Before N After Dog Training

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the puppy parents. 🐾
Every single day we wake up tending to the needs & routines of the animals who share our lives much like raising children. The walks, the structure, the patience, the teaching, the unconditional love.
And just like schooling helps children grow into confident humans, training helps dogs grow into calm, secure, connected companions.
The bond is extraordinary. The love is honest. And the joy they give back is immeasurable.
Today let's celebrate the hearts that nurture the 2 & 4 legged family members that bring joy to our lives. ❤️.

05/09/2026

How you speak to your dog is a possible indicator of how you speak to yourself! Do you agree? Before N After Dog Training

05/08/2026

Being cute right now!!Kate Biddle Before N After Dog Training

04/30/2026

Puppy biting isn’t aggression—it’s communication, arousal, and lack of impulse control.
This stage is where most owners either build clarity… or create confusion.
When your puppy uses their mouth, they’re not being “bad”—they’re rehearsing behavior that hasn’t been guided yet.
What matters is your response.
Stop overcorrecting. Stop repeating commands. Start regulating the moment.
✔ Interrupt calmly, not emotionally
✔ Remove access to skin—not by pulling away fast, but by becoming still
✔ Redirect with intention—not distraction
✔ Reinforce calm, not chaos
"Consistency builds a dog that can think under pressure—not just behave when it’s easy.
This is where real training starts."
— Belinda

04/28/2026

Hu***ng, Mounting, Gyrating, we all do it right. but dogs in public.... ugh somehow we were taught it ain't cool in public. now we need to teach the pups too. If you have a humpber read on....

Hu***ng doesn’t happen randomly—it’s triggered by overstimulation, stress, frustration, or repeated patterns your dog has learned over time. When you understand what happens right before the behavior, you can step in early and change the outcome.

04/28/2026

Is your dog mounting or hu***ng more than you'd expect? It’s not just ‘weird’—it’s often overstimulation, stress, or learned patterns. Our new guide breaks down the triggers and gives practical steps to intervene early and change the outcome. Read the full article: https://wix.to/pTnIWlJ

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04/17/2026

Training isn’t about stopping excitement. It’s about teaching a dog how to hold themselves together inside of it. Dogs don’t learn impulse control through force—they learn it through contrast. Your calm becomes the anchor their nervous system matches.
Wait for the moment:
The breath slows,The mouth softens, The eyes settle...
Reward that!

04/15/2026

🐶 Local Summer Kids Dog Training Program
📍 Shoreline, Connecticut
📆 Limited small group spots
🏡 Homeschool-friendly option available
This is hands-on, structured, and designed to give kids something they don’t get in school—
real-life skills that stick.
Spots are intentionally limited.

03/26/2026

Davinci here looking so majestic..

03/26/2026

Lab season!!! What a precious puller!!

02/09/2026

It is always an amazing time at the meet the breeds in NYC. This is a display of individuals that raise their pups like family. They commit their lives to understanding health, temperament, drives, instincts and meeting their dogs needs for physical and mental stimulation the way it has been done for hundreds of years. It is important to come together amongst our human differing life styles, values and opinions to find the truth of us having more in common than not. Focusing on our love and passion for dogs should over ride biased opinions that create divide where there should be none. Being a private in home dog trainer affords me the opportunity to meet all dogs, having familiarity and understanding with their differences allows me to serve. I don't always have to agree but I must remain tolerant and accepting that others see and feel differently. Justifications and opinions create the diverse population that builds tolerance and are the back bone of America. So please be more like a dog. Kind compassionate and without judgements love the ugly ones too.