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Milligan Valley K9 Academy

Minerva, Ohio

4.9/5· 105 Google reviews

About Milligan Valley K9 Academy

Milligan Valley K9 Academy is a women-led, balanced dog training company in Minerva, Ohio. Our training focuses on building a relationship between you and your dog that is based on love and respect. We train dogs of ALL breeds, shapes, and sizes. Training ages range from 8 weeks old (puppies) to middle-aged dogs. Contact us today to learn more about our training packages!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Obedience training
  • Puppy training

Behavior support

  • Aggression training Customer-reported

How training happens

  • Board and train
  • Group classes Customer-reported
  • Private training Customer-reported

Dog age

  • Puppies

Support between sessions

  • Refresher training

Assistance and working dogs

  • Service dog training

Training approach

  • E-collar training

Additional services

  • Boarding

Other listed services

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  • Dog training
    Program details

    Dog training

  • Balanced Dog Training
  • Boarded Dog Training
  • K9 Academy
  • Off Leash Trained

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Questions & answers

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What people have asked about this business.

Can I bring my own service dog prospect to you?

Yes. We will work with owner selected service dog prospects if they pass our evaluation process.

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21

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How many dogs do you have in your training program at once?

We have three trainers and each trainer is assigned three dogs each for the duration of the dogs stay.

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21

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What does my dog do when they're not training?

They rest in their crate between each session and get freetime/playtime with our kennel techs when they're not in active training sessions with our trainers.

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21

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Where does my dog sleep?

In our facility We have a nice calm and quiet climate controlled kennel room which provides the dogs a comfortable place to rest between training sessions and through the night. You can find video and pictures of this area throughout our social media platforms or you may request a video tour from us directly.

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21

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Does my dog have to wear the e-collar forever?

We encourage everyone to view the e-collar as a seatbelt. Every time you get in the car you put your seatbelt on. Why? Are you intending to get into an accident? No, but you wear it because there is always a possibility of one occurring. We would rather you have it on your dog and not need it than get into a situation where you need it and you don't have it. If you follow our training program closely you will get to a point in life where you find it’s routine to put it on everyday but you hardly ever have to correct your dog.

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21

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What puppy food do you recommend?

We use purina pro plan focus large breed puppy

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2020-09-21

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Hello Whitney. How much would the E collar be at your cost? We may get one for Luke. The st. Bernanrd

I can get it for $135

Community answer · whitney whitacre · 2018-09-21

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Just got a goldendoole 9 weeks old when should we start training?

We can start structural obedience training at 16 weeks of age

Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2018-09-21

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.9
out of 5105 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Leash pulling 15
  • Ecollar training 6
  • Knowledgeable trainers 5
  • Clean facility 3
  • Prong collar 3
  • Balanced approach 2
All 10 topics
  • Basic obedience training 2
  • Calmer dog 2
  • Patient trainers 2
  • Structured boarding 2

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100 collected reviews

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Patricia Rider
5/5

Nicest people. Very knowledgeable and very impressed. Highly recommend

Connie Hughes
5/5
Whitney and her team are unbelievable! She means what she says and says what she means. We could not be happier with the results of our board and train. Worth every penny! Whitney is a true dog lover and will treat your dog as if it's her own pet. We can honestly enjoy our …Read full reviewClose full review

Whitney and her team are unbelievable! She means what she says and says what she means. We could not be happier with the results of our board and train. Worth every penny! Whitney is a true dog lover and will treat your dog as if it's her own pet. We can honestly enjoy our sweet Millie to the fullest because of the time spent at Milligan Valley. We are in awe of the difference in our sweet girl. She came home happy, but obedient. Endless Thanks.....

Tom House
5/5
I Knew after a month with our dog she was going to be a tough one to train. She's an Irish Doodle and just very stubborn and very manipulative. At one time I thought to myself maybe I should rehome her .. To my surprise my wife told me she thought the same thing. But we love h…Read full reviewClose full review

I Knew after a month with our dog she was going to be a tough one to train. She's an Irish Doodle and just very stubborn and very manipulative. At one time I thought to myself maybe I should rehome her .. To my surprise my wife told me she thought the same thing. But we love her so much that we knew we had to get her to an obedience class. We tried one and it was good but we just didn't think the trainer wasn't tough enough. So I researched and researched to find a good obedience instructor. I was willing to travel hundreds of miles to get her the training I wanted. We needed someone tough but very caring. I googled, I youtubed I did every computer thing possible. Then I came across milligan Valley and started watching videos. I KNEW this was the place for Annie. It broke my heart that I knew I was going to be without Annie for 3 Weeks but I knew we had to do this. Plus this Milligan Valley was only about 15 miles from our house. I CAN go on and on about Whitney and her business but long story short shes very knowledgeable and very professional in what she does. Our Annie is a different dog now. Im glad we got her to whitney at 7 months old. To wrap it up ... In life some of us miss our calling. Some people are called to be ministers and some are called to be doctor and nurses. Whitney was truly called to be an obedience trainer and instructor... Thanks whitney and your staff for a job well done.

Amanda Kortright
5/5

We had a wonderful experience with Milligan. Sherry and Whitney were so patient and answered ALL of my crazy questions. Super kind and knowledgeable as breeders and trainers.

DEBBIE Mazurowski
5/5

Milligan Valley was great to work with through the whole process. Sherry was awesome sending photos and videos to keep you updated on the process of the puppies. We love our new family member Maximus

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