If your dog is good in the yard and gone the moment the leash comes off at World's End, pulls you down Main Street, barks at the window, or has started deciding who comes through the front door, you have a Hingham dog. Big lots and good conservation land make for dogs with freedom and no particular reason to listen.
The South Shore has the best off-leash ground in the state and a great many dogs who should not be loose on it. A dog who ambles back when the walk has gone quiet has not learned to come; he has learned that nothing is happening. The dog who breaks off a deer because you said his name has learned something about you, and that is the thing Shawn teaches. He has spent more than thirty years training dogs and more than fifteen running Best Buddy Dog Training, and he teaches Hingham owners how to be worth coming back to.
Dog Training Problems We See in Hingham - In-Home & Board-and-Train
World's End and Bare Cove
Open ground with deer in it is where owners find out whether they have a recall or a coincidence. The recall is built on a leash first, under distraction, and only then trusted among the deer.
The buried wire
An invisible fence keeps him on the lawn and explains nothing. The dog who holds a down on the grass while the landscaper's trailer backs in is answering to you, and the wire has become decoration.
Main Street and the harbor
A dog who pulls through town is leading. Walked by someone he respects, he passes the other dog, the stroller, and the shipyard crowd on a slack leash.
The kids' friends
Hingham houses have a lot of children coming through them, and a dog who jumps on each one is dangerous to the small ones. He goes to his spot while the door opens once the house belongs to someone else.
The Dogs in the Pictures
Every photograph and video on this site shows a dog Shawn trained. They were trained by Shawn or are in training with him, and none of them is working for a treat or wearing an e-collar. If you would rather see the results than read about them, the videos and the success stories are the place.
In-home dog training in Hingham - In-Home & Board-and-Train comes as four private in-home sessions at your home and in the places you take your dog, and the sessions are Shawn teaching you to train your own dog, so the results last. The plan is written for the dog you have and the house he lives in. Support by phone and video runs for the dog's whole life at no additional cost, one price, whether you have one dog or five in the house, and there are no add-ons. If you have followed the plan and need more sessions, they are covered. For Massachusetts owners, the price is $2,250.
Board-and-Train
Weekly sessions are not the right fit for every dog. Board-and-train takes the dog into Shawn's home and pack for four to six weeks of daily training. It is the answer for aggression, resource guarding, serious leash reactivity, chronic anxiety, and the dog who has already failed a program. Shawn does the pickup and the delivery himself, then three optional sessions at your home to hand over the leadership, and lifetime follow-up. The cost is $2,500 to $5,000, set by the dog and the issues in front of us and settled by phone first.
Hingham - In-Home & Board-and-Train Owners Ask
We have an invisible fence. Does it have to go?
No. Leave it in as insurance; the aim is a dog who never tests it.
How soon can we start?
In-home sessions usually begin within a week or two. Board and train runs on a waiting list.
Will he ever be trustworthy off leash out here?
Off leash is earned on-leash first. Most dogs get there.
Call Shawn
Phone (401) 536-7982. The consultation is free and you get Shawn himself, with no script. Give him the real version of what your dog does, and he will give you a real answer about what to do and what it costs. Weekdays 8am to 6pm, Saturdays 9am to 5pm; a message left at any other hour is returned.
Who you are to your dog is EVERYTHING
Shawn Hines
Dog Trainer, Best Buddy Dog Training
No charge, no obligation.