I had an interview there hoping it was a actual hidden gem lol no super dangerous packs way to many…read moredogs in one small yard and they use nylon leads and keep them on the dogs during daycare for dogs who seem how should I say it *risky* that is a safety hazard a dog could get choked out a dog could die. I also got pulled aside by a rude staff member there and thrown into a dangerous group of dogs to "regulate" them I do not recommend this facility which is sad because I was so excited to start somewhere closer to home.

If you plan on working here or bringing your dog here I wouldn't. Worked there 5 years. Loyalty…read moremeans nothing. Management is more interested in protecting gossipy teens, Adult snowflakes and playing favorites than rewarding hard work.

The staff pushes animals hard onto you and doesn't even let you spend time w potential pets or let…read moreyou hold them ! I was not impressed at all and won't ever be returning back let alone recommend! Absolutely horrible! I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing that makes zero sense. I have happily adopted 3 cats prior and got to spend some time with them/bond prior to adopting. It's a two way street here MSPCA Methuen ! Do BETTER

I recently had to surrender my best friend, my 13 year old cat,my baby,and Jean was the most…read morekind,amazing,selfless person ive ever met. She made me feel calm every step of the way.If your ever in a situation like i was ask for Jean,such a kind soul and her knowledge and love for animals is out of this world!!

Our sweet (yet sometimes reactive pup), was transformed by NDT. Eli and Addison were always…read morepositive and knowledgeable. They truly understood our dog and not just his observable behaviors, but the reasoning behind them. Since completing the 3-week program, our dog is much more obedient, confident, and happier. The blend of discipline with positive reinforcement worked really well for our pup. We would recommend NDT for those with "naughty" or reactive dogs! -Carolyn & Karl

From the owner: We specialize in functional dog training serving pet owners throughout New Hampshire and…read moreMassachusetts by teach dogs to have impeccable manners and complete off-leash control. Our two specialties is addressing all types of reactivity as well as consistently creating calm and balance within the dogs we train.

Wolf Pack is amazing- my dog loves it here. He can't wait to get there each week and I love all…read morethe pictures and special enrichment activities they do with him. He's been going since a puppy and still loves it 5 years later.

My puppy loves to stay and play at Wolf Pack Canine. She's always happy and full of energy when I…read morepick her up!

I originally reached out to Atlantic K9 Training because my one-year-old Cane Corso/Pittie mix,…read moreBrinley, was getting a little too strong for me to handle. She's incredibly sweet and submissive with other dogs, but she loved to jump on people and had a habit of pulling hard on the leash during walks. At 60 pounds, it was definitely a lot to manage! From the start, Kylie and the Atlantic K9 team were amazing--professional, knowledgeable, and so caring. Brinley attended their two-week bootcamp, and I'll admit, it was hard sending her away for that long with no visits. I was worried she might feel abandoned, but Atlantic K9 made the experience so much easier. They uploaded pictures every day of her playing with other dogs, looking happy and confident, with a smile bigger than I've ever seen on her. It was clear she was having the time of her life--more like a fun vacation than "training camp." When Brinley came home, the transformation was incredible. She has great recall, walks beautifully on leash, and I can now even let her walk off-leash with full confidence. She's learned to stay in her "place," respond to "no" consistently, and--best of all--she no longer jumps on people! I'm so grateful to Kylie and the entire Atlantic K9 team for their compassion, communication, and the amazing results they delivered. Brinley is happier, calmer, and more connected to me than ever. I can't recommend Atlantic K9 Training enough!

We can never thank the team at Atlantic enough for the absolute transformation they did on our…read moreOllie. We reached out the Atlantic at a complete loss of how to help our sweet Ollie boy succeed. They were nothing but kind, communicative and supportive during our initial conversations, and put us completely at ease about sending our boy to the two-week bootcamp, a choice that was incredibly hard for us! Ollie is a five year old Australian Shepherd/Poodle mix who went to training pre-pandemic and has always been incredibly shy with strangers. Before 2020, this manifested as leash reactivity and we were working hard at it when social distancing went into place. Post-pandemic, we tried every method we could find to try and help him with this, but despite all efforts, his reactivity increased tenfold to include dogs and small children. Sometimes he would he completely fine, and other times, he would aggressively bark and lunge at dogs and kids. It was so stressful that we started keeping him away from other dogs, and our small nieces and nephews to be safe. Ollie's alert barking additionally reached an all time high in the summer of 2023, and his counter-surfing was out of control. We decided it was officially time to get professional help. My husband and I want to start a family soon, and were terrified to think that Ollie's unpredictability could jeopardize his relationship with our future kids. His alert barking was creating a near-constant level of stress in our home, and we couldn't imagine how Ollie would be able to function happily or be involved as our family continues to grow. Throughout the two weeks of bootcamp, we got daily communication about Ollie's progress from the team and pictures of him playing happily during break times. Most importantly, however, K-9 Atlantic has completely transformed our boy, and given us the utmost confidence that Ollie will be the BEST big brother someday. He is literally like a different dog in all of the best ways. He's still our sweet, snuggly, silly boy, but without all of the incessant barking and sneakiness! His reactivity is now basically nonexistent, and he happily plays with our little nieces and nephews when they come over! He is a rockstar on and off-leash. We've even slowly integrated meeting new dogs in controlled settings, and he has been so very successful. He hasn't even counter surfed (despite us purposely leaving chicken on the counter in his reach in order to practice!!!!). Ollie's newfound confidence shines in his ability to meet new people and have experiences without all of the anxiety that he displayed prior to his time at K-9 Atlantic. He is the best version of himself, and we are so beyond proud of the good boy his has become!!! I don't know what magic the K-9 Atlantic team did with him while he was training, but we cannot believe that he is the same dog. He has been SO good, and an absolute angel while practicing. We are beyond grateful for everyone at Atlantic for truly transforming our boy and our lives. We can never thank you enough!

Kim and all the trainers at Blue dog are exceptional. The classes are low stress and nonjudgmental…read more Everyone is friendly and you can see they react love what they do. Kim's dog Jane is a great help with my puppy and very easy going. I highly recommend the team at Blue dog

My wife and I have taken our new puppy to a couple of their "puppy pre-school" classes. They have…read morebeen great for our dog! Knowledgeable trainers! Can't speak to the dog day care and walking services but classes so far have been 5 star!

The groomers are fantastic- most are very friendly and they always do a great job with my dogs. The…read morestore manager is great. She let me phone in payment after picking up my dog. My car had been broken into and wallet stolen. She was very understanding, and worked with me in order to pick up my pup. I take my dogs every month for grooming.

The staff are so kind they of the animals. I brought my into buy a pet and the staff kind and…read morepatient and to confirm which one we wanted we get pet supplies from there all the time it's so clean I suggest going here

My Jack Russell and I just finished our AKC good citizens obedience training with Britany. The…read moreweekly classes were well planned with each session building to the next class creating a strong foundation of learning. I've been a dog owner all my life and thought I knew a lot about dog training but I realized through the reading, videos followed by instruction that were provided that I needed to change the way I communicated with dogs. I've loved working with my dog and communicating in a way that is meaningful to him not just me barking orders. I believe this obedience class has set me and my puppy for a life time of learning and fun. Thanks Britney.

Britney is great. You can tell she truly enjoys dogs. We have used her for a couple training…read moreclasses and doggy daycare. She is always willing to answer questions via email and text. The training classes were always fun.

I started training at Canine Magic Dog Training in October of 2018, by about December I could take…read moremy dog fully off leash in the woods with spectacular recall. The methods and habits taught by Terry and Mike are invaluable. I was able to break Iris (my dog) of unwanted behaviors quickly (IE being rough with little dogs, console surfing in the car, unwanted chewing, etc) in a matter of weeks. With this training Iris can reallllly be a DOG. I don't mind if we are on walks in the woods and she takes off after a bunny or something, because I know I can recall her and have her sitting at my side within seconds if she strays to far. I can take her to unfenced yards and she will maintain a close proximity to me. She is kind of a dream now. I see other peoples dogs at the dog park, and they can't recall, can't break them of being to rough. The difference is night and day. I cannot recommend this class enough. Anyone who is interested in an obedient and super happy pup should give Canine Magic a shot.

Terry pressured us into submitting a deposit and hasn't answered a single email with our concerns…read moresince December 31st. Our veterinarian who knows both our dogs quite well suggested against the use of shock collars on our dogs. The lack of professionalism from Terry is blatant. Hopefully she does the right thing.

DON'T TRUST THEM, THEY ARE LIARS. I went asking about 2 dogs and was told only one dog in the whole…read moreplace was suitable. After spending 4 hrs mtg and wtg l told them I wanted to come back during their free adoption event to adopt (as many others were obviously doing). I wanted to think about it because I would rather use adoption money to go towards the dog's medical treatment. I was nastly told by a staff woman standing at the desk and overheard, "fine if the dog doesn't get adopted by then". So I asked if I could make a deposit or do anything at all to try to hold the dog and was adamantly told no "first come first serve period"! I totally understood that if I waited he may get adopted and had seriously considered going back to pay the $500 fee. However, I received a call back that they gave me the wrong dates of the free waiver event and wanted to let me know because and I quote on phone recording "my meeting went well and they would love for me to be able to bring the dog home". Again I was told to get there first because it was first come, first serve if he wasn't ADOPTED in the meantime. l want to be clear that my complaint isn't with the young lady whom helped me with my 1st meeting, or the call back person, and the lovely receptionist, they were great. So I called back, left a message, to ensure that it was the 14th not 13th because I definitely wanted to adopt the dog, will be there first in line if he wasn't ADOPTED over the weekend. After once again driving THREE HOURS there, I STOOD IN LINE FOR 1/12 hrs TO BE "FIRST IN LINE'. I tell them I want to adopt the dog!, I received a call that everything went well, my dog and their dog met and there were no issues I was made aware of. Staff person says wait she has to talk to a manager. Mgr tells me no I can't adopt the dog they have someone with an APPOINTMENT LATER WAITING who wants to see a behaviorist first and get more info and says quietly so no on but me hears, they're not even sure yet. I am absolutely lived and yes yelling because they're not supposed to hold dogs that are starred because they are considered highly needed to be adopted out because they have been there for a long time and not doing too great in the shelter and NOT for people who say they are just INTERESTED. This is why they have the fee waiver event isn't it! So now with a nasty smug attitude and smirk at me she states they're doing what's best for the dog and they have lots of APPLICANTS. I was told when asked about my online application being in the system they didn't take online applications only the people who came in person and met with them. They didn't tell me I could make an appointment with a behaviorist that would ensure my HOLD on the dog like they did for the other people. SO THEY ARE IN FACT LIARS, BECAUSE THEY WILL HOLD A DOG FOR WHOMEVER THEY PLEASE, that must have given them some damn good reason to do so. Now after over 12 hours of driving back and forth, putting my dog thru it all, spending hours waiting and meeting with the dog and staff, they give the dog to someone else with absolutely no courtesy of an explanation of why. I get that they want to do what's best for the dog that's been there a long time and was sent back after a previously failed adoption. But you should know they certainly don't give a damn about you, your heartbroken feelings and what you go thru. PLEASE don't for a minute believe anything they tell you. Even if you have 3 1/2 acres of private land, stay at home, spent over ten thousands dollars in medical care on other dogs, have over 10 yrs experience with a pit mix that you took from the street and spoil it ridiculously, used professional trainers to ensure that you've learned from previous mistakes and do your best now; because that's not good enough for them. Yes, I called the President to complain, and are now playing telephone tag with Deb. who may not bother and that may be for the best because I am so upset I am shaking now. Yes, I know in the end they will say too bad they lied, they don't care as long as the animals get adopted, because they were able to make 'special arrangements' at the discretion of their managers. Even if they had said they were sorry it really means nothing to them. You have been warned, your feelings and efforts have absolutely no bearing on adoption at the MSPCA. 2 more things: BE AWARE they intentionally withhold info on descriptions. they may not tell you a dog has been returned because it wasn't suitable with children before, will jump all over you, has serious medical issues, bite when being fed etc., info from me and others that I spoke with in line and my brother who adopted a cat that had a botched spay done by their vet(in Salem), they refused to believe him, take responsibility so he had to go somewhere else to have fixed.

NEVER donate to MSPCA at Nevins Farm. The staff there are not very nice and don't seem to care much…read moreabout people or even animals. Someone stole/kidnapped my cat from my neighborhood and brought him to Nevin's farm. I saw my cat Simba on their website and went there to pick him up. The uncaring staff at Nevin's farm told me that somone had already adopted my cat. The just kept siting legalise and telling me they had a legal right to do so. Ok, fine, but what about a little compassion? They allow people to kidnap/steal cats and drop them off. Do they even care if someone is stealing/kidnapping another person's family member? I don't trust or like anyone who doesn't care for animals. It's even worse when it's an organization that purports to care about animals. Shame on them! They are some of the meanest people I've ever met.