Dog Trainers in Virginia

Adam T. Claar

Thoughtful Dogs LLCPositive reinforcement, family friendly dog training in Williamsburg, Virginia.Offering group classes ranging from puppy kindergarten to therapy dog certification.Private lessons and in-home training available.Owner/Instructor is a CPDT-KA, CDBC, AKC CGC evaluator.Committed to offering a personalized approach that emphasizes trust, communication, and fun.Building better, happier relationships for dogs and their human families.

804-824-3743

Alexander Bonilla

Amanda G. Simmons

5403333464

Amanda Nicole Durvin

954-980-5122

Amber M. Oertle

703-899-6403

Amy R. O'Connor

Amy Willoughby

Shared Joy Dog TrainingPrivate Training Lessons, Group Classes, Shelter Behavior, AKC Evaluator

804-413-6667

Andrea J. Lengi

I offer agility classes and private lessons for all levels, whether you just want a fun activity with your dog or want to go for a championship title. All-American Dog Sports is an active NADAC club that hosts 3 agility trials every year. Private training for nosework, tricks, obedience, and problem solving also available.

Andrea Marx

Freak On A Leash, LLC offers a variety of group classes as well as private in-home training for everything from puppy training to behavior modification for issues such as fear/anxiety, reactivity, and aggression. We also offer virtual appointments. Our training programs are designed for your individual dog with your unique family dynamics in mind. We pride ourselves in keeping up with the latest in behavior science to improve your dog's learning experience. We serve Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown, Franklin, Suffolk, Smithfield and Moyock. Our team can successfully navigate your behavior issues for a better outcome for you and your dog!

757-301-1161

Andrea Susan Lindamood

Small animal veterinary hospital offering behavioral services and training in addition to typical services: medicine, surgery, etc.

Ashley Atkinson

Ashley Marie Mosca

703-631-9590

Ashlyn J. Cohill

Beth Ann Sabo

Eastern Shore Dog provides group K9 Nose Work (R) and AKC Scent Work classes and workshops on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Tidewater area. We also offer companion obedience classes and relationship building classes at the Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo, VA and Accomac, VA. I am a Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI) with NACSW, an AKC CGC/STAR Puppy Evaluator, and a member of APDT and IAABC.Visit Eastern Shore Dog on fb for updates on events and classes, join us! https://www.facebook.com/Eastern.Shore.Dog

C&C PALS, Dog Training

+1 703-876-0284

Cara Joanne Donato

Smarty Paws Canine Care- "Empowering People and Pets"- Purpose Drive PLay-Socialization Education- Custom Programs That Create Possibilities-Science-Based Knowledge That Just Makes Sense Book You Free 1/2 Hour Discovery Call here: smartypawscc.com

540-358-8686

Carla Blackmon

FurEver Family, LLC

571-882-2316

Carole Peeler

703-876-9232

Caryn Self-Sullivan

Ask Dr. Caryn LLC specializes in helping dogs train their people ;-). Dr. Caryn holds a PhD in Animal Behavior and is a member of multiple professional organizations dedicated improving the human-canine bond. She will come to your home or meet you in a public place as indicated for training, socialization, desensitization, and/or behavior modification. Training methods are based in the science of how animals learn using positive reinforcement methods such as Clicker Training and TAGteach. Call her for all your needs related to Pet Dogs, Companion Dogs, Therapy Dogs, and Service Dogs. Dr. Caryn serves the Greater Fredericksburg Area, including Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, Westmoreland, Orange, and Caroline Counties Professional Memberships: American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior, Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Family Paws Parent Education, Pet Professional Guild, Doggone Safe, Operation Socialization, TAGteach International, Karen Pryor Academy, Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, Animal Behavior Society, K9 to 5 National Therapy Dog Registry, Service Dogs of Virginia.

540-287-8207

Catherine Steen

Positive K9 Obedience (+K9) does exactly what my company name implies, I use positive reinforcement (or reward-based) training to create effective obedience and behavior plans for you and your dog. Whether it's basic or advanced obedience training, behavior problem solving or temperament testing for puppy to adult dogs, I work with your dog's primary motivators so he stays relaxed and engaged while learning new behaviors. This obedience training makes happy dogs, happy training, and happy owners. To learn more about how I can help you, contact me today.

617-966-5095

Cathlyn Clark

757-598-2761

Cheryl Shomo

Freak On A Leash, LLC offers a variety of group classes as well as private in-home training for everything from puppy training to behavior modification for issues such as fear/anxiety, reactivity, and aggression. We also offer virtual appointments. Our training programs are designed for your individual dog with your unique family dynamics in mind. We pride ourselves in keeping up with the latest in behavior science to improve your dog's learning experience. We serve Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown, Franklin, Suffolk, Smithfield and Moyock. Our team can successfully navigate your behavior issues for a better outcome for you and your dog!

757-301-1161

Christopher Jon Fedorchak

Clarissa H. Bergeman

In Canine Company,LLC offers force-free positive reinforcement training in Loudoun County Virginia and surrounding areas.

5405548738

Courtney Sanossian

703-272-4312

Crystal D. Partain

7576202538

Dawn B. Mahaffey

Northern Neck Dog Training LLC

703-345-1680

Dawn Rice

There is a whole new way to train dogs. In the past people thought training their dog was to teach it to sit, stay, or down. The old ways have faded and the new ways of "Positive" training have arrived. Now we use behavioral science to train our dogs, but we also use it to understand and communicate with our dogs, we build strong relationships with our dogs as a result of relying on mutual trust, respect and love instead of pain, fear and intimidation.Regardless of breed, size, or age, positive training techniques work, building trust, relationship, and avoiding physical punishment and fear. Learning about how your dog thinks and responds will revolutionize the relationship you have with your dog, speed up the training process and lead to a life of joy for you, your dog, and family.

804-514-6600

Desiree Lomer-Clarke

Positive reinforcement based dog walking, pet sitting, and more.

Deven D. Gaston

434-218-0951

Diana J. Marahrens

In home and off site Training and Behavior consultations for cats and dogs

757-345-3113

Dolores Murray

Providing in-home positive reward based personalized training and behavior consultations.

703-400-3038

Eliza Jamison

Woofies of Reston- HerdonOffering private lessons, group lessons, and board and trains!

571-589-5267

Elizabeth M. Lotz

Erika Renee Austin

Erika Austin, of Dandelion Dogs, is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KSA) who uses clicker training to help dog owners communicate with their pets to master obedience and solve behavior problems together. Whether it's house-training a new puppy or re-learning how to walk nicely on a leash without pulling, Erika can help enhance relationships between dogs and their people using force-free, rewards-based, & science-driven training.

Eryn Rolison

Your dog deserves a training plan as unique as they are. That’s why we offer positive training solutions for today's pet parent that are fear free, family friendly, and fun! Proudly serving Gainesville, VA and the surrounding communities.

202-792-9637

Genevieve M. Warner

703-722-8766

Gerson I. Flores

571-247-1591

Hayley Elyce Richardson

Modern science based dog training. Force free.

571-565-4095

Heather A. Shreve

Canine Campus

434-987-0017

Heather B. Royer

434-944-4404

Heidi E. Meinzer

Sniff This, LLC, offering K9 Nose Work instruction

Isabelle Bertrand Wise

Dog Prep Academy offers in your home and group obedience dog training and dog behavioral modification services. Dog Training services focus on positive reinforcement methods that are scientifically based, effective, efficient and fun for your dog and the whole family. We focus on enhancing the relationship between you and your dog(s) and help you attain the goal of having a well mannered dog.

703-944-9967

Jacqueline Laubacher

516-509-2204

Janet Mary Baker

Janice Du Plessis

703-495-3622

Janice E. Barnhart

304-358-0293

Janie P. Simmons

Conduct classes and private lessons in K-9 Nose Work, AKC Scent Work, & Tracking.We also host several nose work competitions a year.

804-347-9061