Training by Tara Merritt

04/30/2025

A young black lab adopted from Seeing Eye, who is brilliant !!
A slightly intimidated boy who bites calmed down by tunes 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, and a lab that doesnt know how to chill and make the right choices.
A girl who finally came out of her crate to meet me lol. I love my job because I'm my own boss, which is basically the best thing ever lol lol
Also it wouldn’t be a good week if I didn’t have these amazing dog’s.
Here we go on the path to helping these dogs and families ❤️

02/24/2025

Empowering children through consistent training is truly transformative. I'm thrilled to see this family's dedication to Georgie's development. Working with families and children is also a passion of mine, and I've learned firsthand with my own children the value of patience and time in teaching. Kudos to this family for a remarkable job!

09/26/2024

Busy week training with these amazing dog’s and families .

08/05/2024

08/05/2024

New client’s
She is fearful in public.
Sometimes with aggressive show.
Triggers are many .
After one session working on behavior.
Family works hard and it shows.
When working on calming a fearful dog ,..
you will be surprised on the level of confidence that emerges,

08/03/2024

It was a Lab week ❤️❤️❤️

08/01/2024

10 week old and focused 🙌Recall is one of my number one requests with clients dog’s. One of the most important skills that get overlooked. This will not get overlooked with Chloe❤️
Ps she still is very young.
We don’t want to overwhelm her. Start slow

07/25/2024

Behavioral work (Fear of humans on deck.
With most of these dog’s pictured.
Muzzle training for vet visits.
Also,I offer mock practice meeting at dog’s vet office.
To practice calming techniques before entering.
Down to starting the best foundation for pupies.
I also work with the smalls lol
Somebody has to do it.
We complain they are little terrors.
I’m here to help them as well❤️

05/09/2024

Training for the week covers reactive behavior towards new home entrants, conflicts between the two resident dogs.
Reactivity outside on leash.
With some basic skill training.
Little bit of everything this past week.
Ps,Duke (hound)and Cooper the (beagle,)
I work with every week for Njsh pet rescue.
They are both dear to my ❤️
Duke and Cooper have been waiting so long for that special home.

03/21/2024

Behavioral training from this past week included locations in Hoboken, Bridgewater, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Hackettstown, Sparta ,Blairstown, and Flemington, with some towns in between😄All over Nj !
Our focus was on muzzle training for vet visits, addressing dog reactivity, human reactivity in home and outside environments, guarding behaviors, and separation anxiety.
The families are just as important to me.
Without them on board I could never help their dogs. ❤️

02/22/2024

It’s been awhile since I updated my page .
Time slips by when you are doing rescue, training privately, training for rescues and shelters.
Dog’s dog’s and more dog’s
❤️❤️
Update some great families and dogs in past few months training ❤️

07/19/2023

Busy week training dog’s and humans .