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We are pleased to be associated with the following businesses who are supporting our worth-while efforts. Please help us by supporting them.

We also have a list of trainers recommended throughout the entire MAGDRL area.


Pet Care:


Endless Pawsibilities


Dog Walking, Pet Sitting and Care
You need Your Pets to stay in the comfort of your home while you are away. Our Passion is to maintain your home environment for your pets and provide you with the security and safety your pets deserve. For professional pet sitting, you know you can trust us.

Owned by Tori Lattig & Megan Ventura

They offer:

  • Play and exercise
  • Medical needs.
  • Feed and clean up
  • Household needs
  • Supply delivery
  • Overnight stays
Endless Pawsibilities:
   phone - 1-888-320-PAWS (7297)

or visit their web site at www.EndlessPaws.com/


Dog Walking, Pet Sitting and Care
Our goal is to provide love, care, and exercise to your pet so they are happy and content when you arrive home.

Owned by Jill Rishar
Fully Licensed, Insured and a member of Pet Sitters International

Contact Walk and Wag Pet Care:
   e-mail - jill@walkandwag.com
   phone - 917-273-5618
               973-762-2598

or visit their web site at WalkandWag.com



Dog trainers:

All of these trainers will offer free instruction to kennel and foster dogs. Please be sure to refer them to people who ask about dog training!


District of Columbia trainers:


Tressa Everts
email: bluedevilalumni@aol.com
443-995-8907
DC Metro


New Jersey trainers:


Kindred Souls
Owner/Trainer: Peter Campione

KINDRED SOULS
"Canine Training Center"
75 Brown Road
Howell, NJ 07731

email: dobeguy@aol.com
Web site: www.kindredsoulscaninecenter.com/training.htm
Phone: (732) 367-4666

Kindred Souls "Canine Solutions" was founded in response to the disturbing fact that 70% of all dogs in shelters are there due to behavior issues. We believe most of these issues are preventable or solvable with early training and socialization.

Peter Campione has been training dogs and their owners for 15 years. He is certified & endorsed by the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors.


Dory Kowal, CPDT

AMERICAN CANINE ACADEMY, INC.
85 Wagaraw Road
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Phone: 973-427-5998

Website: www.acadogtraining.com

Qualifications:




Karyn Montuori
email: silal1030@aol.com
201-337-1904
Ringwood NJ


Make Sit Happen Dog Obedience Training
Hillsboro, NJ
Owner/Trainer: Gail Kulur

email: MakeSitHappen2@aol.com
Web site: www.MakeSitHappen.com
Phone: 908-359-9228
"Providing Group and Private Obedience lessons to families and their dogs! Reward, patience and positive motivation are used. Problem specific solutions offered. Focus is on communication, obedience and fun!"


ONE HAPPY HOUND
"Covering Central New Jersey and more.."

Owner/Trainer: Pat Ali
Certified Dog Trainer - Animal Behavior College
Association of Dog Pet Trainers
AKC - CGC Evaluator

email: onehappyhound@aol.com
Web site: onehappyhound.net
Phone: 732-634-6241

  • All Training is based on Positive Reinforcement
  • Free Training to MAGDRL Fosters and Adoptees
  • Private Training Available
  • Group Classes held at Milltown and Watchung Petco

Pat is also a foster home for NJ MAGDRL. She helps us with some of our tough cases.


Sit. Stay. Play! Training

Sit. Stay. Play! offers a complete line of training classes plus they offer occasional seminars. Canine Good Citizen testing is also available on site. Sit. Stay. Play! Is a member of APDT, AKC, and PSI.

Sit. Stay. Play! offers FREE training to MAGDRL foster dogs and 50% off for dogs adopted from MAGDRL.

Contact Sit. Stay. Play!:
   e-mail - egall12@comcast.net
Web site: www.sitstayplaytraining.com/home.htm
   phone - 908-688-3636
   fax - 908-688-6603
   mobile - 908-337-2263

2565 Route 22 West
Union, NJ 07083


Steven Spence
Mantua, NJ
Phone: (856) 373-0905
The first consultation is FREE! That's right and best of all he comes to your home so there is no travel involved. He comes highly regarded and handles everything from aggression, to house breaking, digging, chewing, barking, you name it. He has spoken with MAGDRL member Melissa Alessandrini, so he is aware that he could get potential customers thru MAGDRL. So, PLEASE mention that you heard it from me. I made the contact through my vet's office.



New York trainers:


Innovative Reality Dog Training and Behaviour Consulting
Madeline Friedman
email: maddgrad@aol.com
646-265-8743
New York City area

I do offer classes in basic obedience and advanced. I am an AKC CGC evaluator and I still do private in-home training, and temperament testing and evaluation.

Rikke Brogaard
email: riksan@earthlink.net
Website: www.rikkebdogtraining.com
917-821-6752
Brooklyn NY

"A gentle and positive approach to the dog-human relationship. Striving to better the understanding between man and dog"

Services provided:
  • Private, In Home Training
  • Good Manners training.
  • Behavior Modification.
  • Puppy Training.
  • Specialized in counseling dog/child/new baby families.
I am very excited to be able to combine my two favorite things; training and Danes. In my work, I work with all different kinds of dogs but my heart is with the Danes and I feel lucky to be able to help these beautiful guys become happier, healthier and better understood dogs.


Pennsylvania trainers:


Mychelle Blake
email: nikitadog@comcast.net
Website: www.allearsdogs.com 717-394-4562
Lancaster, PA

Provides private, in-home lessons for basic canine manners and behavioral problems. Specializes in rehomed and shelter dogs. Gentle, humane methods using lure and reward and clicker training.

Wendy Young
610-595-2559
Media, PA


Virginia trainers:


Steve Divita
email: boneupdogs@hotmail.com
757-535-4748
Chesapeake, VA.



The New Jersey groomers below are listed in alphabetical order by county.


Burlington County

Animal Attractions
621 North Fork Landing Road
Mapleshade, NJ 08052
856-482-7786
(Burlington County)

Heather called as a result of our mailing campaign and will groom our rescues at no charge.


Essex County

Best of Breed Pet Grooming
328 Washington Avenue
Belleville, NJ 07109
973-759-4423
(Essex County)

Sheffia at Best of Breed Pet Grooming will groom our rescues for free.


Bunny's Dog Grooming
473 Centre Street
Nutley, NJ 07110
973-661-0378
(Essex County)

She says she is 67 yrs and cannot do big dogs anymore but anyone who would like to come and use her facility to bathe their rescue is welcome.

She has also made a donation to our group. Please support her as she is supporting us!


Morris County

Candi's Scissors & Suds II
Hurdtown Plaza
808 Route 15 South
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
973-663-2093

Hours:     Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 9AM to 5PM
              Wednesday - 11AM to 8PM

Hand Scissoring, Flea & Tick Baths, Med. & H.O. Treatments. Nails & ears included in all grooming. Walk-in nail clipping - $10. Problem animals welcome.

Candi has been in the business for over 23 years. All dogs are given very special care and treated with extra kindness. No dog is cage dried and they are completely dired with a hand-held blow dryer. She does not use any tranquilizers or muzzles, just EZ collars. Owners are invited to "wait and watch" while their pet is being groomed as Candi says, "I am always visible to my customers." Candi adds that finishing touch by giving each animal either a bow or a bandana.

Mention MAGDRL and get $5 off your grooming bill.


Passaic County

Big Moose Grooming
218 Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pequannock, NJ 07440
973-633-7060
(Passaic County)

Joy Blumhagen of Big Moose Grooming will do free baths, nails and ears for MAGDRL fosters.


Niki's Grooming
1089 Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
973-831-1779
(Passaic County)

Niki called as a result of our mailing campaign and is willing to do baths, nails and ears for $10.00 for all rescue dogs. That's a great deal!


Pawprints Dog & Cat Grooming Mobile Pet Salon
15 Master Street
Franklin, NJ 07416
973-209-4412
(Passaic County)

Rhonda called as a result of our mailing campaign and will groom our orphans at no charge. Her only request is that we bring the dog to her.


Somerset County

Grooming Rigg
872 route 206
Hillsborough,NJ 08844
908-281-0442
(Somerset County)

Janet would like to give the first free groom to any dane that was adopted through MAGDRL.


Sussex County

Pampered Pups Corporation
Kevin Clark
Lake Mohawk
Sparta, NJ 07036
201-675-4061
(Sussex County)

Kevin Clark, owner of Pampered Pups Corporation is willing to groom the orphans for free prior to adoption.


Union County

It's Grooming Time
5 Raritan Road
Linden, NJ 07036
908-241-3111
(Union County)

Suzanne and Ann from "It's Grooming Time" in Linden NJ, would do free grooming to our rescues and will discount any dogs adopted thru us.


   




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