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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5/5Virginia is AMAZING!! So friendly, knowledgable and gentle with our dog. She helped teach our dog, Ace such great skills that help our day to day life that we didn’t even think about, like giving him a specific place to sit during meal time, greeting guests, and walking on the le…Read full reviewClose full review
Virginia is AMAZING!! So friendly, knowledgable and gentle with our dog. She helped teach our dog, Ace such great skills that help our day to day life that we didn’t even think about, like giving him a specific place to sit during meal time, greeting guests, and walking on the leash without pulling. She always showed up on time, if not a few minutes early and was able to adjust a lesson time if something came up. All the little tips and tricks she has to help make not only the dog but us humans happier! Plus after each lesson she sends very detailed notes to reiterate what was taught in the lesson so you can continue to practice and enforce on your own, along with great product suggestions. Couldn’t recommend her more!
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Amber Richdale
5/5Virginia was awesome to work with. Before even coming to my house for the first training session, she was asking the important questions on how my dog does with strangers coming into the home. That was an immediate green flag for me! She asked more than just basic questions and r…Read full reviewClose full review
Virginia was awesome to work with. Before even coming to my house for the first training session, she was asking the important questions on how my dog does with strangers coming into the home. That was an immediate green flag for me! She asked more than just basic questions and really got to know the points in where my dog was having issues. It seemed like she could tell the type of personality and intelligence that my dog had right away, which shows her experience to me. She also focused on how my family and I were going about the training, to help us improve with our reactions and methods. Very quick to respond, in-depth, polite, and thorough. I recommend her if you have any training issues that you might struggle with.
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James Skarzenski
5/5
Virginia is amazing. Always shows up promptly. Recaps are detailed and in depth. Help us train our puppy Pit Bull. Instant results in a few sessions. Highly recommend.
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Kathryn Geyer
5/5Our new puppy fell in love with Virginia as did we! Her style is always positive and fun. Our pup did not have any particular behavior problems that we were addressing. Simply, we wanted to set a solid foundation for him and get some ideas of how to engage his mind more. He r…Read full reviewClose full review
Our new puppy fell in love with Virginia as did we! Her style is always positive and fun. Our pup did not have any particular behavior problems that we were addressing. Simply, we wanted to set a solid foundation for him and get some ideas of how to engage his mind more. He responded immediately to the training and his personality has really started to come out. She really helped us learn how to communicate with him better. We are very grateful to Virginia for her help and will definitely use her in the future! We also really appreciated that after every session she sent us a synopsis of what we did and what we could work on that week on our own. Highly recommended!
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Amy Forni
5/5
Virginia was kind and patient and really cared about my puppy.
She had great training tips that were realistic to achieve. She followed-up each session with details about what we worked on and additional resources and tips.
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