About Pet Time Dog Training

Pet Time Dog Training is Susan Lohrer-Evangelista's studio at 930 Little East Neck Road, and the site names its own patch without hedging: 'Pet Time Dog Training in West Babylon, Suffolk County, NY.' The business is 'celebrating 25 YEARS of working with families and their dogs'.

What is offered

There are two routes. Group classes are the standard path, and the site is explicit that they are designed with the human in mind as much as the dog: 'Classes are structured for optimal learning on the part of the owner as well as the dog.' The second route is a private consultation – 'I offer private hourly consultations at my studio to address things like housebreaking or behavioral issues for those people and their dogs that just want to work on a specific problem' – and the home page notes these are available 'in your home or my studio UPON REQUEST'.

Method

The stated approach is personalized instruction using positive reinforcement. The reasoning the site gives for training at all is developmental rather than disciplinary: training 'provides mental stimulation which helps to keep your dog happy', and the tagline running through the site is 'Life With Your Dog Should Be FUN!'

Scale and contact

This is a single-trainer business rather than a facility, which is worth knowing before booking – the classes page, the testimonials and the contact page are the whole site, and updates are pushed through the business's Facebook page. Contact is by phone on 631-569-0862 or by email. For an owner in the Babylon towns who wants a small group class close to home, or one specific problem solved in a single paid hour rather than a program, this is the shape of trainer that fits.