Resus Amongst Chollas

Review of Animal Humane | New Mexico

I wish I could give them 10 stars! THEIR TRAINING...

I wish I could give them 10 stars! THEIR TRAINING CLASSES ARE THE BEST IN TOWN.
They are a great place to adopt, but I really want to highlight their training classes! OMG their trainers are SO SUPER DEDICATED to helping owners and their dogs. If you need background: their training philosophy focuses on positive training techniques, so no electric collars/choke collars/intimidation techniques here. I've adopted two puppies through the humane and I've taken both of them to the Sunday puppy playtimes. This is an AMAZING way to socialize your young puppy, even before they have full shots. Then I've sent my older dog through both puppy preschool and civilized canine classes. It was amazing to see the trainer specifically bring in extra helpers because some of the dogs in our civilized canine class had special needs for training. For instance, some were really shy, some were fearful of other dogs. They turned a group class into semi-individualized instruction and really focused on the specific needs of each dog! They also kept all of the dogs separate during the CC class b/c not all dogs are comfortable socializing. They really met each dog at their comfort level. Even though it's been a year since the last time I took a class, I still can contact the trainer and ask her a million questions. They just really love helping people and their dogs!!!! Finally, even if you didn't adopt through their center, they have a behavior helpline that anyone can call for advice. The humane really deserves kudos for being so committed to finding families for lost pets and then helping to troubleshoot some of the behavioral problems that can make it difficult for people to keep their pets.