Our Service Areas

Private Training Sessions | Board & Train | Dog Boarding | Free Consultations

Cues & Commands

Common Commands

  • Sit, Down, and Stay (Extended)

  • Come/Recall

  • Off/Leave it

  • Drop It

  • Walking on leash

House Adapting

  • Crate training

  • Potty training

Problem Behavior

Socialization

  • Nipping

  • Polite greetings: no jumping or excessive barking

  • Being handled while grooming

  • Confidence in high anxiety environments

House Training

  • Bolting through doors/windows

  • Barking excessively

  • House bounding

  • Counter surfing

  • Chewing unwanted objects

Unruly Behavior

  • Digging

  • On leash manners: no pulling, crossing, jumping, heeling at crosswalk, barking at other animals

Modification

  • Aging & disability management

Board & Train

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  • Boarding & training from our Head Trainer’s home for an extended 1-4 weeks. Which includes:

    • Four FUN 30 minute training walks a day.

    • Three 1 hour daily training sessions based on CUSTOMIZED program.

    • EFFECTIVE training embedded in everyday life, based on customized program, such as: “no barking”, “no begging” or “no jumping”.

  • Boarding from our Head Trainer’s home, ensures your dogs safety while you are away.

Our Specializations

Leash Training | Child Introductions | Puppy Training

Leash Training

Common Problems

  • Leash pulling

  • Lunging, barking, reactivity on leash

  • Mouthing or chewing on the leash

  • Jumping

  • Ankle biting

Child Introductions

Common Problems

  • Anxiety/Depressed

  • Whining

  • Resource guarding

  • Barking and growling

  • Re-housing breaking

  • Stress chewing

  • Frightened

  • Attention seeking

Puppy Training

Common Problems

  • Common cue’s and commands

  • House adapting and training

  • Socializations

  • Behavior modification

  • Unruly puppy behavior

  • Private sessions, boarding, and board&training .

Client Testimonials

  • "Marcia is so great! She does such a fantastic job with my dog Cindy who was having some behavioral issues. I took her to Marcia and within a few sessions cindy was back to her normal self. I will always use marcia for boarding as well! She does an incredible job and has been doing this for years!"

    – Kayla G.

  • "Marcia was a fantastic trainer for my senior dog with attachment issues, leash pulling and stubbornness. In just a few sessions she was able to modify walking on leash and teach her correction behaviors. In addition, Marcia has boarded my dog numerous times and I’ve always felt very comfortable because she provided proactive updates ensuring her safety in Marcia’s home. Highly recommend for boarding and training!"

    – Shannon G.

  • "Marcia was such a great trainer to work with. She helped build such a great foundation for my puppy during the board and train and continues to be a great resource. Will definitely continue training with her through all the stages."

    – Aleonna S.

  • "Fantastic experience! Our dog came back happy and well-behaved. Highly recommend for both boarding and training!"

    – Karen V.

  • "Excellent experience with Marcia and DMV Dog Training. Professional and effective. Highly recommend."

    –Kimberly G.

  • "Our experience with Marcia was fantastic. We left our 5-month old lab with her for two weeks and he came back a new dog! She is extremely professional and passionate about her job. Have already recommended her to friends and family."

    – Tyler B.

  • "Marcia was amazing with our puppy. Marcia tailors her training to your puppy's current level of capabilities and then successfully builds on those skills in a manner that allows your puppy to retain the skills. Marcia is very knowledgeable about natural puppy behaviors and the various growth and development periods, and uses this knowledge to teach the owners how to communicate effectively with their puppy and build on the training sessions after hours. Marcia provided us with the education and training "tools" needed to modify behaviors and build a healthy relationship with our puppy. We plan to hire Marcia again in the future!"

    – Vanessa P.

  • "Marcia is professional, passionate and great at what she does. My 7 month old puppy made great strides in his leash training during his two week board with her, and she set me up for continued training on my own. Would recommend for anyone looking to kick start their dog training journey!"

    – Mary S.

  • "So happy we found Marcia from DMV Dog Training. She is super responsive and accessible and makes the lessons very easy to understand. She really helped us with our rescue dog, Juno. I highly recommend DMV Dog training and will definitely use Marcia again!"

    – Chris J.

  • "Very practical and helpful training tips. So glad we decided to set up training for our puppy!"

    – Lia P.

  • "Marcia helped me work with my dog Lulu on lash walking manners, and she's made a huge difference in just 5 sessions!"

    – Jen F.

  • "Thank you to Marcia!! She took our anxious, shaking-at-the-sight-of-his-harness, velcro’d-to-me dog and returned him with new confidence and comfort with the outside world. He’s sniffing outside for the first time and we’re even getting little tail wags every so often. He’s sleeping in his own bed and chooses to come by us or not, instead of being attached and totally reliant on us. Now we have to work on our separation anxiety from him!"

    – Dannika

How Do I Get Started?

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