About Barrington Barks and Behavior

Relationship-first behavior help in Barrington

Barrington Barks and Behavior supports dogs and their families in Barrington, New Hampshire, and surrounding towns, with in-home, online and in-person services for puppies through adult dogs of all breeds and mixes. Trainer Monica Allaire-McMahon describes a holistic approach that looks at the whole dog and the family dynamics, including unmet needs, environmental changes and the possibility of pain or discomfort. The approach is described as safe, science based and free of emotional or physical intimidation or pain.

Background

Monica describes 25 years of fostering dogs and several years running a state licensed quarantine, followed by studies in ethology, body language, aggression, enrichment, separation anxiety, fear, affective neuroscience, and pain and behavior. She is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, a Dog Trainer and Behavior Specialist through the Nordic Education Center for Ethical Dog Trainers, a Foundational Postural Analyst trained through Galen Myotherapy, an associate member of Pet Dog Trainers of Europe and the founder of Sensory Explorers.

Services

Customized training programs and one-to-one sessions, online or in person, cover life skills, leash walking, house training, resource guarding, counter surfing, socialization, recall, kids and dogs, and enrichment planning. Sensory Explorers sessions and events, client support and functional postural analysis are also offered.

What to ask

Ask about pricing and training packages.