Norton – Pawtucket – Providence Area Dog Training
Your Dog: From Out-of-Control To Calm, Confident, and Well-Behaved
At Paws and Play, you’ll find freedom, peace of mind, and a fulfilling life through our personalized dog obedience training.
Even if your dog is aggressive or reactive, we can help them become a happy and well-mannered family member by tailoring our training to their unique needs and personality!
4.8-Star Overall Google Rating
Hope For Owners With Out-Of-Control or Reactive Dogs
Want to live a life of freedom with your dog?
Want to take them on walks, hikes, runs, bikes, or field trips?
Want to feel proud of your dog’s excellent behavior everywhere?
Want your dog to get along with family members, strangers, or other dogs?
At Paws and Play, we train your dog to be a confident, calm, and safe companion with great obedience!
How do we do it? Unlike other trainers, we don’t use cookie-cutter training packages. Instead, we get to know what your dog needs to become calm, confident, and responsive. Then we work with you to build incredible obedience through a tailored training plan.
✓ Training Style:
Balanced or positive reinforcement based on your dog’s needs and temperament.
✓ Locations Served:
Bristol and Norfolk County including: North Attleborough and South Attleborough, Norton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Walpole, Taunton, Boston, Plainville, Norfolk, Wrentham, Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick and Cumberland RI.
✓ Availability:
Currently Accepting New Clients
✓ Our Facility:
Top-Rated 17,000 Sq. Ft. Boarding & Training Center
✓ Training Style:
Balanced or positive reinforcement based on your dog’s needs and temperament.
✓ Locations Served:
Bristol and Norfolk County including: North Attleborough and South Attleborough, Norton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Walpole, Taunton, Boston, Plainville, Norfolk, Wrentham, Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick and Cumberland RI.
✓ Availability:
Currently Accepting New Clients
✓ Our Facility:
Top-Rated 17,000 Sq. Ft. Boarding & Training Center
Ready to start enjoying your dog again?
Need to train your dog? Send us a message. Let’s get started building your dog’s tailored training plan today! If you book your consultation call before September 30th you’ll get $100 off your custom dog training package.
PJ Judy
“More confident, well-behaved, and less anxious while at home and on field trips.”
I’ve seen Blue grow and become a more confident and well-behaved dog thanks to the care and opportunities provided by Paws n Play. It’s evident in how much calmer and less anxious he is at home and when we’re out and about.
Think your dog is beyond hope or too reactive?
They’re not! We’ re the trainers who succeed where others have failed or refused to train.
When you work with us, you’ll learn…
✓ The reason your dog is misbehaving and (maybe) lashing out at humans or other dogs.
✓ The reason previous trainers may have failed where we’ll help you to succeed.
✓ The secret of identifying your dog’s subconscious needs and how to fill them.
✓ What training tools and techniques will work best to train your dog.
✓ How to help your dog be safe, confident, calm, and attentive in any situation.
✓ How to ensure lifelong obedience once we’re done.
Paws & Play Services & Specialties
General Dog Training
Our training ranges from the basic 4 commands to behavior modification. Whether your dog is aggressive or just needing basic commands, our services help your dog become a well-behaved family member!
Reactive Dog Training
We help your reactive dog become controlled and well-mannered, even if other trainers failed. No matter how reactive they are, we can help transform your dog.
Puppy Training
Start your pup off on the right paw. Nip annoying habits like peeing on the carpet and destroying furniture in the bud. This service includes crate and potty training, basic commands, and socialization.
Board and Trains
Too busy to train your dog? Let us do the heavy lifting and then train you to maintain! Board and train packages run from 1 to 3 weeks and address your dog’s specific needs.
Daycare & Train
Drop your dog off when you go to work, and they’ll be better trained, exercised, socialized, and relaxed when you come to pick them up!
Canine Good Citizen
We help your reactive dog become controlled and well-mannered, even if other trainers failed. No matter how reactive they are, we can help them get along.
6 Benefits Of Working With Paws At Play To Train Your Dog
Freedom
Go where you want and do what you want to do with your canine friend, safely and enjoyably.
Confidence
Lead your dog in any situation and watch them become happier and more confident.
Peace of Mind
Keep your dog and family safe at home and on outings.
Companionship
From diagnosis to followup, you’ll feel more connected to your dog when we teach you to understand them and give them what they need.
Education
Learn to maintain good behavior even after training. Through our followup lessons, you’ll ensure their training will not lapse!
Support
We support you even when their training’s done! Get ongoing support by text or phone 24/7/365.
From Reactive and Out-of-Control to a Well-Mannered Member of the Family
Is your dog’s behavior making you frustrated, embarrassed, and afraid? Are you tired of missing out on experiences with them? Are you scared they’ll hurt themselves or someone else?
You’ve tried everything – YouTube videos, books, even professional training. None of it has worked. Maybe you’re considering re-homing them. Maybe they’ve bitten someone and you have to find a solution yesterday, or else!
Whether you’re just starting or in danger of losing them, the best solution is to get them trained, starting today.
Your Dog: Confident, Calm, & Safe In Any Situation
Imagine a life with your dog where:
- You feel confident and excited to take them anywhere.
- You can take them to the park, a restaurant, or your daughter’s soccer game without fear or embarrassment.
- You can relax at home without without them barking, whining, or getting into fights with other pets.
- You feel proud to show them off.
- You feel great as an owner, and both you and they are living life fulfilled!
How could this life be possible? By training excellent obedience through a tailored plan that fits their needs and personality.
Your Dog Is Unique And Their Training Should Be Too
Dogs are all the same deep down, but each needs a slightly different approach for great obedience.
When we train your dog, we start by finding out what your dog needs, including:
- Leadership
- Communication
- Confidence
- Boundaries
- Socialization
- Or something else!
Then we work with you to create a training plan that will help them be well-behaved and a joy to own!
Process
Our Five Step Process a To Dog Who’s Safe, Obedient, and Confident
Diagnosis
We identify your dog’s unique personality, needs, and the best tools and techniques to train them.
02.
Proposal
We propose a solution that works best for your dog and family.
03.
Training
We transform your dog into the best-trained version of themselves.
04
Education
We equip you to understand and continue their training.
05.
Support
We want your dog’s success to last a lifetime, so we continue supporting you even after they come home.
Our Facility
Your Dog Will Be Comfortable & Safe At Our Top-Rated Training Center
Your dog will love our den! When they come to visit, they’ll enjoy:
- Lots of room to play and run in 14,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor fields.
- An additional 3,000 square feet of training space for high-focus skills like therapy dog training.
- A personal suite where they’ll rest and relax at night and in between sessions.
- A comfortable, cool experience in our air-conditioned indoor space.
Ours is one of only two centers in Massachusetts with similar size and features. We spare no expense to ensure your dog’s comfort and safety while they’re here.
Where We Train
We train anywhere between Boston and Rhode Island, including North Attleborough and South Attleborough, Norton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Walpole, Taunton, Boston, Plainville, Norfolk, Wrentham, Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick and Cumberland RI. Your dog will love a vacation at our home away from home!
Pawtucket
Providence
Attleboro
Foxborough
Brockton
Brockton
Norfolk
Walpole
Taunton
Cumberland
Norton
Warwick
Franklin
Wrentham
4 Custom Training Plans That Got Results
Demo
Demo came to us thinking the grass was always more sniff-worthy outside the fence. Demo had a bad habit of jumping boundaries. On getting to know him, we saw that he wasn’t finding pleasure in the here and now. We created a custom training plan focusing on socialization and boundaries. Demo is now a happy pup who has stopped jumping fences and gets his kicks playing with other dogs!
Pepper
Pepper was a foster dog who needed training because her foster parents were considering adopting her. Peppers behaviors were concerning. Pepper left bruises on her foster parents’ arms from biting. She also destroyed their house.
Pepper trained obedience at the facility twice a week. Once Pepper learned her obedience and that she couldnt bite, she fitting in more with her foster parents. Pepper was then adopted then returned for a board and train.
Cornbread
Cornbread came to us from another facility that was not meeting her needs. While at the other facility, she learned that it was okay to be reactive as well as she lack confidence and was fearful of some dogs and humans. Cornbread didn’t know how to exist without going crazy. Deep down, she was extremely fearful of the world.
Two days into her Board and Train we realized that we had to change her whole plan and we did. Since then, Cornbread has come a long way. She is currently in our daycare, going out in public, and is no longer afraid of life. She is also much better at home because she respects her family’s boundaries.
Alice
Alice was confrontational to dogs and reactive to humans. On getting to know her, we discovered that what she needed was boundaries and exercise. We created a custom plan that focused on giving Alice what she needed. Today, Alice is happier, less pushy and less afraid.
Contact Paws In Play
Ready to experience life with a calm, safe, and enjoyable canine companion?
Schedule your call here and get $100 off your custom dog training plan*!
Book a call with our team and we’ll explain why other trainers may have failed, how we’ll succeed, and get started crafting your dog’s custom training plan! For a limited time, we’ll discount the cost of your training package $100 as a way of saying “thank you” for reaching out to us on this page and giving us some of your valuable time.
– David, Zarina, & The Paws & Play Team
*Consultation call must be booked by September 30, 2024. Offer limited to training packages of 3 weeks or longer.
Other Past Canine Transformations
Our Teddy absolutely loves going here. As soon as we pull up, he’s very vocal that he is ready to go in and see his friends. We have also used their boarding. All around, great experience. Highly recommend. Staff is amazing as well.
– Kara
The owner of this establishment and its employees are the best in the business. I have a very special boy name Winston. I would only let the best of the best watch him. The price is a great place is beautiful, clean as a whistle top-notch, and the employees are the best of the best.
– Neil
My 3 year old Mini Schnauzer understands basic commands, but has/had issues with strangers; in particular men, when they walk towards me, in our neighborhood for a walk, or in the local pet store. And my dog, she was a BARKER! Oh my!
With the help of Zarina, at Paws in Play, the barking is so much better! I am now able to bring my dog with me to pick up the kids at school – and she couldn’t before because there was too much activity for her and the barking was so out of control!
And now, my dog, seems so much more at ease, with the different interactions with people, from the various training techniques that Zarina has put in place.
The willingness to have my dog succeed is so important to ME – but also to Zarina, at Paws in Play, is so heartwarming! Zarina constantly comes up with new ways to challenge my dog, in a positive way, to make her the BEST version of herself!
If you are looking for someone to teach Puppy 101, or to help re-train with aggression, or barking, or anything else that is stressing your family out and you need help to make your family LOVE your dog again – call Zarina at Paws in Play – she is so wonderful!
– Alice
I’ve been a Paws n Play customer for nearly a year now, and I can’t say enough good things about them. My dog Blue started coming here when he was around 5-6 months old, and he’s turning 2 in January. The impact Paws n Play has had on Blue’s development has been nothing short of remarkable.
As a first-time dog owner, I’ve really appreciated the kindness and support of the employees at Paws n Play. They’ve not only been great with Blue but have also provided my family and me with invaluable tips and lessons on how to continue his progress at home. The knowledge and guidance they’ve shared have been a game-changer!!
Paws n Play offers a fantastic range of services, from field trips and enrichment walks to specialized training and more. Having these options has made it an outstanding daycare facility.
One thing that truly sets Paws n Play apart is their willingness to work with all breeds, including Pitbulls like Blue. They gave him a chance to prove himself, and he’s built strong relationships with the staff and his furry friends. When I ask him if he’s ready to see Zarina, Lauren, or Lucas (his favorite dog pal), he tilts his head with excitement. That’s how much he loves coming here.
I’ve seen Blue grow and become a more confident and well-behaved dog thanks to the care and opportunities provided by Paws n Play. It’s evident in how much calmer and less anxious he is at home and when we’re out and about.
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to Zarina, Lauren, Max, and all the wonderful staff members whose names escape me at the moment. Every employee I’ve interacted with has been exceptional, and my family, Blue, and I truly appreciate everything you’ve done. Your patience and wise advice have made a significant difference.
I’d also like to recommend signing your dog up for personal training lessons with one of the employees, especially if you’re a first-time dog owner like myself. Blue goes on field trips, and we’re also doing personal training with Zarina, whom he absolutely adores.
Thank you, Paws n Play, for being such an important part of Blue’s life and our journey as dog parents. We couldn’t be happier with the care and support you provide. Like I really love yall fr. We appreciate you guys very much. Thanks again for everything.
– PJ Judy
Nellie has the BEST time when she comes to daycare at Paws in Play, especially when we’ve included a training session. Zarina is the greatest – she is quickly able to access Nellie’s behavior, areas of improvement, and all that she needs to succeed. I would trust any place Zarina works, and it speaks volumes that she’s been able to help the training program thrive at Paws in Play!
– Killian
F.A.Q.s
What do I bring for my dog?
You need to bring:
- Food: Please bring enough food for the duration of your dog’s stay, whether that’s a day or several weeks.
- Medications: If your dog has any medications, please bring and label them so we know exactly how much to give and how often.
- Money: As much as we’d love to work for free, kibble ain’t cheap in this economy. Please bring full payment for our services when you drop off your dog.
- Your Dog: Not someone else’s, only yours.
We supply the rest!
Do you train dogs for agility or other sports?
Agility and dog sports are a wonderful way to bond with and exercise your dog! Unfortunately, our sports training equipment is limited, so we don’t feel confident offering this service yet.
We are building out our agility service, so check back soon!
Do you only handle reactive or aggressive dogs?
We’re the trainers that will train reactive or aggressive dogs that other trainers failed or refused to train.
However, that’s not all we do. Make no mistake, we love training happy puppies whose worst nibbles and growls are when they play! We train all sorts of dogs, reactive or not, and we’re actually better at training non-reactive dogs because we’ve practiced reactive dog training so specifically.
Whether you’ve got a human-aggressive chihuahua or a pit bull that needs just a little help not peeing on the furniture (or anything that’s in between) we can help you transform them into a confident, calm, and enjoyable members of your family!
What training tools and techniques do you use?
Every dog is different, and the tools that we use will be dependent on the temperament of your dog in particular. Some dogs are going to respond well to treats, others couldn’t care less what you have in your hand when there’s a squirrel running past. Some dogs will respond well to an e-collar, but some will have too sensitive of a temperament for that.
Moreover, then there’s your comfort level to consider too! Don’t feel comfortable with e-collars? We’re never going to force you to use one! When you work with us, we’ll get to know your dog, and then we’ll decide what you feel comfortable using and what’s best for their training.
Then – and here’s the most important part – we’ll train you to use those tools ethically and professionally. We make sure your dog is trained on the appropriate levels for ecollars, levels 1-15. No owner goes home without an in depth session with our trainer on how to use the tools we train!
When you work with us, we’ll teach you how to use the tools that are the best for your dog in a way that you feel great about.