About RMA Canine

RMA Canine is an in-home dog training business working across the Southern Tier, from Binghamton out to Oneonta. Its stated position is that training is education rather than a set of commands, and that what works for one dog may not work for another.

Philosophy

The business describes what it does as education-based training, aimed at helping an owner understand how their own dog learns and at improving quality of life for both. It states plainly that understanding how dogs learn is more important than any specific training method, and it treats each dog and handler as a team with its own requirements rather than fitting them to a program.

The three programs

Board & Train is described as an immersive program built individually around each dog. During the dog's stay the business builds a foundation of manners and obedience, then teaches the owner how to maintain it, which is the part that decides whether residential training holds after the dog goes home. Private Lessons are individual coaching sessions customized to the owner's needs, working directly with owner and dog to address specific behaviors and challenges. Group Classes run from puppy basics through building focus around real-world distractions, and are described as community-focused, teaching a dog the basics for everyday life.

Why in-home

The business gives a specific reason for working in the home rather than at a facility: behaviors are addressed in the environment where the dog is most comfortable, which is also the environment where most of the problems actually happen. A free consultation is offered before booking.

The trainer

The site's trainer describes starting on a family farm working alongside animals of all kinds, holding a Bachelor's degree in Canine Training and Management, and having worked as a lead trainer, and frames training as an educational partnership with the owner.

Coverage

The published primary service areas are Binghamton, Broome County, Vestal, Union, Johnson City, Chenango, Sidney and Oneonta.