Phaedra was awesome in the puppy social! She was attentive to all pups, answered our questions, and provided feedback and clear next steps for our pup. We will definitely be back!
- Nick Viglione
Phaedra did an excellent job running the puppy social we attended with our pup Cooper. We will definitely attend again and recommend to friends.
- Laura Menard
My dog Taxi is at Tucker Pups for Dropoff training with Phaedra. She is absolutely wonderful. We got interrupted when Taxi was diagnosed with a health issue and couldn't attend daycare for a month. But Phaedra was great about emailing with to check on progress and provide advice and encouragement. She met with us a couple of times (isolated from other dogs) for one-on-one training. I have had dogs for 40 years and have been to a lot of different trainers with them. She's absolutely the best, and just a fun person to work with. My day care experience has been great, too.
- John Rauch
Our Dropoff Training experience was awesome. MJ was so great with Ham and his behavior has drastically improved from when he started his training program. We feel more confident raising our puppy and continuing his training now.
- Bradley Smith
We loved working with Phaedra! She was so kind and communicative. She clearly spent a lot of time writing out thoughtful feedback about how Dropoff Training was going and made an effort to prioritize things we were struggling with. She regularly sent photos/videos and gave us resources for training. Our dog had some health issues along the way and she was so flexible and understanding. We could tell she really cared about our boy and he really liked her too!
- Jason and Brittney Pfau
Helena was terrific! We really appreciated her guidance and patience. It was especially nice that she was able to come to our house because our pup is too young for group training.
- Carolyn Grunst
This Puppy Manners training class was amazing for my puppy! I learned so much and Jamie was incredibly helpful!
- Erica Burdick
Maureen was enthusiastic, connected with my dog immediately and was very clear and explained thoroughly the steps and actions needed to train Coconut. She was flexible and responsive. Coconut had good progress on walking around people. However, she will need time to adjust to dogs. Our plan is clear and I will engage Tucker Pup's and Maureen again in the future.
- Laura Slejko
Courtney is simply amazing! Her training of Max took him to a totally higher level! She also trained my wife and me to follow her training of Max! We have scheduled additional sessions with her! Thank you for sharing Courtney with our family!
- Kim Henry
Maureen is amazing - we love working with her!
- Alexandra Phelps
Yesterday’s social run by Phaedra with my pup, Pebbles, was absolutely perfect and their sizes and energies made for the most wonderful experience. We had a great time and will be back for more!
- Chitra Ram-Helm
The trainers in the Leash Reactivity class were very knowledgeable and helpful. Loved it!
- Rachel Jarvis
Jamie was an amazing trainer. She helped my chocolate Labrador, Cooper, work through his leash aggression and elevator‑riding issues with so much patience and skill. Jamie was always thoughtful and tailored every session to what actually worked for us, not just a one‑size‑fits‑all approach.
Cooper is doing much better in his day‑to‑day confidence — he’s calmer on walks, more relaxed in tight spaces, and genuinely seems happier navigating the world. We’re so grateful for her guidance.
- Melissa Mckinnon
Maureen is an excellent trainer! You can tell she is passionate about what she does and was very patient with us and our pup!
- Jill Patel
Helena and all the staff have been wonderful. We feel Auggie is safe, clean and well cared for when he is there. We can't wait to do some additional training in the future.
- Tiffany Butler
Thank you to Natalie for opening my eyes to training techniques that wouldn’t have occurred to me. My dog’s reactivity has definitely improved as a result. Thank you also to Kim for attentive customer service in coordinating the training.
- Jesse Kehr
We absolutely loved Helena!!! She is amazing. Waylon is improving! Her strategies are a huge help. My husband and I learned a ton from her for sure!
- Kristin Maskalunas
It’s our first time owning a puppy, and I’m so happy we decided to bring Denzel to the puppy socials! We wish we would have done it sooner when she was younger and waiting to get fully vaccinated. She’s about to be 5 months and is just so happy to see other people and dogs of all sizes, but she can definitely overwhelm herself! Phaedra is so kind and is helping us understand how to give Denzel breaks and about different puppy play styles. I will definitely recommend this class to any friends with puppies. We are also enrolled in an upcoming Puppy Manners course that we’re excited about. Thanks again, Phaedra!
- Josh Alletto
I loved the trainers at the Confidence Builder puppy social! Such a cute and fun experience!
- Ruby Guinther
We had a great time at the Whippersnappers puppy social! My dog had a blast. The trainers, MJ and Phaedra, had SO many wonderful tips to pass on for managing my dog. We have signed up for next week's session because we got so much out of this.
- John Rauch
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