How To Train A Dream Dog offers proven, positive, rewards-based online puppy training that's fun for you and your puppy. Learn how to teach your puppy to have impeccable manners from the comfort of your home whenever it's most convenient for you! Follow along as REAL trainers teach REAL dogs the exact skills you want your dream dog to learn.
How To Train A Dream Dog (howtotrainadreamdog.com) has 74 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5.
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Cats & Dogs
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North Chili, New York
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2026
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This is the best dog training group/class I have ever attended. I have raised and trained a few dogs in my life, and HTTDD is the best.
Response from How To Train A Dream DogFeb 6, 2024
Thank you so much for your glowing review and for taking the time to share your experience with our online program! We are thrilled to hear that HTTDD has been the best experience for you. It’s our passion to provide a supportive and effective training environment for both dogs and their owners, and knowing that we've made a significant impact on your dog training journey means the world to us.
Your kind words serve as a wonderful encouragement to our team, and we're so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you and your furry companions. If you ever need further assistance or decide to raise and train another dog in the future, we’d be delighted to welcome you back.
Thanks again for your support and trust in HTTDD. We wish you and your dog all the best on your continued training journey!
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Lindsey J.
I highly recommend you join the program!
I highly recommend and encourage you to sign up for the HTDD Pro Level dog training program before or as soon as you bring home your puppy. The on-line program is full of modules to help train you on how to train your puppy. I enjoy being a part of the Student FB group and the Zoom calls when I am able. Michele and her team are extremely knowledgeable and professional. Most importantly, I appreciate the prompt personalized feedback. As a first time puppy owner, I don’t feel like I could have raised my puppy who is now 19weeks old as well as I have without their support. Thank you HTDD trainers!
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Kelly M.
I loved Michelle and all the YouTube…
I loved Michelle and all the YouTube videos! I found them very helpful. I also liked the zoom calls where I could ask questions. What I didn't like was the feelings I had based off of the feedback I would get. I have a difficult breed and a difficult environment/ situation so often times their advice felt harsh and unattainable. I would come so far in an issue I was having and share it to the fb page and be told all the things I am still doing wrong. I felt helpless, sad, and was left with feeling zero faith that things would get better. I eventually stopped participating and went and found a boarding school I liked for my puppy. He went off for a month and came back with all issues solved. He is happy, healthy, and very well behaved...my dream dog. Funny thing is I posted one of the videos my trainer sent me and was told all the wrong things I'm doing; however, it wasn't me but instead my professional trainer. I'm now training him to be my service animal. Overall, I think the program is great for certain breeds with families who live in big houses in the suburbs. I would only recommend to those in that environment and situation. It was a lot of money that I am still trying to pay off. Michelle is fantastic though.
Response from How To Train A Dream DogDec 18, 2023
Thanks for your feedback, Kelly. We appreciate hearing from our students. We are so glad you enjoyed the Zoom calls and YouTube videos. We are very sorry to hear you didn’t feel fully supported when receiving feedback. The benefit of the PRO level is the ability to receive personalized answers to your unique questions. As professionals, sometimes we have to deliver news that students may not want to hear. Although it’s hard to deliver this news, we feel that being honest with the challenges that you may face in the future is important. With a combined 35+ years in the dog training business, we can often predict situations that have not yet occurred, and our feedback is based on what we believe is best for the dog and owner for a lifetime, not just this moment.
Our course has been used by students all over the world, in vastly different living situations, and our support and feedback have been well received. We are happy that you are pleased with Leo’s behavior. We are happy to give feedback to any video submitted, including one where your other trainer was working with Leo. Even though he was with a trainer, it’s still possible to offer some constructive criticism based on the body language of the dog. The training industry is not well regulated and any individual can call themselves a dog trainer. Our feedback is based on our fear-free certification, animal behavior, and science degrees, and our continued education in the canine training field.
We wish you and Leo the best as you pursue your service dog training.
LA
Lauren
Great lessons
Great lessons. Our pup really liked watching them with us! I love that we can go back and re-watch the videos any time. My only complaint is that the sound quality was inconsistent from one video to the next. Sometimes when there were two instructors, only one of them had a mic, so it was really hard to hear the other one.
Response from How To Train A Dream DogOct 18, 2023
Lauren, we are so glad you and your pup enjoyed the program. We take feedback like this very seriously and have been working hard for the last couple of months creating the next version of the course. The good news is that because you have unlimited access to the course, you'll get the updated course 3.0 with revised videos (better audio and lesson plans) when it launches (coming soon!). We hope you enjoy the newest version with even more training videos to help you train your puppy!!
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Nirmal Sobha K.
Affordable and extremely helpful - 5 stars :D
I started watching the course content a week before I got my 2-month old pup. It was a bit overwhelming in the beginning but the pacing, reinforcement of core positive psych ideas again & again throughout the program was extremely helpful in making the learning process enjoyable for both me and my pup. I took an offline training course on the side as well. Even then, I learnt a lot of interesting games and information from the course so much so that I would count this as my primary learning source - you won't be disappointed!
Response from How To Train A Dream DogAug 23, 2023
Nirmal, we really appreciate you taking the time to write about your experience with the program. We are so happy that you and Remy learned so much and found the training games to be fun and useful. We wish you and your pup all the best!
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Leah Walker M.
Excellent resource and you have the material forever
Honestly I didn't put in as much time as I would've liked, but this program is amazing. Very well designed and easy to follow. Also the trainers are excellent and willing to give advice promptly and helpfully. I have enjoyed the experience and may sign up to be on the monthly loop just because I don't want to leave them! My puppy is still under six months and we are still working on basic stuff. Thanks Michelle and How to Train a Dream Dog.
Response from How To Train A Dream DogJul 31, 2023
Leah, we are happy to hear you loved the program and that you found value in the personalized advice at Pro-Level. We loved working with you and Penny and welcome you back any time 💙
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Becky H.
Best training ever!
From the minute I bought the 30 days to Puppy Perfection course I knew it was the best decision! Training a puppy using fun games?!?! Who would have thought! I truly loved every aspect especially using positive reinforcement only.
Once my pup turned 6-7 months I encountered some issues where I needed more one-on-one individual advice. I purchased the pro-level and could not be more impressed with the advice I received. It was professional and caring and was something I never would have thought of on my own or found somewhere else online. Once I used the advice I noticed a difference in my pup right away!
The facebook group is super helpful too as the trainers reply to questions. These trainers are truly passionate about what they do.
Response from How To Train A Dream DogJul 10, 2023
Becky! Thank you so much. We are so happy you enjoyed the program and had lots of fun playing the training games with your puppy. We're glad to hear the suggestions worked and you noticed an immediate change. We wish you and your pup nothing but the best. If you ever need help in the future, you know where to find us! Happy training!
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Natalia F.
Loved the content but the delivery...
I really loved the content of this course, everything is super useful and I'll use it forever!! the only gripe I have with it is the execution. One of the girls is always hard to hear and it seems as if things are out of order sometimes? not sure what is going on there but it does bother me a bit. I wish the whole course website, booklet, & videos themselves were more polished I guess. but really that's the only problem I had and it has nothing to do with the actual lessons so kudos to Michelle and her team!
Response from How To Train A Dream DogJul 3, 2023
Natalia, We are so glad you enjoyed the course and found it useful! Using it forever is definitely one of the advantages of having an online course with no expiration date.
We are sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction with the microphone. We know that’s an issue in a few of the videos and we were able to correct it in some of the newer videos. We continue to upgrade the course each month and we will strive to improve these areas as well! We are all brave new learners, including using technology and video as an educational delivery method. Keep checking back for new updates to the course that will benefit you and your dog.
