Delray Beach Dog Trainer

“Madeline treated our dog with gentle understanding and care so that he trusted her. Bailey was not a trusting dog and we took (another trainer’s) advice which was making Bailey’s aggression problems worse before we hired Madeline. After paying bad money (for a trainer) that made our dog’s problems worse, Madeline’s rates are very reasonable…she gave us the humane tools we needed to have everyone interact safely with our dog in a reasonable amount of time. Madeline always has explanations about why something will be gentle and appropriate for Bailey and how it will also be effective. She peppers our training with interesting anecdotes of stories about her own dogs, other clients’ dogs, and science studies which explain why she would want to do things a certain way... (Read More)

“Madeline, Thank you so much for contacting me. I’ve been very busy in an effort to get all my ducks in order before the puppy’s arrival. I simply cannot thank you enough for helping me to select the puppy. Not only am I much more comfortable and secure with my choice, I learned a ton about dog and puppy behavior in the process. I am looking forward to all the hard work and commitment that will go into raising a wonderful dog. We bring home the puppy (we’ll likely give her a different name) this Friday. I’ve been reading up on Ian Dunbar and getting the necessary supplies. Melissa and I will certainly be in touch about training…We’d love to keep up on not only training, but also socialization, in a safe and puppy-filled environment. Thank you again and talk to you soon, Robert and Melissa” (Read More)