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Are you struggling with a dog who won't come when called? Pulls, lunges and gets over excited on leash? Nips? Jumps on you and your guests? Not able to settle quietly in the house? New puppy driving you a little crazy? We can help by teaching you and your dog to have a cooperative relationship to make real change with these behaviors and more! A healthy relationship starts with a good foundation and we want to help your dog to be their best.

Based in the Portland Maine area, we service all towns between South Portland and Bath and offer professional dog training services including In-Home Training packages, Day Train programs and obedience classes. Get in touch!

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​Private Training

Private lessons with you and your dog custom tailored to address whatever is needed.

Day Training

No time to train? We can provide professional training at home while you are away.

Obedience Classes

Join our affordable foundation group classes that include the benefit of socialization.

Nose Work

Nose Work builds confidence, creates focus, burns mental calories and is FUN.

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 Positive First The Next Generation in Training.
 ‘Positive first’, was coined by Australian trainer Glenn Cooke, of the Canine Paradigm podcast which describes trainers who start with and use positive reinforcement (food or play) as the preferred method so long as it remains effective, then adding negative reinforcement (such as leash or e-collar pressure) to create clarity, with correction (punishment) used only when necessary for ignoring known commands.  Read more

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Basic Obedience Class with Teri was amazingly helpful. Benson is so much more attentive, responsive and a joy to work with. I am thrilled with his progress and we're having so much fun continuing the training! ​

Lucy & Benson

Portland

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Words cannot express how much Javier and I adore Teri. We have taken both private lessons and group classes with her; each has been fun, and effective. Teri is knowledgeable beyond belief, and is a guru of positive reinforcement training methods. She taught me to better communicate with Javier, and as a result he has transformed from a naughty puppy to a well-behaved dog who is full of joy!

​Dana & Javier​

Portland

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I can't say enough about our experience with Ligiro training!   With Teri's warm and patient support, my dog and I not only learned some new tricks and strengthened old skills, we really learned how to communicate with one another. Teri was able to show me how to communicate with my dog so that he understood what I was asking of him, and in turn, I'm more bonded with my best friend. What's more? The love Teri has for dogs, for teaching, and my dog in particular, really shines through, making what could have been a stressful experience truly a joy. Teri - Blue and I can't thank you enough!
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Jenny & Blue

Portland

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