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Dog Talk Informational Brochure - Real World Training for Real World Dogs

Certified Professtional Dog Trainers and Veterinarians

Certified Professtional Dog Trainers Setting the Standard

Certified Professional Dog Trainers and Breeders

We enjoy talking to you before class to ensure that it will be an enjoyable journey - 603-635-DOGS (3647)

Payment & Registration is easy. Check our Schedules Pronto for start dates & times.  Be mindful that we reserve the option of cancelling class and/or re-scheduling for events and workshops.  Make-up dates are always honored. 

Download a registration form and/or convert the pdf to a word document. 

Fill out the Registration Form- either with your appropriate payment information and $25.00 Deposit to hold a space in class, OR, prepay using PayPal below.

Our classes focus on family and therapy dog training.  Journey to New England Pet Partners, Inc. to learn more about become a Registered Pet Therapy Team with your dog.  Integrating this into training classes makes sense, desensitizing dogs to real world experiences. 

Training and Behavior Coaching

Level 1 Family Dog Training $180.00 Level 2 Family Dog Training $120.00 Level 3 Challenging $120.00 Private Coaching per hour $50.00

Attach Registration form and e-mail to dogtalktraining@comcast.net. 

You can fax to:  603-635-7441. 

Snail Mail:  24 Tenney Road, Pelham, NH  03076

Board Certified Counselor, NBCC, #40374

Certified Professional DogTrainer #1020213 CCPDT     

Registered Yoga Therapist - Yoga Alliance #25738      

Charter Member - APDT, #11

Association of Behavior Management Alliance--  ABMA                   

Canine Good Citizen - #10234

Dog Writer's Association of America

DT Brochure

DT Behavioral Counseling Brochure

DT Reg Form-Waiver

DT Guidelines for Class

Yoga Doga Courtesy

Puppy Socials

Level 1 Family Dog Training

Level 2 Family Dog Training

Level 3 Challenging

Dog Sports

Behavioral Counseling

DT Broch-Behavioral Counseling

Private Training

Telephone Coaching

Canine Massage Therapy

DT Broch-Canine Massage

Canine Puppy Pinches (a gentle desensitization massage)

Pet-Assisted Therapy

1-2-3 Re-Join Discount

Make-Up Classes

Open Enrollment

A vision / passion that we share in our book, Train Your Dog, Change Your Life, and know for sure is that the only thing that can create change is change.  You can't change your dog or anyone's behavior until you consider changing your own.

Training your dog can be a pleasant learning experience for humans and dogs.  It can help us overcome some fear, anxiety and stuck in the muck re-runs that we oftentimes re-play in our minds.  A small paradigm shift can help change a pattern of behavior, like getting yourself and your dog calm before training.  Getting connected with your dog can teach us how to let go and grow.   

Training dogs is not about dominance.  It is about developing a respectful relationship with leadership and trust. 

Our classes are unique in that we enjoy a whole-dog learning experience.  Noticing our and our dog's breathing, energy, balance and flow, and letting go of the struggle is the beginning of a lifelong friendship of understanding.

Twenty minutes of in-the-moment training can replace an hour of anxious, boring or repetitive training.  If the dog or the human) is zoned out, so will be the learning opportunity.  We integrate FUN and REWARDS into training.  We begin with warm-ups, increased intensity and learning, then fun, and easing out way back to calmness.  This technique helps to teach dogs the difference between work and play, jolly-up and settle-down. 

Beginning Pet-Assisted Therapy Training is integrated into Level 1 Training as a starting point for those interested in becoming registered pet partner or R.E.A.D. teams. These are the basic skills that all dogs need for the "real world" like socialization, sit, stay, down, come, take-it, leave-it, back-up, wait, easy and gentle.  For detailed information on becoming a Registered Pet Partner, journey to How to become a Pet Partner. 

We invite puppies from 12 to 16 weeks to puppy socials.  Puppy socials are short (15-20 minutes), supervised play sessions before class.  It is part of the "learning experience".  Pups navigate their way in interactions with other pups & humans.  They recognize and practice valuable body language cues & communications skills (Calming Signals© (Turid Rugaas).  Carefully taught human intervention emphasizes the leadership role (calm, flexible & assertive).  Puppy socials transition into Level 1 training class.

Level 1  Family and Therapy Dog Training ~ REAL WORLD TRAINING FOR REAL DOGS~

 Beginnings   6 - 1+ hour weekly sessions - $180

2-dog discount: 10% off second dog $162 - 1-handler required for each dog

Group classes are offered to pups at about 4-months (approved by your Primary Vet). 

Older and adopted dogs are a joy.  We require assessment for most adopted dogs before entry into group classes for safety & stress reasons. 

Call 603-635-3647 or e-mail to inquire.

Families and children are welcome.  Children and teens under 16 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult. 

Positive-reward training (PRT) focuses on shaping behaviors.  This includes breathing, centering, grounding and connecting with ourselves, then our dogs.  We practice walking on loose leash, sit, down, stand, stay, take-it, leave-it and give-it (object exchange), using easy, fun sequences.  PRT gives puppies/dogs the opportunity to think, offer behaviors, and be rewarded!  What's not to like?  It is a delightful learning experience for people committed to embarcing their dog as part of the family.  If you have a "specialized" goal in mind for your dog (competition, sports, therapy work) they require a good foundation of training, confidence and safe interations.  We encourage training our dogs with the perspective of building a relationship with another species-- teaching communications skills, wisdom and respect, which every species deserves in an understandable way.  

Learn about pack leadership, chewing, barking, digging, housetraining and the natural ways that help teach a pup to live within a human hierarchy.  We have fun by integrating games, socialization, breathing and basic massage.  Touching calms us and the dogs, desensitizing them for handling by others (Veterinarian wellness checks and healthy grooming). 

Humans and dogs develop a positive foundation to build a life long relationship. 

Clicker Training is encouraged and welcomed if you are experienced.  It is in our book and there are many good resources.  One of our favorites is mentor, Karen Pryor clickertraining. 

Open Enrollment:  OE is offered to those teams who have completed Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Training.  Level 2 and Level 3 have several teams, with multiple dogs, who choose to join us as particular times.  If you have questions about OE, e-mail Canine Coach.

Teams who have completed Level 1 transition into Level 2.  We’ll briefly review Level 1.  Integrated will be training for adolescents, distractions, distance, diversity, duration & clickers (your choice), dynamic sequencing, cross-training and beginning off leash work (at your own level of progress). 

Exchange of empowering information is shared to help you further develop your training - relationship skills. This includes, but is not limited to, attention getting and targeting (clicker training). 

Learn to recognize your dog’s realistic strengths, limitations, thresholds and boredom while managing behaviors like running off, lunging, and jumping. 

Learn to be pro-active with a win-win attitude and redirect your dog's natural energy / instincts into positive occupational / therapeutic outlets. 

Barking (canine communications), resource guarding, pack leadership, body language, relaxation are explored. This prepares the dog teams for Integrated Challenging classes that include Dog Sports & Doga Flow.

As always, we integrate dog sports as rewards and have fun as we discover ourselves an our dogs. 

Sessions are for dog teams who have completed Levels I & 2, have specific goals or who simply want to glean their skills and enjoy training with their dogs!  The focus is on continuing to foster a confident relationship that is predictable and reliable under a broad range of conditions and circumstances.  We combine a flow of off-leash training, dynamic sequencing, cross-training, rotation training, move-in / move-out, reverse healing, clicker training, therapy dog training and games.  Added in are more challenging distractions and distance work.

Specialized training using various equipment, sights, sounds and smells that will be encountered in the real world are employed. 

Depending on the energy level, we oftentimes integrate dog sports and Doga into Challenging classes as a reward.

A virtual playground for higher learning, non-competitive Agility or Dog Sports is contagious fun you can share with your dog.  DS is comprised of a maze of games using obstacles that dogs maneuver (with handler guidance).  The dog learns to traverse a dog-walk, negotiate a see-saw, climb an A-frame, zigzag through weave poles, slinky through tunnels, soar over a variety of challenging hurdles, cones, chairs and challenging sequences.

Dog Sports, along with your own creative games, are pure and simple joy!  It’s mentally and physically stimulating for dog and handler.  It is a great way to get rid of excess energy and blow off steam in a constructive, controlled and pleasurable manner. 

Although agility can be a competition sport, it is as equally challenging and enjoyable for those who simply want to enjoy an enthusiastic game with their dogs! 

Dog Sports begins with an introduction to contact obstacles, teaching your dog to safely get use to cross-overs, dog walk, tire jump, climb the A-frame, weave poles, tunnels (chute and pipe) and tip the see-saw.  The teams will become familiar with commonly used jumps and hurdles.  As with any training, behavioral training is integrated with positive reinforcement. 

Dogs are on lead, until they are reliable and the owner is comfortable.  DS is designed to be fun, not stressful, judgmental or competitive.  However, we encourage you to realistically challenge yourself and your dog!   

More challenging Sports is comprised of target training, obstacle discrimination and simple sequence set-up for successful maneuvers.  Dogs will learn to serpentine weave poles and use the pause table with working at their own level of progress!  Off-lead sequences will be introduced!

Dog Talk provides private, confidential, positive-reward based training designed for those who are unable to attend group classes or simply prefer individual attention. The same user-friendly training approaches for Level 1 & 2 (as described above) are taught in 1-hour sessions at our training sanctuary.  Need-in-home training, please call for more e information.

Phone Coaching is helpful for some basic canine related behavioral issues.  If you have concerns or questions and cannot make it to a group and/or private coaching session, a behavioral questionnaire will be sent prior to phone consultation by e-mail.  MC / VISA / DISCOVER can be taken over the phone if you prefer to begin immediately.  Safe PayPal is available for online scheduling. 

Fees for phone coaching are $1.00 a minute, $50.00 an hour and begin with the behavioral assessment. 

More challenging Dog Sports is comprised of target training, obstacle discrimination and simple sequence set-ups for successful maneuvers.  Dogs will learn to serpentine the weave poles and use the pause table with teams working at their own level of progress!  Off-lead sequences will be introduced!

The connection between human and dog is unique ... Petting makes friends, but massage builds relationships!  It also grounds energetic, stressed and excitable dogs so learning can actually happen! 

Canine massage is integrated into all training classes for desensization, grounding and warm-ups. 

Private Treatment Sessions are scheduled by appointment. 

Sessions are $1.00 per minute, $30 for 30 minutes, $50 for 1-hour. 

The first session includes a confidential assessment and consultation with a signed approval from your Primary Veterinarian (please bring on first session).  Massages will last as long as the dog responds positively. Tolerance levels vary (physically, behaviorally and emotionally).  

Our goal is for this to be a positive, relaxing experience for your dog.  We are pleased to consult with your dog's primary Veterinarian regarding specific issues relating to massage and your dog's most optimum treatment plan.  For more information or to schedule an assessment, we invite you to call:  603-635-DOGS (3647). 

Pet-Assisted Therapy Training is integrated into Basic Training Classes as part of "real-world" experiences, but not with the focus and intensity of private and/or event/workshop training.  This is a specialty-training-registration process for teams aspiring to visit rehabs, nursing homes, hospitals, residential care and other therapeutic milieus with their pets.  Journey to New England Pet Partners for more information.   

To receive more information,  we invite you to take-a-deep-breath and call us at

 603-635-DOGS (3647) or e-mail Dog Talk for training or Canine Coach for behavior coaching