About Us

In February of 2005, Lorraine Siena Reid found herself adopting a Harrier named Yogi. Yogi was almost 2 years old when he came into her life. She had the feeling this dog would change her life but at the time was unaware of how true this feeling would become. Part of the adoption agreement was that the dog’s obedience training be maintained. She sought out to find a dog obedience school. No one wanted to take on a 2 year old dog for obedience training. One day she stumbled upon Best Friends Dog Training and they were more than happy to take them on as clients. Through Best Friends, Yogi was able to maintain his obedience requirements. Lorraine and Yogi went on to learn tricks such as skate boarding (he won a best trick contest). Yogi also became a certified therapy dog licensed under TDI, Inc. (Therapy Dog International). He is also a member of animal actors (www.animalactors.biz/yogi).

Lorraine spent the majority of her professional career as a corporate officer for a brokerage house. That corporation, like many others, felt the effects of the changing economy and chose to close its doors in 2007. Lorraine found herself in the position of needing to be retrained in order to become more competitive in the marketplace. She decided that she would do so within a field that has been a passion of hers since childhood: dog training. She enrolled in the New York Academy for Dog Trainers (www.nyadt.com). There she studied under Frank Bonomo and Mary Travers, Ph.D. Frank has been a trainer on Long Island since 1998 and specializes in off leash obedience and protection training and holds certificates for narcotics and scent-detection training. Mary has been a trainer on Long Island since 2002 and holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Her dissertation was on the learning behavior of dogs.

Lorraine has worked with rescue dogs through the Academy and has saved a number of dogs from being euthanized by rehabilitating them through training. She has also done freelance work for Best Friends Dog Training on Long Island.

Lorraine is a staff member of Canine Club Getaway (www.canineclubgetaway.com) and has been since their inception in 2009.

She is a certified First Responder with Noah’s Wish. Noah’s Wish is an organization dedicated exclusively to rescuing and sheltering animals in disasters, throughout the United States and Canada. She is FEMA certified in disaster response. She holds certifications in pet CPR & First Aid as well as infant, child, and adult CPR & First Aid. She also completed a course training with dolphins and sea lions.

Lorraine recently spent some time in Alaska with her husband. While there they decided to try their hand at Alaska's state sport which is dog mushing. She got to enjoy the art of mushing under the watchful eye of 2008 Junior Iditaron Champion Jessica Klejka.




Some Communities our Dog Trainers serve:

 
Nassau County 516-483-0579
All of Nassau County, including but not limited to Baldwin, Freeport, Hempstead (including North Hempstead, South Hempstead, and West Hempstead), 
Franklin Square, Levittown, Lynbrook, Massapequa, Merrick, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Valley Stream, Wantagh, 5 Towns.
 
Catskill Region 518-734-5435 (weekends only)
All of Greene County, including but not limited to Hunter, Windham, Maplecrest, Hensonville, Tannersville, Haines Falls, Elka Park, Jewett, Acra, Purling,
and Phoenicia (in Ulster County).