Positive Puppy Dog Training NJ

09/06/2026

The dogs in our "Animal Acting Class" are learning to target and other useful behaviors for dogs who work in ads and commercials

08/21/2026

Dog doesn’t want a stranger touching them: “Needs socialisation.”

Human doesn’t want a stranger touching them: “Reasonable boundary.”

Dog doesn’t like every dog they meet: “Not friendly.”

Human dislikes approximately 74% of the people they meet: “Good judge of character.”

Dog barks because someone unexpectedly walks into their house: “Territorial.”

Human hears a noise downstairs at 2am: Turns on every light in the house and investigates while holding an object that was absolutely not designed for self-defence.

Dog gets overwhelmed at a busy café full of people, children, dogs, food and noise:
“He needs to learn how to behave.”

Human gets overwhelmed in IKEA on a Saturday: Completely understandable. Possibly grounds for medical leave.

Dog growls when uncomfortable: “Dominant.”

Human says “DON’T TOUCH ME”: Clear communication. Boundary successfully established.

Dog has one bad interaction and remembers that type of dog forever: “Reactive.”

Human has one bad experience with a cat: Hates all cats forever.

Dog loses their mind because the postman comes every single day and somehow STILL refuses to learn his lesson: “Problem barking.”

Human watches the same neighbour park slightly over the line every day: Has been documenting it photographically since March and is “just keeping a record.”

Dog doesn't immediately come when called because they're halfway through smelling something interesting: “Stubborn. Knows exactly what he's doing.”

Human hears their name being called from another room: Remains completely silent in the hope that whoever it is will solve the problem themselves.

Dog gets nervous at the vet after previously having something unpleasant done there: “He knows there's nothing to be scared of.”

Human has one uncomfortable dental procedure in 2009: Hasn't been back since.

Sometimes dogs aren't the weird ones

08/21/2026

08/15/2026

Clover and Kathy, Trixie and Fran successfully completed the Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs testing today. They are now certified therapy dog teams who will soon begin visits. Congratulations all!

06/27/2026

Trixie and Caity both graduated from our Trick Dog Intermediate class at Clip Shoppe Groom & Board. They are both super smart pups who love to learn new things. They are both moving on to our Therapy Dog class beginning mid July

06/23/2026

Baxter, Winston and Clover learned a lot at our Rally Novice class at Clip Shoppe Groom & Board

06/18/2026

Caity and Trixie are learning some very cute tricks which are also confidence building exercises in our Intermediate Tricks Class at Clip Shoppe Groom & Board. Good work, pups!