About Dog Trainers Connection

Dog Trainers Connection operates from 50 Millrock Rd in New Paltz and trades as Bonnies Here Dog Training. The trainer is Bonnie Brown, and she opens with a claim she immediately qualifies: "I save dogs' lives. That's a bold statement but it's true!" What she means by it is concrete – the dogs she describes are the ones whose behavior was about to cost them their home. "I've kept dogs in their homes by helping with barking issues, housebreaking, fear of walking down stairs or other environmental fears, jumping on people, destructive behaviors when left alone and various anxiety problems. These dogs did not go back to a shelter, rescue group or breeder."

What is on offer

The practice is private behavior work, built case by case rather than sold as a course. The named problems are barking, house-training, environmental fears, jumping on guests, destructive behavior and being left alone, and she lists "problems being left alone" and "general anxiety" among the things she works on – which in a county with almost no published separation-anxiety supply is worth knowing. The first step is a free twenty-minute discovery call, framed as finding out whether she is the right match rather than as a sales conversation.

Approach

Twenty-five years of experience, and an explicit refusal of the quick fix: the plan looks at the dog's health, environment and happiness level as well as its behavior, and she is upfront that "The work may not be a quick fix, but if you put in time and work, you may be surprised at what will happen." The framing throughout is that she supports the owner rather than takes the dog away and returns it fixed.

What clients say

The testimonials on the site are from within the Ulster and Dutchess area – a New Paltz client whose mastiff could finally be left alone, a Milton client working through house-training and recall, a Poughkeepsie household whose dog barked through the working day.

Who it suits

New Paltz and the mid-county towns, for owners at the end of their patience with one specific behavior, and particularly for households whose dog struggles when left. Best for: barking, house-training, fearfulness, destructive behavior and dogs who cannot be left alone.