Dogwood Canine Academy

I was ready to turn my super hyper active, aggressive, bullying rescue girl to military canine school. She was beyond a handful, yet I was determined to keep her, just needed expertise help in training her. By chance I found Wil McBride of Dogwood Canine Academy, or rather he leaped out of a FB page to our rescue. My Rescue girl is no longer Ms.Jekyl, ...just Ms.Hyde. It's heavenly! Like night and day! Wil worked wonders on Luika and I am ecstatic with the changes. I definitely won the jackpot with Wil training my girl! BIG thank you Wil!

Our nine month old cavalier, King Charles spaniel returned home to us this weekend after a 30 day board and train with Will Mcbride. Although it was a hard decision on our part to give him up for 30 days, we are convinced it was the best thing we could have done For all of us. Benji was doing damage to our home, chewing on fine furniture, rugs, and such. In addition, he just was not obedient, even though he was the most loving dog we have ever had. We could not be more pleased with Benji since he has been at home. He understands the commands that WILL taught us on graduation day and has been almost completely different in a good way. Our neighbors and friends have all noticed how much better behaved he is. Although there have been a couple slip ups on Benji‘s part, as long as we use the proper corrections with him, he shapes right up. This never happened before The training. We Highly recommend WILL, and his training methods. We gave him our treasured pet along with our complete trust and have no regrets. Just the highest praise and gratitude for a job well done! June and Chuck Sweeny, Wilmington NC

My wife and I were, at first, both apprehensive with two of our pets away from home. But, Will McBride took excellent care of our Aussie and Yorkie teaching and instilling obedience and temperment neither of us having either the time or knowledge to replace what Dogwood K Nine Academy accomplished. So, this is both a high recommendation and a BIG THANK YOU to Will. Everyday over the two months of Board and Train we received images, videos and text to follow their development. His follow-up with their post training continues as we now have great tools and knowledge on how to have outstanding dogs that we can take anywhere! You won’t go wrong with KDA!

I cannot recommend Will highly enough!He has been an absolute lifesaver in training our reactive dog. His intuitive approach to understanding the inner workings of a dog's mind is nothing short of remarkable. Will's confidence in handling reactive behaviors immediately put both me and my dog at ease.His calm demeanor made every session enjoyable and effective. What truly sets Will apart is his ability to customize the training to suit my dog's unique needs and extreme sensitivity. He took the time to thoroughly understand her triggers and tailored the training accordingly & in various settings while offering practical and compassionate solutions. Our dog has made incredible progress thanks to Will's guidance and I am beyond grateful for his expertise. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, patient and confident trainer who truly understands dogs, Will is your guy. He has given me tools and strategies that have transformed our life with our dog Cocoa. I highly recommend him to anyone with a reactive dog or any behavioral challenges. Thank you Will!!!

Such a great experience using Canine Dogwood Academy to train my dog!! She’s improved so much and I can see a real difference now that she’s home! I would recommend using this training program to anyone who is serious about wanting their dogs well behaved! Great communication about the program and daily updates helped ease my anxiety about being separated from my pup for so long but it was well worth the time!