Welcome to Dog Taoist, where you and your dog will learn how to live peacefully and communicate effectively. Dog Taoist brings clarity and calm cooperation to humans and their dogs through proprietary formulas based on dog psychology, pack mentality, and leader-follower mechanics. We are proud, fair and balanced trainers and use every tool possible to help save or rehabilitate your dogs.
Dog Taoist
Helping humans and their pets live in harmony
Servicing Pepperell and Surrounding Areas
How it Works
Schedule an Assessment
Click the link below or email us at info@dogtaoist.com to get started! Tell us everything about your dogs. Include your street address, cell, and pics of your dogs. We’ll start your account and schedule an assessment with you (and all your dogs/ humans) at our facility to determine which training package best suits your needs. Then we move forward with our proposed rehabilitation/training trajectory and get you scheduled in each week for a specific number of months.
Request Appointments
Using our mobile app makes communication easy and convenient for you. You will see all scheduled training days and receive detailed session notes on the progress of your pets, their gps location, and all training services performed that day.
Lets Get Started
For all of our reservations we will keep you in the loop with a photo check-in, GPS mapping, and a visit report card.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Danielle Coates
I cannot say enough good things about Brad & Ashley! The passion and love they have for these dogs is unmatched! Our 2 boys had very different needs when we started. Our 3-year-old Frenchie, Gus, ruled the house, and our 9 1/2-year-old, 95-lb. pitbull, Bruno, was afraid of the world, which made him reactive to strangers and unfamiliar dogs.
We were never able to cut his nails unless he was sedated (which was only twice for medical). In the 1st week Brad had him comfortable with a muzzle and trimmed his nails! He now does it regularly without issue! Bruno especially thrives under their guidance. He has confidence. He does agility (albeit like a Buffalo 
). They have taught us the importance of routine, structure, and the proper tools.
Are we perfect at home, no and I wish our life allowed us to be better, BUT the change and manageability we now have is something I cannot put a price on or thank them enough for! It requires work! It’s not magic! But they deserve it, and we could not do it without Dogtaoist!!
Tamera Knox
I brought my 7 month old rottweiler to Brad to learn some manners and boundaries. Within a few sessions I already saw such a huge difference in his behavior. Brad did a home visit to see him interact with my 14 year old pitbull. T-Rex was playing a bit to rough for my older pup. He taught me and T-Rex how to gently play without hurting my old man by accident. Within a few weeks T-Rex now knows place at my home and stays up to 15 minutes. He walks gently on the leash and most importantly has learned boundaries. I also have two children that are 35lbs ,well T-Rex is over 110lbs. Even though not intentional, T- Rex leans or jumps and I ended up with hurt child. But he has all together stopped that and plays and enjoys my children and my older pup without anyone worried about a huge puppy knocking them down.
He stopped jumping on my mom, who has a colostomy bag. The improvement with his behavior is absolutely amazing and within just weeks of training. I can’t wait to see what months of training can do for him. The possibilities of where we can take T-Rex are endless. I can’t wait to see where Brad, Ashley and his team can take T-Rex. Not only are they amazing trainers, but amazing people. They work with you on a budget. They communicate well and give my 4 year daughter snacks. lol..They truly care and the work they do with families is life saving. I couldn’t of asked for a better fit for my family. Don’t look any further. Brad and his team will be the only trainers you will need for the life of your pup! 
Samantha Gaetano
I can’t say enough about my experience at the Dog Taoist. Brad and Ashley are incredibly kind, patient and understanding people. I came across their page when a friend of mine was posting his dog at their training facility. I reached out to him to see what he had to say about his experience and I’m so glad I did.
At our assessment Brad took the time to answer my many, many, many questions (and still does) and address any concerns. When I learned they used prong collars I almost backed out. I told my husband no way, I couldn’t do it. They took the time to educate me and put me at ease with how this training tool is used.
This training has been invaluable to our family. We now have two young nieces and I’m more comfortable having them at the house now that we have more control of the dogs.
Before this we would take the dogs out individually bc Louie was too rough with Ella and I never thought he’d learn to just be nice to her. Well here we are enjoying our backyard with both dogs outside at the same time and Louie respecting her boundaries. He needs reminders sometimes but that’s ok bc the progress has been incredible.
I love that the Dog Taoist understands that these dogs are pets… Family. And while we still need to respect the species, they understand that we are training them to just be able to be obedient, harmonious and co existing with their humans and that I don’t need them to be hyper obedient show/work dogs.
Working with Brad and Ashley has been a joy and so easy. We are so lucky to have had them come into our life.
Thank you Dog Taoist 
-Samantha and Greg
Paul Peavey
So, as I write this, I must be honest and say I was very much skeptical of the “new guy in town” and the problems he saw in our dogs and both of us as dog owners! One thing about Brad is he tells it like it is. Not in a bad way, but he knows his business. I also couldn’t justify the cost to train these 4 legged creatures. Wouldn’t a couple of lessons be enough? How hard could it be???
Well in the time that we have been with Dog Taoist, the changes in the dogs and us as owners are amazing. It has come with the hard work, leadership, consistency and calm that Brad and team do effectively. Providing the psychology as to “the why” some behaviors happened, gave us a better understanding of our dogs. We are comfortable now as leaders and applying positive reinforcement rather than negative responses.
Our dogs have become a joy in our lives. No more dragging my wife on walks with them. No more feeling a need to protect us from every dog or person we encounter or comes to our house. Thanks to the e-collar, they have “supervised” freedom in our yard and on trails. As we have gotten better at leadership, they respond appropriately to commands and positive rewards.
Happier living through positive training!! All this thanks to The Dog Taoist team: Brad, Ashley, Bridget and Carter! I have respect for Brad both as a professional and a caring human……and YES, he was worth the price! Hire him. You won’t be disappointed!
Paul Peavey, owner of two Cardigan corgis, Lincoln and Madison
What's Included
Training & Care
Our mission is to create dogs that calmly and willingly cooperate with our commands. We do this by conditioning them to follow your lead and instructing you to be a calm, confident leader. Each training session is a FULL DAY from 8:30am-3:30pm and includes the following: Treadmill training, Walk bys, Place, 1:1 basic commands, Clicker Training, Positive socializing including IGNORE and BARK STOP, Agility, Parkour, Crate, Loose leash and Pack Walking. We look at every dog/human relationship as a complex dynamic that requires clear interspecies communication. Then we build a foundation focused on pack mentality and dog psychology. Advanced Training not included ( E Collar, Off Lease, Recall, Backpack Training, Advanced Agility, Scent Work, Competition Agility ) “>
Report Card
Each check in/check out includes a 5 minute walking update and consult. Every check out includes a detailed report card on the days progress and challenges.
Love + Discipline
We love dogs! But love doesn’t rehabilitate or “fix” our dogs undesirable behaviors or emotions. We focus on safe, effective methods to help create new imprints and teach sustainable lessons for each dog and their human. This requires active participation from all caregivers in their lives. Each of our animal handlers (dog/human harmonizers) is well-trained and capable of leading your dogs in all situations. We guarantee that your pet will be getting the absolute best treatment, and they will grow to love their full training days every week!
