Haggerty Dog Training

Haggerty Dog Training The Haggerty Family has been training dogs since 1962! Babette is carrying the legacy her dad began in 1962.

She has been Training Everyday People to Have Once in a Lifetime Dogs full time since 1989! Few trainers are born to be trainers, but Babette Haggerty was born into a family of trainers, breeders, and handlers. Her dad was Captain Haggerty, who is considered the pioneer in the field of dog training. It was said that he “made it a respected profession” and that “he did for dog training what the Be

atles did for rock n roll.”


After spending her childhood working in the family dog training school, training, walking, cleaning up p**p as well as answering the phones, Babette moved to Florida and built the most respected dog training school in Palm Beach County. She has now returned to her roots to New Jersey where she is helping families to have once-in a-lifetime dogs. Her articles have appeared in Dog Fancy and Dog World, and she has authored three books and co-authored three others, all on training. She has served on the board of the IACP and the Alliance of Purebred Dog Writers. Not just a trainer, she has presented seminars to AKC Judges on the German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois and bred and shown Belgian Malinois to their championship,as well as developed training programs for Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. She volunteers her time to rescue groups such as Garden State German Shepherd Rescue. She has appeared on different levels of press, radio and tv, such as the LA Times, Martha Stewart and the Today Show. When she is not training the dogs of Seth Meyers, Jack Nicklaus, Jimmy Buffet or the late Senator Lautenberg, she is at home with her two children, a German Shepherd, a Standard Poodle, a Pug and a Norfolk Terrier.

09/11/2024

Never Forget! 🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️

As a dog trainer, I get to meet the most special dogs and their people. Unfortunately, dogs don't live forever.  It is t...
08/24/2024

As a dog trainer, I get to meet the most special dogs and their people. Unfortunately, dogs don't live forever. It is these texts that I hate but also remind me why I do what I do! I am so grateful that I got to share B with her wonderful family!

Just out for a Sunday drive with Mom to look at land!
07/21/2024

Just out for a Sunday drive with Mom to look at land!

Keep your dog safe this 4th!
07/03/2024

Keep your dog safe this 4th!

Jameson is resting after a good first session.
07/01/2024

Jameson is resting after a good first session.

Hank is all ready for his first lesson!
06/29/2024

Hank is all ready for his first lesson!

Love walking into my student’s lesson and being greeted with cuteness overload!
06/27/2024

Love walking into my student’s lesson and being greeted with cuteness overload!

06/20/2024

I will discuss the recent arrest of a Martin County dog trainer and as always answer your questions and problems.

06/19/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

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Max learning to stay.
06/17/2024

Max learning to stay.

Bourbon is hoping some distraction dogs show up at Starbucks soon.
06/06/2024

Bourbon is hoping some distraction dogs show up at Starbucks soon.

My students always ask me what I think about spay or neuter. My answer has changed over the years and for the last 10 pl...
06/05/2024

My students always ask me what I think about spay or neuter. My answer has changed over the years and for the last 10 plus years I have been suggesting no earlier than 1 year. Well here is more on that.

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/when-should-you-neuter-or-spay-your-dog?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Crm34cgfQtJ0Mrf4NLImUiFuBm-_HzaD_WrgiHCC1ynPJkyhjTIKN3qY_aem_AbZ2-rOssUxKQA8dQkM6qExYwVf2Jy6KJLPgblX4iWqYeGteg8G7N26nhHOk6NKUF8oR26tWunAxXar8d1bL0mlf

A new study provides updated guidelines to decrease risk of certain cancers and joint disorders.

Little Maddy’s first day of puppy training.
06/05/2024

Little Maddy’s first day of puppy training.

Today we honor our soldiers, military dogs and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice!
05/27/2024

Today we honor our soldiers, military dogs and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice!

05/27/2024

Today we honor our soldiers, military dogs and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice! Babette Haggerty's School for Dogs is forever grateful to you!

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Elvis and Stevie congratulate Mercedes and Sage!
05/15/2024

Elvis and Stevie congratulate Mercedes and Sage!

05/12/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all of you Dog Moms out there! Remember that your dog may rock your world but you are your dog's rock!

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Few trainers are born to be trainers, but Babette Haggerty was born into a family of trainers, breeders, and handlers. Her dad was Captain Haggerty, who is considered the pioneer in the field of dog training. It was said that he “made it a respected profession” and that “he did for dog training what the Beatles did for rock n roll.” After spending her childhood working in the family dog training school, training, walking, cleaning up p**p as well as answering the phones, Babette moved to Florida and built the most respected dog training school in Palm Beach County. She has now returned to her roots to New Jersey where she is helping families to have once-in a-lifetime dogs. Her articles have appeared in Dog Fancy and Dog World, and she has authored three books and co-authored three others, all on training. She has served on the board of the IACP and the Alliance of Purebred Dog Writers. Not just a trainer, she has presented seminars to AKC Judges on the German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois and bred and shown Belgian Malinois to their championship,as well as developed training programs for Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. She volunteers her time to rescue groups such as Garden State German Shepherd Rescue. She has appeared on different levels of press, radio and tv, such as the LA Times, Martha Stewart and the Today Show. When she is not training the dogs of Seth Meyers, Jack Nicklaus, Jimmy Buffet or the late Senator Lautenberg, she is at home with her two children, a German Shepherd, a Corgi, French Bulldog and Norfolk Terrier.

About Haggerty Dog Training: Everyone dreams of having that perfect, once-in-a-lifetime dog. But too often, the dream doesn’t match reality. Maybe your dog barks constantly, jumps on you or chews your things. Perhaps he has severe behavior issues such as anxiety or aggression towards other dogs or people. Maybe he pulls on the leash, lunges at other dogs or completely ignores your commands. Or maybe you just have a new puppy and want to make sure that none of these things ever happens to you! Regardless, if any of these sound familiar, Haggerty Dog Training can help give you the dog of your dreams.

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