The Canine Training Center

I can’t express enough the difference in our dog. We adopted Izzy a year before working with CTC. She came to us through rescue adoption without a lot of history (outside of she was brought to them from a shelter that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy). Some of the inappropriate behaviors were soon addressed, however, she continued to have people aggression with friends and neighbors. She was sweet and loving with us though. We tried Petco training and in home private training and nothing worked. CTC was recommended to us and we are so happy to have met Andrew and his team.
After 2 weeks of boarded training, Izzy came home responding to the 5 commands and her aggression to people disappeared. It was amazing! We had a different dog around people… our friends and neighbors could finally see the sweetness in this wonderful dog. She even gives kisses now to others!
Thank you Andrew and team!

Andrew and his crew did a wonderful job training our out of control 2 year old yellow lab. We were at the point where we contemplated placing Lucas up for adoption. Thanks to The Canine Training Center, Lucas is now a welcome part of the family. He sits, stays, heals, and comes when being called. Andrew really gets the job done. Thanks

Yesterday, a man with two kids stopped his car just to say to me «wow, your dog is so well behaved.» Then came a long litany from me of how awesome CTC is and how it’s really helped improve my relationship with my dog Moose and on and on. The man in the pulled over car had watched her heal politely, then witnessed her sit calmly at an intersection until I was ready to cross.
Moose is a 1.5 year old pit bull mix with little previous training (I adopted her only about 4 months ago), but a really sweet and sometimes rowdy personality. She was so much calmer after two weeks with Andrew, and really listens now. She understands around seven commands well. We work on a daily basis to reinforce what Andrew and his team taught her so we don’t lose the gains, but I’m happy with the training to the point that we’ll be making our way to CTC in the near future for more with their classes in agility and off leash training.
We’re both much happier and bonding better since her time in the board and train program at CTC. I’d recommend to anyone a trip there!

We could not be more pleased with our experience at The Canine Training Center (CTC). Andrew and his team are absolutely wonderful. We started with the group training classes and we were amazed to see the progression with our own dog as well as all the other dogs in the class. Andrew, the owner, is incredibly calm and patient with both people and dogs. The classes at the CTC are very well organized, productive, and fun! One of the best things about CTC classes is that they really are training the owners how to train and better understand their dogs. They teach the owners what they need to know to use the training methods at home in different situations and really develop and reinforce the lessons learned. They keep the classes lighthearted and fun for both the dogs and owners.
We love that Andrew makes himself available for his clients outside of class time. He is available by phone and email to answer questions and is very good about replying promptly. He is takes his time with you and answers questions until you understand.
We found the fees very reasonable and more than worth it!
It’s now been a few months since we’ve done any training with the CTC and our dog is still practicing the obedience lessons and manners learned at the CTC. We would’ve continued taking off-​leash, agility, and nose-​work classes with them if we hadn’t moved out of state! We miss Andrew and his team (Angie, Rachel, etc.) and we would highly recommend the CTC to anyone and everyone! :)

Andrew and CTC is a training center that provides results. Here’s our short story.
The dog: Bella. The parents: Holly and Nimit. The story: Bella, a rescue as smart as her beauty, came into our house with two indoor cats already roaming the halls. She was shy at first but as she become comfortable, her personality blossomed. It didn’t take long to learn that she, like many other dogs, came packing with an abundance of energy and anxiety when we left for work. People who came over were greeted with a jumping 50lb weight and a tail wag that could deliver a knockout punch. On walks, Bella led the way and was eager to chase anything faster than a tortoise. And the list goes on… Attempting to channel all of this energy would have required round the clock supervision. This is where CTC took charge.
At first, both of us were leery of using anything but positive reinforcement. Now that Bella has spent two weeks at CTC and we are now two months remote from her training, it is obvious that the training collar is a superb tool. Furthermore, Andrew does a fantastic job of utilizing its potential in a very effective manner. Although it delivers a shock like when one walks across the carpet and touches a door knob, it is now even more comforting knowing that we have had to utilize the correction collar less and less. This is thanks to the amazing initial training that Andrew provided Bella. Bella is now more attentive and always eager to listen and please us. Strangers are now welcomed in a proper manner and on walks, Bella walks with us in proper formation, constantly checking in with us. Squirrels can now roam freely without having to worry about Bella chasing them up trees. In recent walks, we have even let Bella off the leash and she still follows the heel (walk) command as if still on the leash. Bella has the entire house to herself during the day and there are no more surprises when we come home. She loves her cot and will park herself there on her own accord even when not in climb position. I could go on and on about how life is post-​CTC, but the most important thing we appreciate is that Bella still has her puppy like energy and she is the same dog, but her behavior is refined, we can continue to exploit her smarts and overall she is a much happier dog.
If you’re looking to train your dog, do your research. You won’t get more professional and tailored service like Andrew and CTC provide at a better price point. Sending your dog away for a couple weeks can be like sending your first born child away. Through the whole process, Andrew kept in touch and always made time to answer our thousand questions. It is also obvious, and as crazy as this sounds, that Andrew talks dog. He is well versed and trains them not by being a human aggressor, but by understanding their world and training accordingly. By the end of your training session, you’ll wish all the dogs in your neighborhood went to CTC.
Thank you Andrew and CTC.

The canine training center is amazing! Andrew, Angie, and the whole staff are friendly, warm, and helpful! It is obvious that they love dogs and their work at the center! Most importantly, the training that they do really works! We have two willful and energetic huskies that had previously been resistant to other training techniques. The CTC turned that all around! My dogs are now responsive to our commands and are well behaved! Pulling, dog aggression, and constant distractions used to make walking them a nightmare! Now, the dogs walk calmly beside us, focused and attentive to our commands! We highly recommend the CTC and look forward to continuing our work with the center in additional training classes!

After getting our new dog from a local rescue, she had some bad habits to get over. We’ve had plenty of experience with dogs in the past (having 4 others over the years) and wanted to make sure this one got off to a good start. So we asked some friends how their three dogs were trained so well. They introduced us to The Canine Training Center.
Before the board and train, our dog would not listen to anyone about anything. She would not come when called… or even react for that matter. She had a problem of biting at people’s feet, while playfully, still annoying. She also constantly seemed to try to trip people walking up and down stairs – obviously very dangerous.
After the board and train it was a complete transformation, all for the best. She comes when called, sits when told, doesn’t run out the door, doesn’t chase after little critters… its been an amazing experience.
We thank everyone that helped at The Canine Training Center for the changes in our amazing new family member!

I highly recommend this place! They provide quality training to large dogs, lots of affection and exercise, and very good boarding conditions. They won’t charge you 3K for 2 weeks of training and keep your dog in crates at an animal hospital like other businesses do. Instead, dogs stay with the trainer’s family, and get all the attention in the world. A small deposit is required to reserve a spot, and the rest of the payment is due at the time you pick up your dog. The trainer wants to make sure that you are absolutely happy with the results of training. I think it is a great approach!
To begin with, I have a very dominant, uncontrollable and crazy young husky. Walking him was a nightmare — he was pulling so hard sometimes that his pads began to bleed. He was dragging me around and flipping me over fences. I had so many embarrassing moments when people driving by pulled over to ask who is walking who or recommend another super effective collar or harness… Well, Gentle Leader was destroyed and thrown out of the balcony on the very first day, Easy Walk Pet Harness was not comfortable enough for pulling so Max just chewed the hell out of it while wearing it… and so on.
Two weeks at The CTC, I brought the beast back home, and… he turned into a nice, mellow and loving pet that listens, follows and enjoys being trained! I love walking my dog now! Isn’t it amazing? We do sit/​stay, down/​stay, heel, climb, etc. No more craziness when seeing other dogs, no more jumping and feeling up curvy women and growling at men, no more stealing and counter surfing. I have a normal dog now. Sometimes Max pushes the buttons by trying to go back to old habits, but I know now how to handle it, thanks to the training session for pet owners and one-​to-​one training sessions included in the 2-​week boarding program.
I might seem a neurotic dog owner, but when I dropped Max off I was worried that he would be beaten up for his alpha character during the training, or larger dogs would bite him, or he would be scared and stressed and depressed… No, it did not happen.
When I picked him up I realized that all that time my dog was on vacation. He is missing his buddies and the trainer Andrew.
We will definitely go back for the Advanced Level II training!