Dog Training in Bedford, NH

If your dog runs the property line barking at everything that moves, will not come when there is a deer involved, charges the end of the driveway at the school bus, and has a recall nobody has tested past the tree line, you have a Bedford dog. Two acres and a buried wire make an independent dog, not an obedient one.

Invisible fencing keeps the dog on the lot, and that is all it does. It teaches no recall, no door manners, nothing about a dog walking past on the road, and nothing at all about you, because the correction belongs to nobody he loves. The dog who stays on the lawn because you said so is a different animal, made by a different process. Shawn Hines has spent more than thirty years training dogs and more than fifteen running Best Buddy Dog Training, and that process is what he teaches Bedford owners.

Dog Training Problems We See in Bedford

The school bus

A dog who charges the end of the driveway when the bus stops has decided the driveway is his. The dog you want stands on the lawn while the bus comes and goes because you said stay, and the wire can stay in the ground as a backstop he never tests.

Pulpit Rock

Woods full of deer are where owners find out whether they have a recall or a coincidence. The recall is built on a long line with the deer present, and only then trusted in the woods.

The door

Guests, delivery drivers, the kids' friends. The dog who gets there first and puts his paws on them is deciding who comes into his house. A trained dog goes to his spot and stays while the door opens.

The Dogs in the Pictures

Every dog pictured or filmed on this site is a dog Shawn trained or is training. Each is a dog Shawn trained, doing what he was asked because he was asked, with no treat waiting and no collar about to buzz. You can judge the results for yourself in the videos and the success stories.

In-Home Dog Training in Bedford, NH

In-home training in Bedford runs four private in-home sessions at your home, in your yard, at the end of your driveway, and on the trail you actually use, and Shawn spends them teaching you to handle and train your dog yourself. You get a plan made around your dog, your family, and your routines. Lifetime phone and video follow-up is part of the price, five dogs in the house cost the same as one, and there are no hidden fees; if you have followed the plan and the dog needs more sessions, they are included. The New Hampshire price is $2,250.

Board-and-Train

For a dog with a real history, there is a second route. Board-and-train is four to six weeks living with Shawn and his pack, never in a kennel run. Shawn does the pickup and the delivery himself, and three reintegration sessions at your home afterward hand the work back to you. It is intended for aggression, resource guarding, severe reactivity, chronic anxiety, and dogs with a bite behind them. Depending on the dog, it is $2,500 to $5,000, agreed on the call before a date is held.

Bedford Owners Ask

He pulls so hard my shoulder hurts.
Pulling is a question of who leads, not of strength, and it is one of the faster things to turn around.

He has growled at a child.
Say exactly what happened on the phone so the first visit is planned around it.

Our landlord has complained about barking.
Say so on the phone. Barking at the door tends to change quickly once the dog knows it is not his job.

Call Shawn

Begin with a call to (401) 536-7982. You will reach Shawn directly, and the call is free. Describe the dog's behavior, and you will hear which program fits and what it costs, without a pitch. The phone is answered weekdays 8am to 6pm and Saturdays 9am to 5pm; leave a message otherwise and he will call back.

Who you are to your dog is EVERYTHING

Shawn Hines
Dog Trainer, Best Buddy Dog Training