About Maggie’s Happy Tails

Reward-based training at home or the park

Maggie's Happy Tails is a San Antonio pet trainer offering in-home and park sessions for all breeds. Maggie describes herself as a dog trainer with years of experience with rescue dogs, puppies and family pets, using a fear-free, positive reinforcement approach and reward-based methods only.

Services and programs

Puppy foundations covers name recognition, sit, stay, recall, leash manners and calm greetings for pups 10 weeks to 8 months. Good manners and leash skills work on pulling, jumping on guests and ignored cues for adolescent and adult dogs, and custom behavior plans address barking and reactivity. Every program includes a 15-minute phone consult, written recap notes and text support. The Starter Session is one 75-minute park session for $50, the Wagging-Tail Package is three 60-minute park sessions for $130, and Calm & Confident is six 60-minute sessions over 8-10 weeks for $260. Kids and families are welcome to take part.

What owners say

One family wrote: "Maggie turned our wild puppy into a dog we can actually take to patios."

What to ask

Ask which parks are used for sessions.