Dog training business set to launch in mall

Meghan Lytton and two of her dogs.

Pictures will be replaced by puppies in the former Clark Gallery space at the Lincoln mall as a new dog-centered business opens its doors.

This spring, Lincoln Dog Training will offer private sessions and training consults for clients whose dogs have behavioral issues like barking, lunging, snapping, etc. Starting in the fall, owner Meghan Lytton of Lincoln plans to teach a few basic classes (puppy kindergarten, basic obedience) and will gradually expand classes and hours, adding one or two part-time trainers as demand grows. Eventually she hopes to offer three to four levels of obedience training, classes like Wag-It Games, AKC Canine Good Citizen training, and Tails on the Trail (practicing good trail walking etiquette and recall).

Lytton, who is launching a second career after working in health care consulting for a number of years, went on a sled dog ride in New Hampshire seven years ago “and just sort of fell in love with it,” she said. She interned at Proper Paws Dog Training in Concord in and is now a certified professional dog trainer as well as the owner of three huskies.

“It’s important because the business is very unregulated, but now it’s becoming more and more standardized,” she said. “I’m trying to create evidence-based, science-backed methods of training.

“I’m super excited to be there and look forward to meeting more of the dogs of Lincoln,” Lytton added.