Dog Training in Waltham, MA

Every dog can be a well-balanced dog with the right direction and guidance. Finding the right mix of structure and incentives requires understanding the animal, its personality, and how to best motivate it.

We are a professional, family owned dog training company that specializes in strengthening the bond between your dog and your family, with a strong emphasis on teaching your dog the highest level of obedience, despite even the toughest level of distractions

Active Paws Inc. specializes in force-free, positive reinforcement dog training. We're here to help you live the best life with your best friend. Our trainers are certified in force-free, using evidence-based methods to teach you useful skills and resolve problematic behaviors while building strong and trusting human/dog relationships. We teach you how to get your dog to produce behaviors you like and show you how to reinforce that. We also show you how to prevent and manage the behaviors you do not like from happening. We have several different services to choose from with different price points, please go to our website to see our full service offerings and pricing. All of our staff are certified in pet first aid and CPR so you can trust that we know how to take the very best care of your beloved pet. ​ We are fully insured and bonded. We are certified dog trainers with credentials. We come highly recommended by your friends and neighbors. ​​ We love getting to love your dogs! We pride ourselves in safely providing positive, force-free effective training and so much fun. We enjoy using our skills to help human clients raise strong, confident, fun-loving dogs. Check us out on the web or go ahead and ask your neighbors.

Hi! my name is Bonnie and I am excited and ready to work with you to create harmony and balance in your home between your human & canine family! I am very different than any other trainer because I do NOT use shock collars (E collars), choke chains, prong collars, or treats to train. I am a In home behavioral specialist that will help you communicate better with your dog to build leadership, respect, and trust-I can teach you to speak dog! Bark busters training is customized to YOU. I look forward to hearing from you!