Active Paws Inc.

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Active Paws Inc. specializes in force-free, positive reinforcement dog training. We're here to help you live the best life with your best friend. Our trainers are certified in force-free, using evidence-based methods to teach you useful skills and resolve problematic behaviors while building strong and trusting human/dog relationships. We teach you how to get your dog to produce behaviors you like and show you how to reinforce that. We also show you how to prevent and manage the behaviors you do not like from happening. We have several different services to choose from with different price points, please go to our website to see our full service offerings and pricing. All of our staff are certified in pet first aid and CPR so you can trust that we know how to take the very best care of your beloved pet. We are fully insured and bonded. We are certified dog trainers with credentials. We come highly recommended by your friends and neighbors. We love getting to love your dogs! We pride ourselves in safely providing positive, force-free effective training and so much fun. We enjoy using our skills to help human clients raise strong, confident, fun-loving dogs. Check us out on the web or go ahead and ask your neighbors.

Overview

Hired 85 times

Background checked

2 employees

23 years in business

Business hours

SunClosedMon9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Apple Pay, Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, Stripe, and Venmo.

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Facebook, Instagram

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2023

2022

2021

Services offered

Dog training package

Puppy training

General obedience training

Dog size

Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs)

Small (16 - 25 lbs)

Medium (26 - 40 lbs)

Large (41 - 70 lbs)

Dog training type

Private lessons

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

Excellent 4.9

43 reviews

98%

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Bob B.

Aug 13, 2021

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Where do I start. Let's just summarize. Cara is flat out AMAZING!!!! Here's some adjectives to describe Cara. Prompt, caring, energetic, smart, knowledgeable, well educated, and quite honestly THE BEST!! Thankfully we found Cara and Active Paws at the perfect time. We are first time dog owners and Cara is perfect at understanding us as well as our puppy Roxie. She trains us in a common sense manner teaching positive reinforcement through "clicker training". Because of her not only is Roxie thriving but our whole family is so enthusiastic about working and training with Roxie. When Cara comes it is the highlight of our week as well as Roxie's! Roxie just loves Cara. If you are looking for training and any help whatsoever with your dog get in touch with Cara and Active Paws!!!

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • Leash pulling • House training • Barking • Digging • Biting • Chewing • Destructive behavior • Crate training • My home, venue, etc.

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Yanira A.

Mar 3, 2021

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Active paws is amazing! I wrote to them, they replied promptly and matched me PERFECT with the exact trainer I need for my out of control Miniature Pinscher. Not every trainer is for every dog and active paws knows this so they hook you up with who fits your needs!

Details: 1 - 2 years old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Private lessons • General obedience training • Leash pulling • Barking • My home, venue, etc.

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Hannah S.

Jan 28, 2021

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I am so happy we found cara! Our French bulldog puppy koko was having many difficult behaviors like chewing, barking, being aggressive with my children and just overall not listening, having accidents in the house etc. I was ready to spend thousands to send her away to be trained but cara reassured me that after 2-3 sessions she would have a lot of improvement. To be honest I was skeptical but after 2 sessions and 2 weeks working with cara in our home koko is a different dog! We are all much happier and I am so impressed at how smart she is and how much we could teach her in a short time with the right tools. She is bonding with us and my kids and I am feeling so much less stress and am excited to see how much we can teach her! We had such a great experience with cara and look forward to working with her again when koko is ready to progress. She was always very quick to respond with any questions we had. Hire her you won’t regret it!

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Board and train at a facility • Puppy training • House training • Barking • Digging • Biting • Chewing • Destructive behavior • Crate training • At the pro’s location

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Rachel E.

Jul 8, 2020

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Cara did so much good for my mental health during her visit. I was losing my mind trying to train my smart, energetic puppy, and getting nowhere. Now it feels like he and I are on the same team, and I no longer panic when he “isn’t behaving”, which is somehow already MUCH less frequently, it’s freaking incredible. She made the core concepts of positive reinforcement training easy to understand and showed me how to apply them to my puppy in real time. He loved her SO MUCH. It was so constructive. She also gave me some great reference material to look at when I am not sure what to do. It just feels really good to be training my dog in a way that makes us BOTH feel happy and loved. If I could give a thousand stars instead of five, I would.

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • House training • Barking • Biting • Crate training • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

Active Paws Inc.'s reply

You guys are SUCH A GREAT TEAM!! Keep up the awesome work, you know I’m here for support. Thanks for the amazing review!!

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Molly C.

Apr 20, 2022

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Thank you Cara!! I so appreciate you spending time with Maggie and our family. It was great working with you and all your training advice, can’t wait to see the results!

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • House training • Biting • Chewing • Leash pulling • My home, venue, etc.

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Cara Armour

FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We provide a premium service at a fair price, our initial training sessions all include an hour of private training at your house or other select location, packet of information, a clicker and 2 weeks of phone/email support.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We have an initial form to fill out so that we can make certain that our training services will meet your needs.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
We have an on-staff certified dog trainer, Cara Armour, KPA-CTP. All staff are certified in pet first aid & CPR, we have won a slew of accolades as well.