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The Happy Retriever We specialize in Puppy Training, Basic Obedience, Behavioral Modification, Group Classes and More!

Another day, another TWO birthdays to celebrate! ๐Ÿฅณ Lupin and Luna both turned 2, and their friends were happy to help ce...
10/23/2026

Another day, another TWO birthdays to celebrate! ๐Ÿฅณ Lupin and Luna both turned 2, and their friends were happy to help celebrate! ๐Ÿพ Add in some trick or treat training and plenty of playtime for another fun fall day! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿงก

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐”๐Œ๐„๐’โ€ฆ ๐ˆ๐“'๐’ ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‡๐Ž๐–๐‹-๐Ž-๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ƒ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹๐„! ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽƒWe've bobbed for apples, sniffed our way through...
10/22/2026

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐”๐Œ๐„๐’โ€ฆ ๐ˆ๐“'๐’ ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‡๐Ž๐–๐‹-๐Ž-๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ƒ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹๐„! ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽƒ

We've bobbed for apples, sniffed our way through the pumpkin patch, and gone trick-or-treatingโ€ฆ but we're saving one of our FAVORITE traditions for last!

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž!๐Ÿถ

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ตโ€“๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต
๐Ÿ“ During regularly scheduled Bump Up Days!

Next week, we're wrapping up an entire month of spooky fun with five days of adorable, hilarious, and downright creative costumes! And of courseโ€ฆ we've got some fun awards up for grabs! ๐Ÿ†

Throughout the week, our trainers will be choosing winners in FIVE categories:

๐ŸŽญ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€“ For the pup who completely transforms into their costume!
๐Ÿ’• ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ "๐—”๐˜„๐˜„" ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ โ€“ For the cutest, most heart-melting costume!
๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น-๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† โ€“ For the costume that gives us the biggest laugh!
๐Ÿ’ก ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต โ€“ For the most creative and original costume!
๐ŸŽƒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ โ€“ For the pup who truly embraces the Halloween spirit!

๐Ÿพ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐——๐—ข๐—ก'๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐——๐—จ๐—ข ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——! ๐Ÿพ
Have two pups attending together? We have a special award for siblings who show up in coordinating costumes!

But waitโ€ฆ there's MORE! ๐Ÿ‘€

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ธ๐‘‰๐ธ๐‘…๐‘Œ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐น๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก! Once costume week wraps up, we'll share our contestants and let YOU help choose our grand prize winners!

๐Ÿฅ‡ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: FREE Full Day Bump Up
๐Ÿฅˆ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: FREE Half Day Bump Up
๐Ÿฅ‰ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: $10 Retail Credit

Plus, our top three winners will receive Halloween goodie bags! ๐ŸŽ

๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜: Simply send your pup in their Halloween costume on their scheduled Bump Up Day next week! Our team will take care of the photos and festivities!

๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›'๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘ก? There's still time! Contact our office or submit a reservation request through your client portal to join the fun!

๐ŸŽƒ ๐‹๐„๐“'๐’ ๐„๐๐ƒ ๐‡๐Ž๐–๐‹-๐Ž-๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐€ ๐๐Ž๐Žโ€ฆ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐€ ๐–๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐„ ๐‹๐Ž๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐€๐–๐–! ๐Ÿ‘ป

Wednesday was twice as sweet as we celebrated Bellaโ€™s 3rd birthday and Gooseโ€™s 2nd birthday! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿพ In between the birthday...
10/21/2026

Wednesday was twice as sweet as we celebrated Bellaโ€™s 3rd birthday and Gooseโ€™s 2nd birthday! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿพ In between the birthday festivities, our pups continued their trick-or-treat training, brushed up on their basic skills, and enjoyed some playtime with friends! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿงก

10/21/2026

๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†๐’ โ€ฆ
๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘ก! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿถ

Our October Basic Manners 1 classes are almost here, and we don't want you to miss out! If you've been thinking about brushing up on your dog's obedience skills, improving leash manners, or working on focus around distractions, this is your sign!

๐Ÿพ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—– ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ โ€” ๐—ข๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ
๐Ÿ Sunday, October 25 at 10:00 AM
๐Ÿ Monday, October 26 at 5:30 PM

Our 4-week, reward-based marker training classes help you and your dog build better communication and everyday obedience skills in a structured, supportive group environment.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ป?
-Focus and engagement
-Sit, down, and stay
-Loose-leash walking
-Training around distractions

๐Ÿ’ฐ Course Fee: $245

๐Ÿถ ๐‘จ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’”๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” 1?
Our next Basic Manners 2 class is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, November 1 at 11:30 AM, pending sufficient enrollment!

And don't forget โ€” we also have Basic Manners 1 sessions scheduled to begin November 29 and 30!

๐Ÿ“ž ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’‹๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’?
Contact our office to check availability and reserve your dog's spot! Let's turn those selective-listening ears into some seriously good manners! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿพ

The Happy Retriever

Tuesdayโ€™s terrific pups got into the Halloween spirit with some trick-or-treat training! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿพ They put their manners to t...
10/20/2026

Tuesdayโ€™s terrific pups got into the Halloween spirit with some trick-or-treat training! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿพ They put their manners to the test while having some spooky fun! ๐Ÿถ Of course, they also brushed up on their basic skills and enjoyed plenty of playtime with friends! ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿงก

Stay tuned for more trick-or-treat fun throughout the week! ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿพ

Mondayโ€™s marvelous pups kicked off another fun filled week! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ They brushed up on their basic skills, practiced on long ...
10/20/2026

Mondayโ€™s marvelous pups kicked off another fun filled week! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ They brushed up on their basic skills, practiced on long lines, and enjoyed plenty of playtime with friends! ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’— Weโ€™re also heading into week THREE of our Howl-O-Ween festivities, and this week is all about trick-or-treat training! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ Stay tuned for more spooky fun throughout the week! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿพ

๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’…๐’๐’'๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‰Whether your dog is still working on the basics or is ready to take their obedi...
10/17/2026

๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’…๐’๐’'๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‰

Whether your dog is still working on the basics or is ready to take their obedience skills to the next level, our Basic Manners Group Classes are a great opportunity to learn, practice, and grow together!

Our 4-week, reward-based marker training classes focus on building better communication, stronger obedience, and more reliable manners around everyday distractions.

๐Ÿถ ๐๐€๐’๐ˆ๐‚ ๐Œ๐€๐๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐Ÿ
Perfect for dogs who are newer to formal training, may have missed some foundational puppy training, or simply need to strengthen their basic obedience skills.

Skills include:
- Focus and engagement
- Sit, down, and stay
- Loose-leash walking
- Working around structured distractions

๐Ÿ“… ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ

๐Ÿ October Session
- Sunday, October 25 at 10:00 AM
- Monday, October 26 at 5:30 PM

โ„๏ธ November Session
- Sunday, November 29 at 10:00 AM
- Monday, November 30 at 5:30 PM

๐Ÿถ ๐๐€๐’๐ˆ๐‚ ๐Œ๐€๐๐๐„๐‘๐’ ๐Ÿ
Ready for the next step? Basic Manners 2 builds on the skills introduced in Level 1, adding more challenge, focus, duration, distance, and structured distractions.

๐Ÿ“… ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž:
Sunday, November 1 at 11:30 AM (This session is subject to sufficient enrollment.)
๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’: ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  1 ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  2.

๐Ÿพ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ“† 4 weeks | One class per week
๐Ÿ’ฐ $245 per course
๐Ÿ• Reward-based marker training

Marker training helps build clear communication between you and your dog by using a consistent signal to mark desired behaviors and reinforce them with rewards!

๐Ÿ“ž ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ?
Space in our group classes is limited, so if you've been meaning to get back into training, now is a great time!

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

We can't wait to see you and your dog in class! ๐Ÿพ

The Happy Retriever

Friday was full of celebrations as we wished Max a happy 7th birthday and Winnie a happy 3rd birthday! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿพ Our pups also...
10/17/2026

Friday was full of celebrations as we wished Max a happy 7th birthday and Winnie a happy 3rd birthday! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿพ Our pups also enjoyed some pumpkin patch sniffari fun, brushed up on their basic skills, and made plenty of time to play with friends! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿงก

Thursdayโ€™s terrific pups had another fun filled day! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ They practiced their basic skills and put their noses to work wi...
10/16/2026

Thursdayโ€™s terrific pups had another fun filled day! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ They practiced their basic skills and put their noses to work with some pumpkin patch sniffari fun! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚ Of course, there was still plenty of time to run around, chase toys, and enjoy some fun with friends! ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿงก

๐Ÿ‘ป๐•‹โ„๐•€โ„‚๐•‚ ๐•†โ„ ๐•‹โ„๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•‹โ€ฆ ๐”พ๐•€๐•๐”ผ ๐•Œ๐•Š ๐•Š๐•†๐•„๐”ผ๐•‹โ„๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐”พ๐•†๐•†๐”ป ๐•‹๐•† ๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•‹!๐ŸญOur Howl-O-Ween festivities continue next week, and we're turning The Ha...
10/15/2026

๐Ÿ‘ป๐•‹โ„๐•€โ„‚๐•‚ ๐•†โ„ ๐•‹โ„๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•‹โ€ฆ ๐”พ๐•€๐•๐”ผ ๐•Œ๐•Š ๐•Š๐•†๐•„๐”ผ๐•‹โ„๐•€โ„•๐”พ ๐”พ๐•†๐•†๐”ป ๐•‹๐•† ๐”ผ๐”ธ๐•‹!๐Ÿญ

Our Howl-O-Ween festivities continue next week, and we're turning The Happy Retriever into a doggy trick-or-treat neighborhood!

๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ตโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—ž-๐—ข๐—ฅ-๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š! ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฆ‡

๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜-๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ-๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘ ?!
Throughout the week, our Bump Up pups will go on their own trick-or-treating adventure around the facility! With our trainers leading the way, the dogs will travel from one spooky stop to the next, visiting familiar THR staff members who will be waiting to hand out some tasty goodies! ๐Ÿช

But of course, there's a little training twist! Along the way, our pups will practice things like:

๐Ÿพ Polite greetings with different people
๐ŸŽƒ Sitting and waiting patiently for their treats
๐Ÿ‘ป Impulse control and basic obedience
๐Ÿฌ Building confidence through fun, positive interactions

And who knowsโ€ฆ we might even teach a few pups how to ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ค on the door! It's all about combining real-world manners, enrichment, and a whole lot of Halloween fun!

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐˜๐—ตโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐Ÿถ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€!

Already booked? Your pup is automatically joining the festivities!

๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘’? Reach out to our office or submit a reservation request through your client portal to join the fun!

And don't forgetโ€ฆ our ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ is coming up next! ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽƒ

Trick or treat, smell our paws, give us treats and lots of awws! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿงก

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200 Summer Street
Holliston, MA
01746

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Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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