About Us

My Mission Statement:

To help Dog Parents communicate, understand and live Better Together with their dogs.

My Vision:

Transforming dogs and their families

My Story

Hi! My name is Nicole Poliseno and I am the owner and founder of  Better Together Dog Training LLC.

I have loved dogs all my life but was never allowed to have one growing up. As soon as I moved out of my parents house I bought a dachshund from a pet store. Boy was he a handful! I did all the wrong things with training him. I treated him as if he was my baby - #1 no no.  He was not a human, he was a dog and needed to be trained like a dog, not coddled like a human baby. Although, some ways of raising a dog and baby are very similar. I’ll get back to that a little later with an explanation. 

Fast forward to 2004 - while working in an office environment, unfortunately my boss passed away.  I had a 2 choices - continue with the company or follow my passion which was Dogs Dogs Dogs. I chose Dogs Dogs Dogs.

I jumped right into Anthony Jerone‘s Master Dog Training Class in Queens, and over the next months, received my Certificate in Master Dog Training.  I started up my own obedience dog training business just by word-of-mouth. I then moved out to Suffolk and was hired by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Foundation and went through their training program.

For the next years I worked doing various jobs and dog training was always one of them!

Covid hit and everyone needed a companion while being isolated in their home. Now was the time to jump back into to my passion full-time.  DOG TRAINING!!   BETTER TOGETHER DOG TRAINING LLC was birthed.

I absolutely love what I do and I am so blessed to be able to do it. TRAINING DOGS. I know humans and dogs can live together in harmony. My job is to teach you to understand your dog and his behaviors.  Together, we will train your dog to be a well behaved, have manners and be a balanced, happy dog that is a part of your family.

Getting back to the similarities of raising a dog and children.............. they both need a schedule/routine, praise/love, correction/discipline and leadership/parent. This is what I teach you and show you how to achieve. 

I am a balance trainer which simply means the type of approach I use to train and modify your dogs behavior.  

• I will assess your dog (take into consideration the breed, characteristics and temperament)
• I will assess your lifestyle (active, moderate, low level)
• I will assess  your concerns ( what exactly are the issues you were having with your dog) 
• I will then create a program with the best style of training for you and your dog to succeed and live a happy healthy life together.  BETTER TOGETHER.

P.O.W.E.R. Magazine - Summer 2023

We were recently featured in P.O.W.E.R Magazine for the Summer 2023 Edition - read below or download the PDF or view the full P.O.W.E.R. Magazine!