Michele Lennon

I'm a certified dog trainer with close to twenty years of experience providing puppy training and guidance to dog owners in group classes and private lessons.

I have helped puppy parents who were brand-new novice owners all the way to dog handlers with decades of experience owning multiple dogs who just needed fine-tuning with their training.

As a dog owner myself, I have been in your shoes as both a new puppy owner and a frustrated dog owner!

Many years ago I had the naughtiest, but most lovable chocolate Lab named Bear. He was a handful, a challenge, and made me want to rip my hair out. He ate curtains, couches, and the carpet right out of the middle of my room. He refused to eat the edges where I might have been able to hide the damage when company came over! He jumped on people, barked for attention, and stole food off the counter.

He was a hot mess, a wild child, a dog I wanted to send back to the breeder daily, but I didn't give up on him. I couldn't. I loved him!

I learned how to train him, guide him, and show him how to stop being a naughty puppy and start being a good dog. I fell in love with training him.

We had so much fun learning together that it didn't seem like work - for either one of us. We began understanding one another and learned to communicate better with one another. Little did I know that I'd inadvertently stumbled upon my career while training Bear to be my Dream Dog.

It took some time for me to understand that the secret to successful dog training wasn't trying to find the "right" tool or picking the "smartest" or "best" breed, or even how much love you have in your heart for your dog.

And now, I've made it my mission to help as many puppy parents as I can to learn this valuable skill so they can raise their own dream dogs too.