Recommended Obedience Trainers

Obedience training is not about teaching the dog. It's about socialization, bonding and working with the dog and distractions.

Let me say that again -- Obedience training is not about teaching the dog. It's about socialization, bonding and working with the dog and distractions. We require the completion of a group obedience class for 95% of our adopted canines for this reason and this reason alone. You are adopting a dominant breed - whether it's a rottweiler or a pitbull. You are adopting a breed that has negative public misconceptions. It is your responsibility as a rottweiler or pitbull owner to outshine every lab, golden and poodle owner out there with your well-mannered, well-socialized dog.

Below is a list of trainers that we have personal first hand experience with and/or are recommended by our adopters. If you feel strongly about a trainer you have worked with, please let us know and we'll add it to the list.

Massachusetts

Alpha One K9 Oasis
Shawn Masterson
Middleboro, MA
508-692-8055

All Dogs Allowed
Townsend, MA
Cassandra Tompkins
978-597-6447

Canine Connection
1613 South State Rd, Cheshire MA
413-442-7553

K-9 East
Burlington, MA
781-229-1317

Respectable Rover Whisper Training
Danielle Puduski, Behaviorist/Trainer
10 Winter St., West Brookfield, MA
508-867-3861

MasterPeace Dog Training
264 Fisher ST., Franklin MA
503-553-9300

Collinswood Kennels
81 West Street, Auburn MA
508-832-9394

New Hampshire

Mukota Kennels
119 Matthews Road, Swanzey NH
603-352-8809

American K9 Country
336 Rt 101, Amherst NH
603-672-8448

Melanie's Dog House
Melanie Perrault
Londonderry, NH
978-697-6158

Riverside K-9
48 Bridge Str., Nashua, NH
603-889-9800

Upper Valley Humane Society
300 Old Route 10, Enfield, NH
603-448-6888

Monadnock Humane Society
Rt 10, Swanzey NH
603-352-9011 x112

Citizen Kanine
Hillsboro NH
603-464-9073 

Upstate New York

Crossroads for Dogs
Cydney Cross
Old Chatham, NY
518-766-4766

Suzanne Bunney
518-452-8283

Maine

Pawsitive Steps
424 Harold Dow Hwy, Eliot ME
207-439-2384

Other locations where we adopt

John Gagnon's Dog House
227 Upton Road, Colchester, CT
860-537-3648

Tails U Win
175 Adams St., Manchester, CT
860-646-5033