Welcome to The Thoughtful Canine, your premier source for professional in-home dog training services.  Owned by long time dog trainer and avid sports competitor Erin Byrne, The Thoughtful Canine was created to bring convenient and  personalized pet training services right to the comfort of your living room.

Services offered through The Thoughtful Canine:

• Canine meetups
• Puppy socialization programs
• Adult manners programs
• Service Dog training
• Confidence building for the shy/fearful dog
• Personalized sport training (Obedience, Rally-O, Nosework, Triebball, etc...)
• Specialty training for dogs with physical limitations (Blind, Deaf, etc...)

Our Training Philosophy:

Recognizing the potential adverse effects that often follow the use of more traditional training methods, The Thoughtful Canine promises to follow the AVSAB (American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior) recommendation by utilizing low stress, but fun and efficient force free training methods. 

Force free dog training puts the emphasis on rewarding your dog for making excellent choices, rather than punishing him for mistakes. It's an intelligent, efficient, humane way to teach, and in addition, its fun for all participants. Not only do owners who use force free teaching methods gain faster compliance from their dogs, but they foster in each dog a lifetime love of learning, while creating a solid relationship built on mutual respect and trust.