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Monday 9am - 6pm Tuesday 9am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 6pm

A Pleasant Dog

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World renowned training & behavior support and grooming right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA.

A Pleasant Dog teaches people to communicate with their dogs through rewards and positive reinforcement and without force or domination. We do not believe that punishing dogs to behave better is effective or humane. We believe that modern, gentle training produces faster, better results.

10/31/2026

Some of our Saturday class students arrived in their Halloween costumes today!
We had Louise the hotdog, Pete the skunk, Luke the Blair Witch, Marjorie as a Vampire Lamb Chop, Fibonacci as a pumpkin and Molly also as a pumpkin.

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween, pardners! Halloween can be very scary for dogs. Remember to keep dogs away from doors when trick or treaters come, using baby gates and enrichment. Or better yet, meet them on the porch or driveway to avoid front door interactions altogether!

10/30/2026

We are so proud of Pip and his mama Chelsea (and dad Mikey) who graduated from our behavior service yesterday. When we first met with this beautiful family, many of their companion animals were struggling, but Pip was struggling the loudest with behaviors consistent with interdog aggression; super high arousal, including breed appropriate herding behaviors that ticked other family members off; fear based aggression with certain dogs; and resource guarding aggression.

In just 7 months and with the expert help of Dr. Jill Sackman at Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan, the family peace has been restored, Pip can chill with other dogs outside the household AND his family is joining our super fun intro to sports class to channel his little herding dog brain.

We are so proud of you guys!

10/28/2026

True story.

10/26/2026

Our freestyle teams had a great time at Gems and Stars Howl-O-Ween Spooktakular this weekend. We can’t wait to share all the fun and accolades we had! Stay tuned for a recap after we catch up from our travels!

10/25/2026

We had so much fun at ER’s Halloweenie races today! Thanks to everyone who came out to say hello. For those of you who asked, you can purchase our gear on our website at: https://www.apleasantdog.com/shop

10/24/2026

Cindy and Luke nailed their first musical freestyle routine!

10/22/2026

Congratulations to Nelson, Maizie and Cedar for graduating Puppy 101 class tonight. We loved having each of you in class!

10/21/2026

Cats are eager learners. Ask his for help with your kitty troubles.

Address

1430 Knapp Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI
49505

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+16162642532

Website

http://apleasantdog.com/

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