Dog Academy of NC, LLC

Michael and his family are a great find. We found them and brought our 16 month old Cane Corso for training. Little did we know how big of a part of our lives this training would be. Michael does not only train your dog, he teaches you how to train your dog. He makes sure that you understand the dynamics of how you should communicate with and handle your dog. We were in a case of "you don't know what you don't know". By that I mean we didn't not realize what bad habits were developing and even that we were inadvertently feeding those bad habits. After completing our training we were more than pleased with the new relationship that we built with our dog. Im proud to say that I walk my 144 pound dog with much more ease than the people in my neighborhood with much smaller dogs. Since our training we continue to come back for the excellent boarding services when our family travels. This business is the definition of a family business, always friendly, inviting and professional. Michael is definitely the way to go if you need dog training services...... Update: Three years later we are still happy customers of The Dog Academy. Every time we go out of town and for the birth of both of our two sons we knew Ace would be taken care of and just as happy as if he were home with us.

I recently had the pleasure of acquiring a poodle from Sandra and Michael and I must say, it was an experience that exceeded all expectations. From the moment I made contact with them to the day I brought Onyx home; every aspect of the process was handled with the utmost professionalism and care. First and foremost, the welfare of their dogs is clearly their top priority. Upon visiting their facility, I was impressed by the clean and well-maintained environment in which their dogs are raised. It was evident that each dog received ample love, attention, and socialization from the breeder and their staff. This nurturing environment undoubtedly contributes to the excellent temperament and demeanor exhibited by their dog. Throughout the entire process, Sandra remained transparent and communicative. They provided regular updates on the progress of my puppy, including photos and videos, which only served to increase my excitement and anticipation. Additionally, they were readily available to answer any questions or concerns I had, both before and after bringing my puppy home. In conclusion, I cannot recommend Dog Academy of NC, LLC highly enough to anyone in search of a puppy. Their dedication, commitment to quality, and customer service set them apart as a breeder of excellence. Thanks to them, I now have a beloved companion who brings joy to my life every day.

If you have any reservations about training with Mike at Dog Academy of NC, I'm here to dispel them for you. Mike is one of the best trainer's we've ever met and I can't express how happy we were with choosing him. He is professional, extremely knowledgeable with decades of experience training dogs, and most of all really does care about your dog. But even more important than that, he cares more about who your dog could become; stronger, happier, and more capable in every way. As I'm sure you can relate, its hard to choose the right trainer for your pups. They're family and we love them like children so this can make us very protective of them. We want them treated right and with love. Sometimes that makes us overly protective of them and blinds us to the fact that our own over-loving can be what's contributing to behavioral or confidence issues with our dogs! Sometimes we just don't even realize we are holding our dogs back and that discipline and structure is the best love you can give them. To some people his methods may seem harsh at first, but I assure they are safe and effective. My wife and I were this way at first, but after we understood the process and saw the results, we were converted. Structure, then love. And the love will fix your dog, but first there needs to be structure. This was the case with our 5 year old pitty Max. He is the goofiest sweetheart and was never aggressive, but had major confidence issues. He was good with dogs, but fearful of people and even flies. Any loud-ish noise would make him nervous and he had separation anxiety. We brought him to Mike to get some training on being less afraid of people. We thought he was pretty well trained and only needed some touching up. From the first session we found out that his issues were much deeper than that. And worst of all we had no idea that we were essentially contributing to them and reinforcing his nervous state. Through the next 3 weeks we left Max with Mike for intensive training of which we participated in 3-4 training sessions a week. Max made great progress, but more importantly, we did too as his dog parents. Mike taught us so much about dog psychology and how to better communicate with him. By the end of the training we were doing what we thought would be impossible with Max; calmly hanging out at a brewery with him! Mike taught us all how to be more confident and build a better relationship together. Mike's training exceeded our expectations and it was worth every penny.