Dog Training Schools Near Bangor, Maine

Dog training schools offer pets and their owners the skills necessary to be safe and have fun interacting with other animals and humans alike. The Bangor, Maine area is home to a number of dog training schools that offer classes ranging from obedience training for puppies to advanced agility and rally training for future show dogs.

  1. Green Acres Kennel

    • The Green Acres Kennel offers training services for pet owners facilitated by certified professional dog trainers, including private classes and several course levels. Green Acres stresses educating pet owners about their pets' needs and behaviors in order to train pets through dog-friendly methods. Green Acres training uses clicker training, which includes visual and voice cues for behavior and rewards when the pet demonstrates the desired behavior. Primary owners must be 14 years or older to participate in Green Acres training programs.

      Green Acres Kennel
      1653 Union Street
      Bangor, ME 04401
      207-945-6841
      www.greenacreskennel.com

    Country Kennel

    • Country Kennel in Bangor, Maine, provides obedience classes in addition to boarding and grooming services. The obedience classes at Country Kennel are designed to teach pets appropriate behavior around other dogs as well as humans, as well as to teach pet owners how to communicate with pets and reinforce desired behaviors. Country Kennel offers a basic obedience course, a course for puppies and individual classes for advanced obedience and agility training.

      Country Kennel
      1730 Stillwater Ave.
      Bangor, ME 04401
      207-945-9221
      www.countrykennel.net

    Carden Country Club for Pets

    • The Carden Country Club for Pets Training Center offers both basic obedience classes for pets and their owners as well as advanced training for pet owners who want to learn how to train their pets to compete in dog shows. The Carden Country Club also offers private instruction for pet owners and their dogs, which can cover specialized topics ranging from beginning to advanced levels. The matted training-center facility is also available for rent for outside groups to hold their own meetings or training events.

      Carden Country Club for Pets
      880 Ohio Street
      Bangor, ME 04401
      207-942-2161
      www.cardenkennels.com

    Bear Brook Kennel

    • Bear Brook Kennel offers training classes led by a former police canine unit trainer, covering topics from puppy socialization, obedience and games to agility training and scent tracking for advanced dogs and their owners. Bear Brook training classes teach pet handlers to use positive reinforcement, and can be used to socialize dogs whose behavior ranges from timid to aggressive.

      Bear Brook Kennel
      19 Bennett Rd.
      Brewer, ME 04412
      207-989-7979
      www.bearbrookkennel.com

    Paws Down Training Service

    • The Paws Down Training Service offered by For Dogs Grooming and Boutique near Bangor, Maine, offers a range of classes for dogs and their owners as well as private lessons at the training center or at the client's home. While private lessons can be tailored to the pet and pet owner's individual needs, group classes include puppy socialization with housebreaking and chewing management, basic and advanced obedience, tricks, agility and even freestyle dance.

      For Dogs, LLC
      251 Main Rd.
      Holden, ME 04429
      207-989-7297
      www.pawsdowntrainingservice.com