Nikki is the best group dog trainer! You will love her classes.
-Carrie Rapp
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Turn your home from chaos to calm.
We can help you live with the dog of your dreams!
Offering Day Training, Board and Train, Group Classes and Puppy Playcare for the greater Grand Rapids, MI area including Caledonia, Cascade, Ada and surrounding areas.
Puppy Primer Day School
Twice weekly drop off training, play and socialization for puppies 6 months and under. Send your pup to school and get a jumpstart on your perfect puppyhood!
Puppy Playcare for Alumni
Convenient drop off play, socialization and supplemental training for puppies under 6 months of age. Drop off your wild child and bring home a pup who is ready to cuddle.
Dream Pup Academy
We do the legwork in this 3-week board and train for puppies 6 months and under. Drop off Monday and pick up Thursday - your pup will play, train, socilze and enjoy field trips during your busy week. Get ready for tired puppy snuggles on the weekend!
Dog Training Classes
6-week sessions at Cascade Hospital for Animals to accomplish your pup’s next milestone! Puppy 101, self-control, beyond basics and more.
Drop Off Your Puppy For…
Boarding!
That’s right, you can board your puppy in an environment they already love! Boarding available exclusively for pups enrolled in our drop off training programs. Pups get the best of both worlds - a home environment and a day full of play with friends!
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Why Choose Us?
1. A well-rounded approach to behavior. As a Licensed Veterinary Nurse, I can assess your dog's physiology, body language, and behavior to set your dog up to succeed in training.
2. Science-based positive reinforcement techniques are used to teach both you and your dog for effective, long-lasting results.
3. Your training & socialization goals are achievable! Allow me to guide you in shaping the dog of your dreams.
Nikki trained our German Shepard...
He is the best trained dog I have ever had. He even has a job and gets paid $10 per day as a temperament tester. If you want your dog to earn his keep, have Dream Dogs training train your puppy. It will be beyond your wildest dreams !!!! 😀
-Omar Malik
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I put my high energy pitty mix...
through Dream Dogs Training. Prior to this I had done at home training with no luck. After one class, my dog was doing great. The techniques used are easy for dogs to grasp and is all positive reinforcement- which is so important! The dogs are very receptive to the training and it’s enjoyable for not only the owners but the dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed the training. They are flexible, reliable and friendly. I highly recommend Dream Dogs Training!
-Noey Chavez,
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We have a high energy 7 month old border collie mix...
We had a bad experience with someone before using aggressive/negative reinforcement training with our puppy and he was really scared of that. Nikki used positive reinforcement that he was very receptive to and picked up on very quickly. Nikki was a delight to work with and I can not recommend Dream Dogs Training enough!
-Ashley Phillips
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Our Havanese pup Mochi...
has been a student of Nikki's since he was about nine weeks old and is a wonderfully behaved dog as a result... He LOVES Nikki and has learned so much from her, but the ones who learned the most were my husband and I. Nikki is very good at getting to know each dog, quirks and all, and offers up suggestions and tips that work for their unique personalities. We wouldn't have survived puppyhood without her. Mochi and I highly recommend!
-Linda Carrington
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She's a dog whisperer for sure! Her classes are the best!
-Tess Maier
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