Advanced Canine Development, LLC. Puppy and Dog Trainer

Before we took our dog to Advanced Canine I would have described her as a bad dog. Now she is loving and is a very good dog. That is all because of everyone at Advanced Canine in Port Charlotte. They definitely know what they are doing and are very caring with your dog and also the dog owner. They explain everything to you and if you need it explained more than once they have no problem explaining it until you understand. Everyone is very patient. The owner is great! Also the trainers. You can tell that they really care. I would never bring my dog ( my baby ) anywhere else. She is a very different dog now. So happy we went there. Every time we went there it was always very clean I would recommend Advanced Canine without hesitation. Thank you so much!

We are from Port Charlotte a visited Mark at ACD with our ten month old Labradoodle puppy. We were provided full evaluation of our puppy and access to the training facilities, meeting the staff and they provided a demo of expected outcomes of training for our pup. Mark is upfront and honest about the needs of the dog and the family. A clear explanation of how the trainers will change behaviors and patterns of the dog to become a positive and better mannered pet with the family. Mark’s trainers clearly show and train the family the skills and attitudes necessary to resolve the issues that need to be corrected. We had Ali, Hayley and Emily as our team of trainers. They were more than effective, involved and obviously loving their work. They provide exceptional training, demos, and hands on practice in the community for family members to work with the dog. Our training & Boarding were more than effective. The boarding involves opportunity for additional training in the yard as well as proper cage training & commands. Mark’s entire team work hard to provide successful outcomes for their dogs, and continue to work with the owners to continue success at their homes. The team are Exceptional to the dog and the family, and are there for you after formal training sessions have completed. I can’t say enough about our training for Duke and for Us (Mom & Dad). We needed it as much as Duke, maybe more. We are one happy family, walking the weekly farmers markets, dining out with Duke, greeting guests with more ease, and enjoying our puppy who now has respect and polite responses being around crowds, neighbors, and at family gatherings.

First day/night was tough. As parents to our 9 month old lab/doodle we had horrid separation anxiety. We survived the first night, barely, with much reassurance from Mark. The next day our decision was reinforced positively when the trainers began supplying feedback: text, pictures, and videos showing us the progress that our boy was already making and that he was doing ok and was happy. We looked forward to the multiple daily digital visual updates and were amazed how quickly Duke was learning. The team at ACD assessed our needs, worked their training magic on Duke, then focused on training us to give us the tools needed to continue to reinforce Duke’s good behavior and not bad habits. The entire team is remarkably responsive working together to help drain some of Duke’s energy, to prep him for training, to socialize him, to give us text responses to questions, pictures and videos several times daily, but we do want to give the trainers Emily, Hayley, and especially Ali a special shoutout. We appreciate all the time and dedication they devoted to our boy! But Ali!!! Her patient and consistent support not only working to train Duke but also building our skills and our confidence to also be able to train Duke has been a totally positive experience. We simply cannot say enough about Mark and the entire team at ACD! And….we know they will always be just a text away if we need more help.

Met owner at farmers market . He has alot of knowledge with training the dogs . Also referred us to a great vet for our French bull dog!! Fast forward like 8 months later when I could not tolerate some of her behaviors. I reached out to them . Met with mark for a consult and decided to commit to this training . I was very impressed with the facility and the treatment and training of the dogs. We just got done with our board and train.Junebug has come a long way . They gave us the tools and knowledge to train her now it’s up to us to follow thru. All trainers are excellent ! They take great care of your dog and shout out to Emily Junebugs main trainer . You must think of this as an investment for you as well as your dog .!