Bark Boot Camp

Certified★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 22 reviews

Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania

Force-freeObedience Training

Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania

Overview

FormatIn-home

Training methodForce-free

ExperienceOver 10 years of animal experience

Led byMecia Scott, ABCDT, B.A.

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About Bark Boot Camp

Services

Bark Boot Camp offers private lessons (obedience, behavioral issues, aggression, resource guarding), group lessons (obedience, socialization), day training, board and train, and dog walking. It also provides AKC Canine Good Citizen prep and evaluation, plus S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC Community Canine and CGC Urban Canine certifications.

Approach

Owner Mecia Scott (ABCDT, B.A.) combines "patience, proven techniques and positive reinforcement" within the Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA) structure backed by the AVSAB and APDT.

Good to know

Mecia brings over 10 years of animal experience and is a CGC Evaluator. Training takes place at public parks, in clients' homes, and at a partner boarding facility (Alpine Kennels and Grooming, Hummelstown). Service area includes Harrisburg, Camp Hill, New Cumberland, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, Middletown, Hummelstown, Hershey and Palmyra.

What they can help with

Puppy Training ↗

Early socialization, house-training and first manners for young dogs.

Puppy Socialization ↗

Early socialization, house-training and first manners for young dogs.

Obedience Training ↗

Sit, stay, recall and reliable commands, from beginner to advanced.

Board & Train ↗

Your dog stays with the trainer for an immersive, multi-week program.

Aggression ↗

Help for dogs that bite, lunge or react out of fear or aggression.

In-Home Training ↗

Sessions in your own home, where many behavior problems actually happen.

Certifications & verification

GetDogSchool checks each credential against the official public registry. We mark Certified only what we could independently confirm. How we verify →

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ABCDT (Animal Behavior College)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

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CGC Evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

AKC CGC Evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Confirmed in the AKC public registry.

Certified · AKC view entry ↗

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 22 reviews · Google

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Bark Boot Camp — 5.0★ (22 reviews), Susquehanna Township Dog Trainer