Best Friend Training

19/07/2024

Tory you look so gross after playing with your friends all morning, but at least you’re happy…

15/07/2024

Isn’t Bella pretty? Who could say ‘No’ to that face? Well we could, and will, a lot. But you get the idea, she’s cute.

04/07/2024

Got to work a little more with this handsome boy. It’s great to see his owners following up with his training and doing such a great job with him!

02/07/2024

Hi to everyone from Tory! We have availability to come meet new clients this month. If you are having any behavior issues with your dog send a message and we will get to work, the sooner the better! We also will be working the next few days over the holiday if anyone needs anything.

27/06/2024

How about this handsome young fella? Dobermans are such beautiful dogs, and like all dogs but especially guard breeds socialization when they are this young is key.

26/06/2024

New collar for Tory, isn’t she pretty?

11/06/2024

Ona being a smart girl…

03/06/2024

One of our best friends Ozzy and his family moved away last week. Tory is sure going to miss him! It is always sad when we get to know a pup so well and they move on but it’s so rewarding meeting new ones and watching them grow up!

22/05/2024

Hey if anyone needs anything over Memorial Day weekend we will be around and working, don’t hesitate to reach out!

16/05/2024

Dave is a very handsome Border Collie who hasn’t had much socialization so far in life but is learning fast. We really love this breed!

13/05/2024

The Super Friends acting like some wild maniacs today…

07/05/2024

Tory is enjoying the nice weather today, hope everyone else is also. We would like to let everyone know we have some availability to come meet new clients the next couple weeks. If you have been putting off working on some behavior issues now is the time! Summer is around the corner and you’ll want your dog to be out having fun without embarrassing you 😂

Tell your friends! (Nicely, not everybody is ready to hear their dog needs a lot of work 🙂)

04/05/2024

We get asked a lot about playing tug with dogs. Is this ok? Will it just teach them to take things away from you? Playing games like this can be fun for the dog and are fine as long as the owner controls the action. You have to be the referee and it starts and stops when you say. If you play tugging games correctly you can go a long way towards establishing a good “give” command that will work later when they have a hold of a shoe or something else they shouldn’t!

04/05/2024

Tory walking like the perfect little angel she (usually) is. Notice how the leash is not tight. You want to have slack in the leash the whole walk unless you are giving a quick tug to direct or correct. If there is constant tension and you are just in a tug of war with the dog both you and your pet will just associate the whole process with stress. If you are having trouble with this with your own dog let us know!

03/05/2024

True for all of us with big shedders…

This is the only way to pick out your furniture….

04/04/2024

This nice pup and her owner did a great job in training today!

04/04/2024

Tory just looks so focused and intelligent, if we do say so ourselves…

02/04/2024

Hey hope everybody is staying warm through this unfortunate "spring" weather! Just wanted to let people know that we have some open days and times for new training clients the next couple weeks. Surely it will get warmer eventually and when it does you will want to get your dogs outside to enjoy it. Let us know if you need any help with leash walking, barking, reactions to strangers, whatever you are dealing with!

16/03/2024

Tory looking grown up, what happened to our little puppy?

11/03/2024

How two dogs fight over a bone without fighting over a bone…

03/03/2024

We worked with Cubby on some pretty serious behavior issues he’s been having for a long time and he did a great job! No matter how big the problem or how old the dog, they can always improve with some work.

20/02/2024

Our Jack and Tory in competition to see who gets to play with the new pup…

19/02/2024

Hey hope everybody is doing well. We have availability the next couple weeks to meet new training clients. If you are having issues with barking, leash walking, not listening, aggression, whatever the problem is… get a hold of us and we will come to you and get started working on it!

09/02/2024

For a dog that is well into his middle age, Kai has so much energy and excitement! It is great to be able to see a dog his age running around and playing like a puppy.

08/02/2024

Smokey is another one we have known for a long time. He was just a puppy when we first met, now he has grey in his beard. Time flies!

07/02/2024

Bowie looking handsome today…

06/02/2024

Nala was one of the first dogs we ever worked with when Best Friend Training started, and here she is today so many dog years later. It’s great that we still get to see her regularly, building these long term relationships with clients is the best part about small businesses ownership!

05/02/2024

Tory and Ozzie sitting nicely waiting for the ball to be thrown…

11/01/2024

Hey hope everybody is staying safe and warm with this weather we are having! Just would like to let you all know that we have some availability to come meet new training clients this month. If you got a new puppy for Christmas it is never too early to get started!

20/11/2023

We said goodbye to one of our own today. Forrest was a vigilant guardian, a loyal pack mate, and a good friend. We knew him from the time he was the size of a pair of shoes until his last breath and have no complaints about any of it. He will be dearly missed.