Find the Right Dog Training
Our flexible group classes let you explore new activities with your dog while working toward your training goals. Private Training and Behavior Coaching are customized around you, your dog, and what you’d like to work on.
Is our training style right for you?
We use positive, reward-based training, and love finding new ways to encourage dogs to think, move, learn, and use their natural abilities.
Whether you’re looking for a fun new activity for your best friend, or you’re navigating stressful behavior concerns, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Training is not just about teaching dogs new skills.
Do you know what praise style works best for your dog, or how to use play to motivate your dog and teach impulse control? When you work with MJ’s you aren’t just working with dog trainers, you’re working with people who are dedicated to your success. We want you to feel confident in how you communicate with your dog both in training and everyday life.
You may have heard that we also love trick training! While Trickovation ® isn’t required, unique skills make their way into our regular classes. These are the skills that strengthen your dog’s ability to learn new things, and your training techniques, too.
We’re not the right fit if you’re looking for training without rewards or methods that rely on fear, intimidation, or avoidance.
Dog Training Services
Private Training (Academy)
We hold private training sessions at our training academy in Acushnet, MA.
Private sessions are $215, or $150 per session with a Private Training Membership.
We can work on obedience and everyday pet dog skills, including leash walking, recall, stays, polite greetings, and puppy training. We can also help you develop practical plans for potty training, enrichment, and more.
Working toward something specific? Tell us about it. Private training can be customized around what you and your dog want to learn.
Private Training is not intended for human-directed or dog-directed aggression. For these concerns, please see Behavior Coaching →
Book a Private Training Session by calling:
855-465-7782
Private Training (Virtual)
We hold private training sessions virtually through video sessions. Through step-by-step instruction, you will learn how to train your dog and solve problems from the comfort of your home.
Virtual sessions are $215, or $150 per session with a Private Training Membership.
We can work on obedience and everyday pet dog skills, including leash walking, recall, stays, polite greetings, and puppy training. We can also help you develop practical plans for potty training, enrichment, and more.
Working toward something specific? Tell us about it. Private training can be customized around what you and your dog want to learn.
Private Training is not intended for human-directed or dog-directed aggression. For these concerns, please see Behavior Coaching →
Book a Private Training Session by calling:
855-465-7782
Behavior Coaching
For bigger challenges, we offer customized Behavior Coaching for dogs experiencing aggression, reactivity, fear or anxiety, resource guarding, handling sensitivities, separation-related behavior, and other complex concerns.
Behavior Coaching is available in person or virtually and begins with a virtual Behavioral Assessment. The assessment is about an hour and costs $150. We’ll talk through your dog’s history, your current concerns, your goals, and what you’ve already tried so we can determine the best approach.
Not sure if Behavior Coaching is right for you? Start with a free Welcome Call before scheduling an assessment.
After the assessment, if we’re the right fit, we’ll recommend a customized program with in-person or virtual sessions and work with you step by step. Your $150 assessment fee will be credited toward the cost of your program.
Start with a Behavioral Assessment →
Book your session by calling:
855-465-7782
Group Classes
Our group classes give you and your dog opportunities to learn new skills, practice around distractions, and explore new activities together. Choose from Pet Manners & Obedience, Puppy Skills, Intro to Scent Training Workshops, Scent League, Trickovation®, plus specialized courses and workshops offered throughout the year.
Dogs attending group classes should be comfortable working around other dogs and must not be reactive toward other dogs. Dogs attend on a harness or flat collar.
Flexible Class Passes
Use for any regular class!
6 classes — $165 · expires in 12 weeks
10 classes — $245 · expires in 16 weeks
15 classes — $315 · expires in 17 weeks
League Pass — $265 · 12 League/Trickovation® classes · expires in 6 months
Class passes allow you to choose eligible classes and build a schedule that works for you and your dog. Class passes are nonrefundable and non-transferable and must be used before their expiration date.
Presentations, Seminars and Speaking
Dog training schools, conferences, events, and veterinarians’ offices that are looking for a professional presentation on our dog training techniques and teaching style can contact us about their project.
Ways to Learn and Train with MJ’s Pet Training Academy®
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