Meet Our Trainer


Kat Klein CPDT-KA, CBCC-KA is a life long dog lover. Kat became a dog trainer after her journey with her own reactive/aggressive dog Meadow. She has a strong working knowledge of learning theory and the science of animal behavior.  Kat is certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers as both a Professional Dog Trainer and a Certified Behavior Consultant.  She is also a Fear Free Certified Trainer. This allows her to work in partnership with veterinary teams to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety and stress and improve an animals well being during veterinary care and home care. She is a supporting member of  the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild.  She is Doggone Safe certified and an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator.  She is certified in canine and feline CPR. 
​It is her goal to help owners build a stronger training bond with their dogs.
​Kat lives in West Brookfield and enjoys training her 10 dogs. 
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​Group Classes

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We offer a variety of fun classes!
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​Puppy Kindergarten: $155​​
A 6 week class for puppies ages 10 weeks to 6 months. Our puppy classes are like no other!  We specialize in proper socialization. We want to help your puppy grow up to be happy and confident! We also tackle all those pesky puppy behaviors such as jumping, biting, chewing and house training issues.  
Family Dog  $155​
A 6 week class for dogs 4-5 months and up. We cover the basics of sit, down, stay, coming when called, walking nicely on a leash and more. Our training centers on teaching your dog that calm quiet behavior will always get them what they want.

Family Dog  II $155
A 5 weeks class for your dogs to build on the skills that they learned in puppy and/or Family Dog. We kick it up a notch. More distractions, more chances to test and strengthen impulse control. If you are not sure if your dog belongs in Family dog or Family dog II, contact us and we will help you choose the right class for you and your dog.​ ​
Focus Please $155
Does your dog forget everything he knows the moment you step outside? Is he distracted by other dogs, other people, sights, sounds and smells? If your dog knows some basic obedience but gets too excited by everything to perform, this class is for you! This class will help you build focus and will teach you how to become the most important person to your dog. This is a 5 week class and is limited to 6 dogs. ​

​Practice Saturdays $30
​This fun drop in class is designed to strengthen your dogs existing skills. New distractions to challenge your dog. This is a great opportunity for reactive rover students to get exposure to new dogs in a controlled setting.

Canine Good Citizen Prep Course $155
The canine good citizen program is the gold standard of behavior for dogs in our communities. This is a 5 week class that will help to prepare your dog for this test. Testing will be offered at no extra charge. 


​Tricks Class $125
​ A 5 week class that is all about having fun with your dog! Learn cute tricks that will entertain your friends! Trick training is a great way to strengthen your bond with your dog. Dogs completing this class will be eligible to test for the AKC trick title. 
Reactive Rover: $300​
Does your dog bark, growl or lunge at other dogs or people? Does he get SO excited to see other dogs that he tries to drag you to get to them? This 5 week class will help you with  handling and troubleshooting. Help your dog learn to co exist in a world with other dogs and people. This class is limited to 4 dogs. 
Please Note
* There are no refunds on group classes
* Classes meet weekly. Occasionally, we will skip a week due to conflicts in a trainers schedule. Those classes will be made up the following week. We do not meet on most holidays. If you have a question about the schedule of your class, please contact us before signing up.


​Private Lessons


      We offer private lessons in your home or at our training facility. 
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Basic Obedience Training. 
Training to address basic manners, house training, nuisance barking, and other normal problem behaviors.  
$100 per session

Fear and Aggression
Consultations, management solutions and behavior modification plans to deal with fear, anxiety and aggression. 
$150 per session

Dog/ Dog aggression between resident dogs. 
Consultations, management solutions and behavior modification plans to deal with fights between dogs who live in the same home. 
$200 per session

Virtual Consultations
Online consultations, management solutions and behavior modification plans. 
These lessons will be offered via Zoom meeting. 
$100 per session

A travel fee will be added for visits over 15 miles from our training facility 

​Day Training

Do you want a well behaved dog but just don't have the time to train him yourself? Our day training program is perfect for you! Our trainer will visit your home 4 days a week for 3 weeks. Your dog will get obedience training plus a nice long walk. You get to come home to a tired, well behaved dog. 
​$1800
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Board and Train

People often meet our dogs and say  " I would get a dog if it was as good as yours"  or  "How about if you take my dog and then give him back when he's all trained?"  
Now you have the opportunity to have a dog that has lived with and been trained by a professional trainer.  Our  board and train program will teach your dog everything they need to know to be a pleasant member of your family. Our board and train dogs do not stay in a kennel. They live in our home, with our family. They learn all of the polite behavior that we expect from our own dogs. 
1 week/ 1 behavior $1400
2 weeks/ 2 behaviors $2700
3 weeks/ Full Basic Obedience program $4000