Rhode Island Dog Training LLC

04/02/2025

🚨 OFFICIALLY ONE WEEKEND AWAY! 🚨

Join us for our first Pack Pals Meet Up, a FREE dog handling class led by Luis Rosado, owner & head trainer at Harmony Dog Training! 🐾✨

📍 Lippitt Memorial Park (meet up spot is at the fountain across from India Restaurant)
🗓 Saturday, April 5th | 4-5 PM

🐕 Open to ALL breeds, ages & behaviors!
🐕 Strengthen your handling skills & bond with your dog.
🐕 Must maintain proper control—advocate for your dog’s needs & respect others.
🐕This is not a time to meet and greet your dog with others
🐕Be mindful and provide appropriate space around other dog/handler groups, we have varying reactivity levels for our dog participants
🐕 One dog per handler recommended—bring a friend if handling more than one!

✨ Special Guest: Jess from Life Happens Breathwork will guide a 10-min session to help us get grounded. Our emotions directly affect our dogs’ behavior—stress, anxiety, and frustration can amplify their reactions. That’s why we incorporate holistic approaches like breathwork into training. Participation is encouraged, but if it’s not for you, we simply ask for mindfulness and respect for those who choose to join in. These exercises aren’t just for dog training—they can benefit your everyday life!

🔗 Sign up using the link or DM us for the link! Can’t wait to see you there! ❤️
(please note it says 4am in the link but it’s 4pm!)
✨Link: https://harmonydogtrainingllc.as.me/schedule/592b9214/?appointmentTypeIds[]=50031976

01/05/2025

Today everyone in the R+ community and beyond apprcaites Karen Pryor and the wealth of knowledge she has left us with. She was a large part of the push for utilizing positive reinforcement training in the industry.

Born in 1932, she passed away at 92 years old on January 4, 2025.

She wrote many informational books like, "Don't shoot the dog!" and "Clicker training for dogs." She also leaves us with the knowledge to help new trainers become better trainers with her clicker academy.

We appreciate all she's had to offer this world.

12/04/2024

11/20/2024

11/18/2024

Calling all animal lovers!

We are desperately trying to find foster homes for pets in your area and we don't have enough approved PACT fosters. PACT for Animals supports our troops by finding homes for their beloved pets while they are deployed or seeking medical care.

Help us keep pets out of shelters and with their owners by providing long-term foster care. The owner covers all expenses, and all you need to provide is a safe and loving home. Fostering a pet is a truly rewarding experience that can change lives.

If fostering isn't an option for you, please consider following us on social media and sharing posts of pets in need with friends and family. Visit PACTforAnimals.org to view all animals
currently in need.

Join us in making a difference today! https://pactforanimals.org/application/

View all animals currently in need of a foster home by visiting PACTforanimals.org.

11/13/2024

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11/13/2024

Service dogs.
Probably one of the most unpopular topics for any pet dog trainer.
And with the recent rise of scammy online courses offering to train your dog to get "service dog level obedience in 2 days" 👀 this has gotten even worse.
I cannot begin to count the amount of service dog training requests I receive.
“Can your online courses train my dog to be a service dog?”
“I need to make my dog a service dog so he can ride on the bus with me” (Yes, someone seriously asked me this)
“Do you certify service dogs?”
No - no - no - and more no.
Service dog training is completely different from pet dog training.
If your dog is trained to walk nicely on a leash and sit and stay, they are a pet dog.
If your dog comes up to you and nuzzles you when you are sad - they are still a pet dog.
If you want your dog to accompany you into stores or fly in-cabin on planes … they’re still only a pet dog and these privileges are not for them.
Service dogs are task-trained.
They are specifically taught to work for people with disabilities.
A dog that solely provides comfort is not a service dog.
I see a lot of people acquiring dogs, labeling them as “my service dog” and *then* going about training them.
This is not how that works.
You cannot just select a dog, put a service dog harness on them and figure the rest out as you go.
We regularly receive requests from dog owners who tell us that their “service dog” pulled them over on leash or nips at visitors.
That their service dog relentlessly chases wildlife on walks or has intense anxiety in social settings.
One time I got a request from a lady who told me that she got a dog from the shelter to be her son’s service dog, but that “service dog” was now biting the son and could I please fix it.
I’m sorry - none of those dogs are not service dogs then. And they likely won’t be service dogs in the future either.
Please be honest about the dog you own.
Unless you worked diligently to train them as a service animal with specific tasks, they are a pet.
A beloved, (hopefully) well-behaved, wonderful pet.
But not a working dog, and you should not demand the privileges that are reserved for true service dogs and their disabled handlers.
Staying clear with this distinction protects the actual service dogs and their owners 🙂

10/29/2024

If your pup ever gets lost, this guy is the guy to call.

Temperatures are starting to come down and time is critical in finding your dogs. Feel free to reach out.

10/01/2024

“All through the month of October, Subaru New England will be donating $5 to 12 New England shelters for every unique post hashtagged on Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok”