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About Mannerly Mutt’s Maine Professional
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Our Professional Maine Dog Trainer's Mission and Philosophy
What to Expect from Our Training:
Our philosophy for dog training is the idea of helping families live the most full lives available with their dogs, and for the dogs to live the fullest lives possible too!
Basic obedience helps people communicate with their dogs, when dogs don’t normally share our language. This communication is in the form of commands, body language and even demeanor.
It works much better to guide and teach a dog what TO DO rather than have them guess about what NOT to do!
Our mission is to give dogs (and their people!) the most freedom and enjoyment of life. Having an awesome, well-mannered dog who listens reliably - that’s so much fun! We’ll make sure your dog listens even in distracting real life situations so you can have the freedom to take your dog with you wherever you’d like.
For our dogs (and our clients’ dogs!), freedom, activity, fun, and mental work make their lives so much more enjoyable.
Sure dogs enjoy food (and we do use food rewards when appropriate!) but nothing trumps an adventure. Being able to bring a dog to as many places as it is possible enriches not only the dog's life but the dog owner's life as well. It forms a deep friendship, as a reward for all involved.
Our philosophy for dog training is the idea of helping families live the most full lives available with their dogs, and for the dogs to live the fullest lives possible too!
Basic obedience helps people communicate with their dogs, when dogs don’t normally share our language. This communication is in the form of commands, body language and even demeanor.
It works much better to guide and teach a dog what TO DO rather than have them guess about what NOT to do!
Our mission is to give dogs (and their people!) the most freedom and enjoyment of life. Having an awesome, well-mannered dog who listens reliably - that’s so much fun! We’ll make sure your dog listens even in distracting real life situations so you can have the freedom to take your dog with you wherever you’d like.
For our dogs (and our clients’ dogs!), freedom, activity, fun, and mental work make their lives so much more enjoyable.
Sure dogs enjoy food (and we do use food rewards when appropriate!) but nothing trumps an adventure. Being able to bring a dog to as many places as it is possible enriches not only the dog's life but the dog owner's life as well. It forms a deep friendship, as a reward for all involved.
Robin Rubin, owner and head professional Maine dog trainer at Mannerly Mutts Dog Training
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I love teaching dog owners what they need to know so that they completely enjoy living with their dog every day. I enjoy helping families with dogs who are behaviorally challenged and families with multiple dogs, too.
I started my adult life in a different field altogether, which was working for a certified public accounting firm and later working as a Controller for corporate manufacturing companies. How did I end up going from THAT to THIS? Well, while I was very talented and productive in that role, I began yearning to do something that made a difference beyond the corporate world. My life long love of dogs and volunteering with rescue dogs eventually led me into this career path as a dog trainer. When not working with dogs, my husband Robert and I enjoy skiing, antiquing, concerts, hiking, and boogie boarding. Yes, I’m loads of fun! As far as my dog training professional background goes, here’s the scoop: I began my education in dog training by apprenticing at Doberman Rescue Unlimited during 2003 to 2004. I earned my professional membership in the International Association of Canine Professionals in 2007. Furthering my dog training education is a main goal every year. Dog training seminars attended in the past have included Margot Woods Back to Basics School, Martin Deeley, Behesha Doan (formally Grist), Introduction to Tracking with the Vermont Tracking Club, Carolyn Scott’s Freestyle Dance Seminar, Mike Ellis's Drive and Focus, and Nose Work Classes. I continue to enjoy seminars that allow me to bring and work with dogs and continue developing new skills with them. |
Robert Rubin, sales, photographer, and daycare supervisor at Mannerly Mutts Dog Training
Robert Rubin runs the marketing, sales and customer service portion of Mannerly Mutts dog training. Robert is also responsible for facility maintenance, dog daycare exercise and supervision, photography, and video.
Robin and Robert met back in 1986 as college students. 27 years later the rest is, as they say, history. Robert and Robin started with two cats, Clyde and Mustache. Both lived to be about 19 years old before passing away.
In 1997, their first dog, Jazzabelle came to be. Robert has accompanied Robin on the journey to learn about dogs, how to handle dogs, dog behavior, and how to train dogs.
Robert's previous working life was largely in the mortgage industry. Robert both originated mortgages and sold mortgages wholesale to brokers. As you know, there has been a lot of turmoil in the finance industry. The companies that Robert used to work for have closed these their mortgage offices.
Mannerly Mutts Dog Training needs someone to develop our sales and marketing. Robert posts the news stories on our Facebook page, coordinates the marketing materials, answers the phones when new or existing customers call for support, photographs our dogs and our client's dogs, videos lessons or training sessions, and supports all the day to day activities of Mannerly Mutts Dog Training.
Robin and Robert met back in 1986 as college students. 27 years later the rest is, as they say, history. Robert and Robin started with two cats, Clyde and Mustache. Both lived to be about 19 years old before passing away.
In 1997, their first dog, Jazzabelle came to be. Robert has accompanied Robin on the journey to learn about dogs, how to handle dogs, dog behavior, and how to train dogs.
Robert's previous working life was largely in the mortgage industry. Robert both originated mortgages and sold mortgages wholesale to brokers. As you know, there has been a lot of turmoil in the finance industry. The companies that Robert used to work for have closed these their mortgage offices.
Mannerly Mutts Dog Training needs someone to develop our sales and marketing. Robert posts the news stories on our Facebook page, coordinates the marketing materials, answers the phones when new or existing customers call for support, photographs our dogs and our client's dogs, videos lessons or training sessions, and supports all the day to day activities of Mannerly Mutts Dog Training.
The Dogs at Mannerly Mutts Dog Training
Currently Robert and I have one personal dog. Shana is our 10 year old female Doberman. In 2021, we lost our three boys to old age at different months. They just all got frail in that year. I try to avoid this by staggering the ages of my dogs, but this did not work for me in 2021. Nature had it's own ideas that year.
Our dog, Boris (pictured), is my right hand guy right now. He is getting older, but still able to put daycare through their paces and participate as a distraction dog for dog training students.
Our dog, Shana, is our newest Doberman. She is still in training for competing in obedience. However, she does also participate in being a distraction dog and a demo dog for proofing dog training students. She also has been improving my training skills in many ways. She is small but mighty.
Our dog, Ziggy, is five pounds and a Chihuahua. He participates in daycare with safe companions. He is also a demo and distraction dog in very limited instances. Ziggy has been an education in small dog ownership and safety.
Our dog, Tommy, is basically retired from any real work. He is in his double digits in age, and is active but has the aches and pains associated with getting older. So he gets to do what he wants. He is a lab and pitbull mix. We agreed to take him in when his owner's moved from Maine.
Our dog, Boris (pictured), is my right hand guy right now. He is getting older, but still able to put daycare through their paces and participate as a distraction dog for dog training students.
Our dog, Shana, is our newest Doberman. She is still in training for competing in obedience. However, she does also participate in being a distraction dog and a demo dog for proofing dog training students. She also has been improving my training skills in many ways. She is small but mighty.
Our dog, Ziggy, is five pounds and a Chihuahua. He participates in daycare with safe companions. He is also a demo and distraction dog in very limited instances. Ziggy has been an education in small dog ownership and safety.
Our dog, Tommy, is basically retired from any real work. He is in his double digits in age, and is active but has the aches and pains associated with getting older. So he gets to do what he wants. He is a lab and pitbull mix. We agreed to take him in when his owner's moved from Maine.