responsibility. I relate most things to dog training, so here goes....

We can all easily blame the dog:

"I bring him out to p*e and stand there for 20 minutes and nothing. When I bring him in, he goes!!!"

Or

"He drags me around on leash!"

We can all easily blame other family members:

"The kids wanted the dog, but never help with it!"

or

"My husband won't get on board with the training. I'm alone and am overwhelmed."

If we let go of these blame statements, what is left? Our responsibility. That's all we got! What can I do? If we approach our dog training (or our lives) with this attitude, it makes a big difference.

I can pay more attention to housetraining by keeping a log, taking the dog out on leash and rewarding him when he goes.

I can watch a video on how to leash train a dog and follow the instructions.

I can ask my kids to help and when they don't, give them a consequence - feed the dog or don't go out with friends.

I can ask my husband to show up for training. I can make it fun if we do it together or I can be busy training the dog, the next time he wants my attention!

Let's all (me too!) stop blaming and start training.

23/11/2024

"Worry and guilt are first cousins-worry is the reason why people don't set boundaries; guilt is the reason people don't stand firm on them."

-Trent Shelton