Fresh Start Canine Academy

Fresh Start Canine Academy Offering dogs & owners in Southern NH the training they need where they need it. Results in the real world! In person & online lessons.

Puppy training videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEgOMs5ZPpkOhf-h1z7QpQxXZF8_DPnGK&si=vqIN1q2kL2sHT0DA

06/16/2026

I’m so impressed by moms who are juggling careers and raising young children who still maintain a commitment to their dogs! It’s no small feat to ensure everyone’s needs are met.

Kate has taken on most of the dog training responsibilities in her family. In dog training, there are ideals and then there’s reality. When I started working with Kate’s two young dogs, I was clear about the fact that they would both need to be worked separately in order to make progress. But the reality is that time constraints mean we have to get the two dogs out together, so that’s been a big part of our process.

Kate and her husband have been teaming up on walks to give each dog one on one time with a handler plus some time heeling in tandem. Everything is getting smoother with practice.

Thanks to Elyse, Oliver, and Noli for helping out with this lesson! Rue and June can both get reactive towards other dogs despite both being quite sociable. They don’t know Noli, so she was very helpful. They do know and love Elyse, their dog walker, so managing their excitement to see her was a fantastic challenge.

06/13/2026

What a morning this was! The dogs were a little out of sorts in a new place but I think the humans were all overjoyed by the gorgeous location and equally beautiful weather.

Only training in a classroom, or training in isolation, is going to limit your progress. Almost all of these dogs have exhibited reactive behaviors. Some are just sweet and easygoing. Others are nervous, aloof, and wary by nature. Hard to tell from the video, right?

The owners make the difference. Once you’ve had a well trained dog and all that comes with it, you can never go back. These folks keep showing up to dial in their training, learn new skills, and maintain focus and impulse control in their dogs.

We also have a great time! We chitchat about all kinds of things and so many friendships have formed over the years. I’m always thrilled to hear about students getting together on their own to train and explore new places.

If you’ve trained with us but were intimidated by joining drop in classes, we encourage you to rethink that. Reach out. Everyone was scared going into their first class. Some of us stay scared for awhile 😉. But if you keep showing up, you’ll enjoy the results.

06/10/2026

My buddy Callie returned home last night after her board and train stay with me. I’m going to miss this happy bundle of energy but I’m excited to see what the future holds for her now that her obedience is in a better place.

The electronic collar was a central part of Callie’s training. She was having impulse control issues that were making it difficult for her owner to handle her at times. She had also learned to blow off commands off leash.

Treats were only creating escalation and rapid fire cycling through behaviors. Physical corrections became more difficult as Callie became stronger and more excitable. She learned she could muscle through to get what she wanted.

Praise, affection, motivation, play, and working with Callie’s innate drives and temperament were central to her training. To do anything else would speak to a lack of skill and recognition of the eager, cooperative dog that she is. But she needed to understand some rules and boundaries with more clarity in order to gain more freedom and have more diverse experiences.

The ecollar allowed us to do that in a timely fashion and without the misery and drama that so many people seem to expect with this tool.

Has ecollar training led to a better life with your dog? I’d love to hear about your experiences in the comments!

06/08/2026

I always welcome the opportunity to train small dogs!

Lila was exhibiting some challenging reactivity behaviors that were going to make it impossible for her to fully participate in life with her family.

She is so fun with people but worries about dogs and had a strong desire to explode with barking and lunging both at people and dogs.



She had been sequestered from other dogs in her puppy class and that most certainly did not solve the problem!

I love when owners have clear goals and are willing to put in the effort! We have been getting wonderful work done with Lila and I look forward to seeing her continue to make progress.

06/05/2026

You probably don’t need your dog to retrieve 🦆. But you probably do need assistance with developing teamwork, solving problems, enhancing cooperation, and building a more fun and harmonious life with your dog.

My extracurricular activities with my own dogs-Obedience, Rally Obedience, therapy work, and retriever hunt tests-have helped to shape my approach to pet dog training. A trainer’s experience training to a standard and being evaluated by judges does matter.

When selecting a trainer, consider their personal dogs. Do you admire their training? Do you feel good about the trainer’s relationship with her own dogs and client dogs? Are the dogs well kept? Has the trainer demonstrated competency at the craft, in judged scenarios as well as with clients who share similar challenges and goals to yours?

Depth and breadth of experience matter. Do a little homework when investing in a training program.

My crew enjoyed making this reel! Quinn and Callie had their first experience with a whole duck and Nyx and Logan were thrilled to get some retrieves.

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