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Dog training in Plainville, CT

Dog training in Plainville, in the comfort of your own home. Personalized sessions covering obedience, leash walking, recall and behavior problems, from a trainer based just down the road in Southington.

Personal, one-on-one dog training with Steve.

Steve Good Dog in-home dog training in Plainville, CT
10+years training
2,000+dogs trained
5.0Google rating
7 daysa week, in your home
Services in Plainville

Training for Plainville households

Plainville is a short drive from Steve’s base, which makes it easy to schedule follow-up sessions close together when a dog needs momentum. That matters for things like leash pulling, jumping and puppy habits, where steady practice over a few weeks makes the biggest difference.

Norton Park is a handy place to take new skills outside once your dog is ready, and busy local events like the hot air balloon festival are a real-world test of calm behavior around crowds and noise.

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Dog Obedience Training
Puppy Training
Dog Leash Reactivity Training
Dog Recall Training
Dog Aggression Training
Dog Separation Anxiety Training
Dog Behavioral Correction
Dog Potty Training
Service/Therapy Dog Training
Private Dog Training
How it works

Three simple steps

Steve is a short drive from Plainville and trains seven days a week.

1

Send your details or book

Fill in the form and Steve calls you back between lessons, or book straight in if you already know you want to start.

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2

First session, training starts

Steve meets your dog, reads what is actually going on, and gets to work in that same visit.

3

You keep the results

Steve coaches you, not just your dog, and leaves you with the exercises to reinforce it.

Client stories

What Steve's clients say

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We are so thankful we found Steve Good Dog to train us and our rescue dog Itsy. He's helped us to understand how Itsy thinks, and what he needs to live his best life with us. Steve is extremely knowledgeable and clearly loves dogs. His recommendations bring great results. It seems dog training is more of a calling for him, than a job. We strongly recommend Steve with the highest degree of confidence.

Jan Gatzuras
Google review

Highly recommended! Forest is a 9-month old, 55 lb muscular rescue pittie and cattle dog mix. Our immediate issues were jumping on people, not allowing space, leash pulling to the point of shoulder injury to me, and coming when called. THEN Steve Good Dog to the rescue. Steve has trained the adults in our household to be the ones the dogs look to for permission. Forest now walks on a loose leash, gets off furniture when told and is learning how to greet visitors (work in progress—actually everything is and requires us to be vigilant with training). Every day training has become our model. Yes, it’s costly but the rewards are worth it to have this professional man teaching us how to turn Forest into a great dog.

pam garner
Google review

Steve is training us (humans) how our dogs understand commands, body posture, voice tone, and how they need to process what we are asking them to do. Learning these skills is extremely helpful in gaining positive results. Steve makes the learning experience very clear and also rewarding. Highly recommended!

Jennifer Anne
Google review

Plainville dog training questions

Quick answers for Plainville dog owners.

Yes. Plainville borders Southington, so the drive is short. Most training happens at your home, though for reactive or aggressive dogs, Steve may suggest meeting somewhere neutral first.
The first session is the Starting Point, $250 for about ninety minutes, covering a complete assessment and the start of training. Each follow-up session is $210 for an hour, and remote video sessions are $145.
Yes. Because Plainville is so close, Steve can often book follow-ups a few days apart, which helps dogs keep their progress going while new habits are forming.
Leash pulling is one of the most common problems Steve works on, and it is very fixable. He teaches your dog what to do instead of pulling and gives you a clear, consistent way to handle the leash so walks become enjoyable again.
Usually within a few days. Book online or send Steve a message to see the next open times.
Farmington has its own page, and Bristol, Southington and Newington are all covered too. For New Britain, send Steve a message and he will let you know.
Locations

Most common areas we serve

Plainville is right next door to Southington, and Steve also trains in nearby Bristol and Newington, plus every town below.

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Ready to start, Plainville?

Tell Steve what your dog is doing and he will tell you what is driving it, how he would fix it, and what it costs.

1. You describe the behavior
What your dog does, when it happens, and what you have already tried.
2. Steve tells you the cause
An honest read on what is driving it and a solution to fix it.
3. Training starts
Book your first session and training begins that same visit.