About Diamondstone Dog Training

Dog training on Putney Road in Brattleboro

Diamondstone Dog Training LLC is a dog training business on Putney Road in Brattleboro, run by owner and head trainer Benjamin Diamondstone. Its stated focus is helping the community by teaching families to communicate with their dogs for the welfare of everyone. It is rated 5 from 8 Google reviews.

Programs and prices

Consultations of about 45 minutes to an hour are the suggested starting point and can be held at the facility, at home or by phone. The Board & Training program keeps a dog for 2-4 weeks with the trainers, includes an off-leash package for 3 and 4 week stays, free in-home pickup and drop-off, weekly updates, an end-of-stay go-home lesson and lifetime call and text assistance. Private lessons come as a 4 Lesson Package for $440 or an 8 Lesson Package for $840, with in-home training at $150, and cover obedience, aggression and reactivity, behavior modification, anxiety, off-leash work, scent detection, tracking, sport and working bitework, and therapy and service dogs. Semi-private lessons suit friends or dogs not ready for a class. Group classes run as four one-hour weekly sessions with rolling admission, in three levels covering leash walking, recall, sit, down and tricks.

What to ask

Ask about Board & Training pricing and the current group class list.