Olivia was amazing! Exceeded expectations in every way possible. Our dog is a high energy 1.5 year old recent rescue and we saw a major improvement in his overall obedience level. One of the things we loved about her class was how she goes around the room giving each dog and owner personalized feedback and attention to match their dogs unique needs. We highly recommend going to Core Canine!

Core Canine
Alexandria, Virginia
About Core Canine
Programs include canine good citizen preparation, crate training and house training.
Training & services
Training goals
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- Crate training
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
Behavior support
- Aggression training
How training happens
- Group classes
- In-home training
- Private training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
Class options
- Small classes Customer-reported
Training approach
- Force-free training
- Positive reinforcement
Additional services
- Daycare Customer-reported
Other listed services
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- Dog Training Certification
- Harness Training
- High School
- Private In-Home Classes
- Training Options
- Training Your Dog
- Week Course
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Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Kindergarten class 12
- Small class sizes 9
- Kind trainer 7
- Leash training 6
- Private training session 6
- Puppy kindergarten 6
All 10 topics
- Knowledgeable instructor 5
- Puppy socials 4
- Adult obedience class 2
- Group dog training 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
I did a private training session with Olivia and she was great. Super nice and friendly, my puppy loved her. She answered the millions of questions we asked and showed us exactly what to do and how to handle puppy problem behaviors. If you are a new puppy owner stop letting google overwhelm you and book a training session with her!
I highly recommend Olivia, who helped with our puppy. We are experienced dog owners but this was next level stuff she went over with me and I feel slightly guilty because our dog learned more with her in an hour and a half than we taught him since he was adopted. Great experience!
April did a phenomenal job with our golden retriever! She helped us with leash training and after just one session, it completely changed how our dog walked on a leash. She was wonderful and gave us lots of helpful tips. I would definitely recommend her to anyone!
We really like April's classes and after graduating 'puppy kindergarten', are now in 'middle school'. While some behaviors we don't intend to use, it's still useful to learn new teaching techniques and "touch" alone was worth the relatively low cost of class.
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