Professional Dog Training Services in Charlotte, NC and Surrounding Areas

Lessons are for the owner who is committed to meeting once a week for a minimum of 6 weeks, and putting the repetitions in every day to achieve your desired results.  A Board & Train is for the owner who wants a trained dog but just doesn’t have a lot of time to do it themselves.  A Board & Train allows you to achieve your desired results faster, however, you still have to keep up with your dog’s training once they are back home with you.  We do not “fix” your dog.  We give you a huge jumpstart in being able to manage and enjoy your dog once they are back home with you.

We only offer boarding to our current and past clients, and it is upon availability.

I require proof of vaccine records (prior to arrival) for the following vaccines: Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella or Tither Testing only for DHLPP and Bordetella.  The State of South Carolina does not accept Tither Testing for Rabies.

Your dog will stay with me, at my home, and your dog will sleep in a properly fitted crate provided by Training Carolina Dogs.

It is exactly what it sounds like….balanced.  It’s a balanced approach to training and modifying behavior in your dog.  As a balanced dog trainer, I reward for the positive and the behaviors that I want to keep seeing, and correct for the unwanted behaviors (barking, pulling, jumping, digging, leash reactivity, resource guarding, aggression, etc) that I don’t want to see. 

Corrections do not mean pain though, instead, it involves teaching a dog that actions have consequences and the right choices equal good things!  It’s very similar to parenting.  If you only rewarded your child and never gave them consequences for bad behavior, there is a good chance that your child will continue doing that behavior.  In the same way you tell a child “don’t do that”, we have to communicate with our dog.  

However, our dogs communicate differently than we do.  They are touch learners first, and verbal learners last; whereas we are verbal learners first and touch learners last.  So, our dogs communicate best through training tools like a slip leash, prong collar, or e collar (not a shock collar).  This is why balanced trainers have so much success when training dogs because we can communicate with your dog using positive rewards and corrections in the timing that your dog learns best, which happens to be 1.3 seconds.  The reality of it is, at some point your dog needs a correction, and when done properly, with the right energy your dog will learn what is and isn’t expected of them. 

As a balanced trainer, I have a tool box of tools to use, and depending on the dog I am working with, I will use different tools and techniques to find that right combination to help empower owners to live their best life with their dog.

Treats, slip leash, clickers, prong collars, and e collars.

E collar stands for electric collar and uses and electrical stimulation (like a tens unit system), not a shock.  The e collar has 100 levels on it whereas a shock collar only has a few levels and it is actually shocking your dog.  The e collar costs about $200 and a shock collar ranges from $30-$70.  Most dog trainers use E collar Technologies or Dogtra, and for a good reason.  The quality of these collars are the best in the industry.  Remember, your dog is a touch learner first which is what the e collar provides for you.  It is the best tool to communicate to your dog at low levels in the timing that they learn best, it stops unwanted behaviors, it acts as an invisible leash, it provides safety and a better relationship with your dog.  However, it is extremely important to introduce an e collar to your dog properly so that it can be associated to a positive.  If you don’t know how to introduce an e collar to your dog properly, reach out to a trainer to help you!