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Horsham Biz Helps Pooches Put Best Paws Forward

A brand-new dog training business in Horsham offers a variety of puppy classes, training for reactive dogs, as well as indoor canine play groups.

Michael Badial likens dog training to martial arts. “There’s another being you’re trying to control,” said Badial, co-owner along with girlfriend Jamie Rhoads of Horsham-based Best Paw Forward Inc. “We’re here to show you what you’re doing that’s causing problems.” The 2,000-square-foot Maple Avenue business opened on Oct. 1 as an outgrowth of five years of dog training that Badial and Rhoads had been doing primarily in client’s homes. Rhoads, of Hatboro, said the second-floor former construction space that the couple has partially equipped with rubber matting for agility training and other classes is “just the next step” in enabling them to reach more people. Badial, who grew up with dogs in the house and (unsuccessfully) tried using …

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