Had a conversation with a very nice lady the other day via phone. She originally emailed us regarding our Long Island dog training services for her Labradoodle puppy.

I could see that she had done her research on dog training through the internet, friends, family and professionals. She gave me the third degree and was apologetic in and out of our conversation.

She explained that she was unsure of how old a puppy should begin their training; in which I responded that puppies begin learning from the day you take them home, but I though an appropriate age for her to enroll in a puppy training program was 12 weeks and even then the trainers should space apart the visits more than normal.

Then the conversation sweitched to our Long Island Dog Training creudentials, she asked if I was certified by any of the lettered schools, (I will not mention them here, but many were of the correspondence type) I quickly responded NO, I was not.

That concerned her, I know it did, so I encouraged the conversation to continue because I really wanted to clear up what I believe to be a misconception, but at the same time, I did not want her to think that I did not applaud all of her hard work in her research and her sincere concern for her puppy.

I went on to explain that some of the schools were that of a little more than an online type of deal, much like today’s colleges. I also informed her that our Long Island dog training reviews could be found at www.yellowpages.com an independent site, in addition to her viewing our videos results.

This amazingly did not budge or move her away from the certifications. She gave the anology of someone going to see a doctor who had verified claims that was uncertified. At this point of the conversation I did want to tell her: If I were to visit a doctor and that doctor had evidence of results of procedures that he has performed and visual proof, that would mean more to me than a piece of paper that said that he was certifeid to practice.

My childhood friend, has passed the lawyers bar, he holds an ID and ceritification to practice law in the Tri-State area, he ahs all the licenses and is also currently unemployed. He tells me all the time, that he has all the certifications but none of the experience. He said he learned more by clerking for someone.

Here is Charlie one of our dog board and train members. Charlie has finished a day of training and decided to take in a bit of some TV.

Here is some dog training with dog distractions (it is night time but (2) dogs are behind the fence when Charlie is being commanded to Sit, the dogs behind the gate are barking (barrier frustration))

Here are some more videos of dog training on Long Island with Charlie!

Charlie behaving in PLACE!

Stay tuned for some more Long Island Dog Training!

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Here are some videos of our latest Wantagh, Long Island Dog Training member….MAC. Mac, well, let’s just say is one of those Strong personality pups.

Great puppy, just gets really over excited and often becomes very hyperactive, well, that was prior to him becoming a member in our Long Island Dog Board and Train Program.

Below are a couple of videos that were taken earlier in Mac’s training with us. Stay tuned for more.