COMING IN FALL 2025

I am gearing up to offer Karen Pryor’s Puppy Start Right classes, both in-person and online, on a rolling enrollment basis.

Your puppy has to be between 8 and 14 weeks old to be eligible to participate, and—if it’s in-person—have had the age-appropriate vaccinations as recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

While training and socialization need to continue beyond 14 weeks, the Puppy Start Right curriculum is built around maximizing this early, highly impressionable period for lifelong behavioral health.

I will require a minimum of 4 participants at the time of enrollment, for both in-person, and online classes.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

It’s always mutt season at our home in East Calais, VT!

Our property features four acres of fenced-in lawn to roll on, meadows to frolic in, wooded trails to zoom through, a swimmable pond, and as if all that wasn't already enough, there’s a built-in playmate to boot in Stevie, our 2-year old Bordoodle girl.

This is truly a place where dogs get to be dogs.

I currently offer exclusive daycare & boarding, with a maximum of 1-2 visiting dogs at a time.

The only caveat is that your dog has to be tolerant and respectful of our two cats. To ensure everyone gets along (humans, canines, felines), I do require a free meet & greet before committing to anything.

Rover will give you $20 off if this is your first time booking through the service.

COMING IN 2026

I am currently enrolled in intensive studies for canine behavior, care, communication, and coaching.

In this country, anyone can call themselves a dog trainer, but I want to ensure I actually have the knowledge and credentials necessary to provide individualized care and coaching to you and your dog.

I cannot wait to be able to teach everything I have learned to dog guardians who are interested in an ethical, science-based approach to raising, training, and caring for their canine family members.

Until then, I’m happy to chat and give you my personal opinion on things, or refer you to a trainer who shares a similar philosophy and methodology.