Fetch the Leash! Dog Behavior & Training

Burlington is so fortunate that Maria opened Fetch the Leash in our community. Maria and her team are the most thoughtful, professional, and considerate group of people and I'm so glad to have had the opportunity to work with them when we brought a new dog into our family. We adopted Bayley (1 year old dog) from a local rescue that was not completely forthcoming about some issues she was experiencing. She was not sufficiently socialized as a puppy and had severe leash reactivity. We were new dog owners and had no idea what we were doing. We met with FIVE different trainers before a neighbor stopped my on the street and encouraged us to connect with Maria. I had looked at the Fetch the Leash website but didn't want to pay for the online consultation required to proceed with private trainin

Our vet recommended fetch the leash when we were introducing a new puppy into our family. Our five-year-old pandemic pup, Jazzy, also struggled with lack of socialization and lots of fear. Our puppy just graduated the puppy class and is doing amazing. Jazzy has started private day training and in two lessons and practice at home he’s gone from a nervous nelly to enjoying walks, his crate, training time and treats! What I love about the courses is that you have daily exercises you can do with your dog throughout the day in little spurts. The way that Fetch the Leash taught us to train fit seamlessly into our lifestyle and beliefs. I know will continue our work with the amazingly sweet and fun staff of fetch the leash, looking at intermediate puppy, fetch and continuing Jazzy’s confidence

My six year old pug mix rescue has loved learning how to be a Family Dog, Beyond Basics, and now Canine Good Citizen. We love the positive reinforcement techniques used. And they were able to assess her ability to socialize with other dogs and she is enjoying her opportunities to play at dog parks! Learning polite greetings for people and other dogs is helping her have the best life ever!

Puppy Preschool was a wonderful experience at Fetch the Leash with Maria & Yagmur. The socialization checklist helped keep me accountable and “gamified” it really helping me prioritize experiences for the puppy in the first couple of months. Highly recommend them!

FTL has been an indispensable resource to us on our puppy journey! The puppy camp was amazing and helped our girl become confident and friendly, and we've learned so much from all the training classes we've attended. If you want to use R+ to build a strong relationship with your dog and learn how to shape behavior effectively, this is the place to do it.