Providing expert dog training, puppy training & behavior services since 1991. Certified Training Partner with Karen Pryor Academy.
Offering positive reinforcement techniques for teaching good manners and obedience skills. Private, in-home lessons for puppies & adult dogs. Gentle & humane strategies to modify all sorts of problem behaviors, with consultations arranged in the convenience of your home.
Remote video or phone consultations are a safe, economical and effective way to address training, behavior problems, and new puppy advice!
Some in-home boarding and puppy board & train available.
Serving Scottsville, Virginia, southern Albemarle county, Charlottesville, Buckingham county, and areas of Fluvanna, Nelson and Cumberland counties
Training & services
Training goals
Behavior consultationProgram details
In-home behavior consultations are available to address all sorts of problems, including fearfulness, difficult-to-handle behavior when on leash or out in public, excessive barking, anxiety, aggressive, and so much more.
Services via video conferencing are a safe, economical, and very effective way to address many training and behavior issues, all from the comfort of your home.
House training
Leash training
Obedience training
Puppy training
Behavior support
Barking
How training happens
Board and train
In-home training
Online or virtual training
Private trainingProgram details
Private lessons at your home with customized training plans to address your needs
Dog age
Adult dogs
Puppies
Training level
Beginner training
Support between sessions
Personalized training plans
Assistance and working dogs
Therapy dog training
Training approach
Positive reinforcement
Additional services
Boarding
Other listed services
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Animal Acting
Animal Training
Behavior Advice
Behavior Analysis
Behavior Counseling
Behavior Counselor
Continuing Education
Counseling Training
Dog Visiting
Dog Walks
Dogs Learning
Door Dashing
Early Training
In-Person Dog Training
Nail Trims
Person Sessions
Pet Therapy
Pet Therapy Visits
Scent Detection Training
Tailor Training
Training & Behavior
Training Sessions
Vet Care
Video Consultations
Video Training
Zoom Consults
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5/5We had a wonderful experience working with Virginia at North Star Canines. It is immediately apparent that she is incredibly knowledgeable and well-versed in dog behavior. What we especially appreciated was how thorough she was in explaining not only what we should be doing, but …Read full reviewClose full review
We had a wonderful experience working with Virginia at North Star Canines. It is immediately apparent that she is incredibly knowledgeable and well-versed in dog behavior. What we especially appreciated was how thorough she was in explaining not only what we should be doing, but also the “why” behind it. Understanding the reasoning behind her recommendations made it much easier for us to apply what we learned and feel confident continuing to work with our puppy at home.
Virginia is patient, informative, and clearly has a great understanding of dogs and their behaviors. We learned so much from our time with her and really appreciated her thoughtful and practical approach to training.
We would highly recommend Virginia and North Star Canines to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and thorough dog trainer!
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JB Boyd
5/5
I couldn’t have been more impressed with Virginia. We thought we had an untrainable dog. What she showed us is that our dog was ready and willing to learn. What’s more impressive is she took the time to figure out what we needed, then translate it into training. She meet us where we were, every time, and continued to show us patience. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Elizabeth Steger
5/5Virginia of North Star Canines is absolutely wonderful. She is great with Cricket (Shihpoo) and she amazed me every time she visits and how she picks up on the good and the bad. I highly recommend her to anyone that needs some help with their dogs.
I really lucked out that she …Read full reviewClose full review
Virginia of North Star Canines is absolutely wonderful. She is great with Cricket (Shihpoo) and she amazed me every time she visits and how she picks up on the good and the bad. I highly recommend her to anyone that needs some help with their dogs.
I really lucked out that she just happened to return to Virginia and was able to work with Cricket and I. As it is training for us both!! I will definitely use her more after I catch up on working with Cricket on all Virginia has taught us. Thank you!
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Connie Snavely
5/5
Virginia takes care of my dogs as if they were her own. She is extremely knowledgeable about training and dog behavior which makes her the perfect caretaker for our precious family pets. I love that my dogs get so excited as soon as they see Virginia and her nice dogs.
Connie
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Barbe Shackelford
5/5
Virginia is serving as a virtual training consultant for a shy shelter dog, now in the care of a foster home through Friends of Campbell County Animal Control.
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