Many people searching for a reliable Bergen County dog training have already tried the group class at the local pet store. The dog behaves for an hour, then goes right back to pulling and bolting at home.
Families in Paramus, Hackensack, Fort Lee, Teaneck, and Englewood come to Dan Gentile when they are finished with temporary fixes. Our board and train program puts a dog in a full-time learning environment and sends home a dog that listens, not one that simply got through a class.
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If you’re searching for professional dog training in Bergen County, NJ, you’ve come to the right place. At the Dan Gentile Dog Training Center, we’ve been transforming the relationship between dogs and their owners for over 40 years. Dog owners throughout Bergen County trust us to handle what other trainers couldn’t.
Real Results from Real Families
Bergen County has no shortage of trainers. What it does not have is a forty-year specialist with a dedicated twelve-acre center where your dog works every day instead of once a week.
Veteran-Owned and Community-Focused This is a veteran-owned business, and the discipline that comes with that is baked into how every dog is handled and how straight we are with you.We work with healthy dogs of all breeds from three and a half months and up, building obedience through full-time, structured training rather than weekly lessons. Pick the program that fits where your dog is now. We do not accept dogs with aggression issues.
Train While Boarding is the heart of the program. Your dog stays on the property, works daily, and returns home transformed. Learn more
Boot Camp is for dogs that need to move faster. It is the intensive option for habits that have had years to harden. Boot Camp details
Behavior Modification tackles the day-to-day headaches: pulling on the lead, nonstop barking, jumping up, raiding the counter, or simply tuning you out. Learn more
Vacation Training pairs your getaway with your dog’s progress. Leave the dog with us and come home to one that actually listens. Vacation training
We are in Howell Township, about an hour to seventy-five minutes south of most of Bergen County depending on traffic and whether you take the Parkway or the Turnpike.
It is a real drive, and Bergen families make it anyway. One trip for a permanently better dog beats years of weekly classes that never quite take hold.
We also welcome dog owners from across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Distance is rarely a barrier when you’re looking for results that genuinely last.
Wondering if the drive is worth it? Read what our clients say, many of them made the same trip from Bergen County and wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. See all testimonials
Your dog is in capable hands the whole time it is here. The twelve-acre Howell Township center gives it:
Generous indoor and outdoor runs for movement and downtime, not a cramped cage.
Climate-controlled kennels, heated and cooled, so comfort never depends on the weather outside.
Round-the-clock access to an on-call vet and a seasoned staff who treat each dog as their own.
It is a genuine training environment, not a warehouse, and every dog is worked with daily and treated with respect. Tour the Training Center
Owners from Bergen County, including Hackensack, Paramus, Fort Lee, Teaneck, and Englewood, make the trip to our facility in Howell Township. Here is where we are:
Dog owners from across New Jersey, many traveling from Bergen County, share their experiences after working with Dan Gentile. Read all reviews on Google
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“In two weeks my energetic little pitbull went from not listening to anything to obeying commands quickly. The little training session at pick-up was especially helpful to ensure we’re doing the right things to reinforce the training. It was tough letting our girl go for two weeks but it was well worth it.”
– Sarah Cascone, Verified Google Review
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“I have had many dogs trained by the Dan Gentile Dog Training Center and all were extremely positive. Before I was recommended to Dan Gentile, I had a trainer tell me my dog could not be trained. Dan proved him wrong.”
– Santo Chiarelli, Verified Google Review
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“My goldendoodle was not the greatest listener when we dropped her off. When we came to get her two weeks later, she was a well-mannered family member. We always receive compliments on her behavior. So thankful that we brought her to Dan!”
– Kathy Magro, Verified Google Review
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“Dan and his crew turned our headstrong puppy into one able to listen and follow commands. He learned how to sit, stay, heel, come, down, and the first night home he lay quietly under the dinner table for an hour surrounded by 8 boisterous adults. It was amazing.”
– Johanna Schoen, Verified Google Review
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“I have been using Dan since 1989, he has trained at least 8 of my dogs and I would use him over and over. He is knowledgeable and gets the results required to successfully train a dog.”
– Steven Bouer, Verified Google Review
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“I have entrusted Dan and his team with the training and care of my dogs for 17 years. Never have I been disappointed. The care and professionalism is amazing!”
– Patti W, Verified Google Review
Bergen is the most populated county in New Jersey, and it shows on every walk. Your dog needs to hold a calm heel past the crowds at Van Saun County Park, settle quietly outside a Ridgewood cafe, and ignore the joggers and squirrels at Overpeck. For families in condos and townhomes near the city line, a dog that jumps, barks, or bolts is not just embarrassing, it can be dangerous on a busy street. That is exactly the real-world obedience our board and train is built for. When your dog comes home from Howell Township, it is ready for the sidewalks, the parks, and the pace of Bergen, not just a quiet living room.
Our 12-acre training facility sits at 692 Lakewood Farmingdale Rd in Howell Township, roughly sixty to eighty minutes from most of Bergen County. Plenty of Bergen families drop off on their way to a weekend away and pick up a completely different dog.
Most families coming from Hackensack, Paramus, Fort Lee, Teaneck, or Englewood reach our 12 acre facility in Howell Township in about 60 to 80 minutes. It is a straightforward drive south, and many Bergen County dog owners tell us the trip is well worth it once they see the results.
We offer board and train programs including Dog Training and Boarding, Boot Camp for faster results, Behavior Modification for specific issues like leash reactivity or door dashing, and Vacation Training so your dog learns while you travel. Every program is built on daily work at our facility, which means your dog is not resetting to zero between weekly classes the way group sessions do.
Three and a half to four months is the sweet spot for getting started. That said, we work with plenty of older dogs from Bergen County who have picked up habits from years of fast moving sidewalks and tight quarters in towns like Paramus and Teaneck, and they turn around well too.
Absolutely. When you pick up your dog, we walk you through everything your dog has learned so you can keep the results going at home. This owner instruction session is built into every program because a trained dog and a confident owner make the best team, especially in a busy Bergen County neighborhood.
Every dog that trains with us comes with free lifetime consultations. If you run into something on the crowded Bergen County sidewalks or in your Englewood neighborhood months down the road, just call (732) 938-5040 and we will help you work through it.
Give us a call at (732) 938-5040 and we will talk through your dog’s needs, your goals, and which program fits best. With over 40 years of experience and a veteran owned operation, Dan Gentile has helped thousands of families get started.
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