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The DogSmith of Boston North Certified Dog Training & Dog Behavior Consulting in the comfort of your own home, serving approximately 30 miles around Gloucester, MA.

All dogs trained with current, scientifically proven positive reinforcement methods & skills. Behavior Consulting and Training

17/11/2025
10/11/2025

We are a group of Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians, and Doctorate level Animal Behaviorists dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior. Join us and discover how insight into animal behavior can strengthen the human animal bond and enhance....

08/11/2025

Well said. You don't need yanking and cranking the leash & collar to have civilized, enjoyable walks... for BOTH dog and human. People routinely say to me, "Rod, you CAN'T use positive reinforcement to train dogs doing xyz" and I reply, "Really? Tell me more about that. Tell me more about how I can't do what I've been doing successfully for 20 years." It works if you put it in the effort and a sincere desire to do what's right for the dog, not you.

07/11/2025

When introducing a puppy to cat(s) already in the home, take it slow, new research suggests.

26/10/2025

I cannot stress this enough, and when I saw this graphic, I had to share it.

Your dog is not a programable, updatable or replaceable. And, neither are YOU. You are both two halves of one team and you will each have to meet each other where you're at on any particular day. The same goes for any relationship or partnership.

The last year and a half, as I've navigated grief and the world as a new context without my mother, training has looked different for me. I'm not as intense, I'm not as persistent, I truly don't hang my perception of myself anymore on how my dogs "perform" - but rather in how I feel around them, how they feel around me, and having more fun than finished product. They have met me in where I'm at, because a lot of the time "my best" is barely hanging on, and I have been so grateful to that.

I do the same for them. Some days they won't be on top of their game, they may be navigating something themselves - even if it's as simple as ALL THE LEAVES ARE BLOWING AND OMG - and I just have to lower my goals for that day and let it be. Life is too short to be mad at my DOGS. I mean, really.

In a world of technology and everything being taken over for us, try to relish in the unpredictability of nature and organic relationships. Remind yourself that even though you are surrounded by machines that do everything for you at the touch of a button, YOU are a human - an animal - and so is your dog. And it's one of the oldest and most sacred partnerships in the animal world, so enjoy it, don't try to control it or rush it. Our dogs don't, so we shouldn't either.

Helen St. Pierre

09/10/2025

Canine dysfunctional behavior is roughly equivalent to autism in dogs sharing similarities and behavior patterns with the condition in humans

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Dog Behavior Consulting, Dog Training, and Dog Bite Safety/Dog Behavior Seminars using force-free and science based methods! All dogs, all issues, I can help.