Top Dog is the best in the area. My dog and my mother both loved their experience and Ryan’s boyish charm. Hands down, best trainer in the region.

TOP Dog Training - TRUST, OBEY, PERFORM
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
About TOP Dog Training - TRUST, OBEY, PERFORM
At TOP Dog Training, we transform dogs and owners with our proven “Trust, Obey, Perform” approach. Led by an experienced Special Operations military veteran, we specialize in Obedience, Advanced Off-Leash abilities, and Behavior Modification of unwanted habits. Our science-based methods build a strong bond founded on trust and clear communication, ensuring a calmer, happier life with your dog. Each plan is tailored to meet your dog’s unique needs, empowering you to maintain results long after sessions end. Don’t wait until unwanted behaviors become overwhelming. Contact TOP Dog Training today and discover how our customized, science-backed methods can unlock an incredible new level of performance by your canine companion.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
- Crate training
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
- Recall training
- Socialization
Behavior support
- Aggression training
- Barking
- Digging
- Jumping up
- Reactivity training
- Resource guarding
- Separation anxiety
How training happens
- Board and train
- Group classes
- In-home training
- Online or virtual training
- Pack walks
- Private training
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
Support between sessions
- Homework and practice Customer-reported
- Personalized training plans
- Photo updates Customer-reported
- Refresher training
Assistance and working dogs
- Service dog training
Dog sports
- Trick training
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Training approach
- E-collar training
Additional services
- Boarding
Consultations
- Free consultation
Other listed services
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- Dog sitting (in-home)
- 1 on 1 training
- Anxiety training
- Behavior
- Board Training
- Canine conditioning
- Canine solutions
- Classes
- Comprehensive pet training
- Consultation
- Counter-conditioning
- Counterconditioning
- Custom built training plans
- Custom dog training
- Customized techniques
- Customized training
- Daily training program
- Dog Behaviorist
- Dog Club
- Dog Fitness
- Dog Rescues
- Dog Sitting
- Dog Social training
- Dog Training Program
- Dog Tricks
- Dog behavior specialist
- Dog confidence
- Dog rehab
- Dog skills
- Dog training sessions
- E-Collar program
- Emotional Support Dog
- Fair and Balanced Dog Training
- Free Assessments
- Free Consultations
- Good citizen
- Good dog manners
- Growling
- Hiking
- Home dog training
- Home integration training
- In-Home Integration Dog Training
- In-home integration
- Individualized training
- Intensive training
- Jumping
- K9 Training
- Leadership training
- Leash course
- Leash walks
- Leash work
- Leashes
- Lifetime lessons
- Maintenance training
- Master training
- Modification training
- Off leash skills
- Overnight dog care
- Personalized canine training
- Positive dog training
- Private instruction
- Pull on leash
- Rehabilitation training
- Rescue K9
- Shelter dog training
- Shelter dogs
- Single Lessons
- Specific training
- Stay
- Three week training program
- Training in home
- Training plans
- Training programs
- Training solutions
- Two week training program
- Week course training
- Young Dogs
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Customer reviews
Google listingMentioned in reviews
- Behavior training 5
- Training plan 5
- Training technique 5
- Knowledgeable trainers 4
- Obedience training 3
- Tailored training 3
All 10 topics
- Behavior explanation 2
- Board and train program 2
- Great recall 2
- Structured lessons 2
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We have used TOP DOG twice for board and train programs, and our experience has been amazing both times. We recently took Luna for a 2-week refresher, and somehow the results were even better. She now walks consistently in a heel, has excellent recall, and we fully trust her off-…Read full reviewClose full review
We have used TOP DOG twice for board and train programs, and our experience has been amazing both times. We recently took Luna for a 2-week refresher, and somehow the results were even better. She now walks consistently in a heel, has excellent recall, and we fully trust her off-leash in situations we never would have considered before. The level of professionalism, communication, and care they provide is top-notch. It’s clear they genuinely care about the dogs and take pride in the results they deliver. Ryan & Breanna are simply magicians. I highly recommend to anyone looking for real, lasting training results.
I highly recommend TOP Dog Training. Our Labrador retriever puppy, Riggs, recently completed their private six-week training program, and the results have been outstanding. Ryan, the lead trainer, demonstrates an exceptional passion for canine development and proper training tec…Read full reviewClose full review
I highly recommend TOP Dog Training. Our Labrador retriever puppy, Riggs, recently completed their private six-week training program, and the results have been outstanding. Ryan, the lead trainer, demonstrates an exceptional passion for canine development and proper training techniques. From our initial consultation, Ryan provided a transparent, low-pressure overview of the program. He took the time to understand our specific goals and presented various options tailored to our budget and time constraints. He addressed all of our questions thoroughly, ensuring we felt comfortable before making any commitment. Each weekly lesson was highly informative, engaging, and structured to build our confidence in communicating with Riggs. We acquired practical skills that we were able to implement immediately. As a result, our household environment improved significantly each week, and Riggs is now much more relaxed and obedient. We are incredibly grateful for Ryan's expertise. If you are seeking any level of assistance training your dog or dealing with a specific behavior issue, contact TOP Dog Training!!!
Truely one of the best trainers I have ever worked with! Highly recommend Ryan and his team.
We highly recommend TOP Dog Training! We recently welcomed two 12 week old Newfoundland puppies to our family. Knowing that our girls would grow to be very large dogs, it was important that they be obedient and well behaved. We had the “love” part down but we needed guidance for …Read full reviewClose full review
We highly recommend TOP Dog Training! We recently welcomed two 12 week old Newfoundland puppies to our family. Knowing that our girls would grow to be very large dogs, it was important that they be obedient and well behaved. We had the “love” part down but we needed guidance for training and communication. Ryan and Breanna bring a wealth of knowledge, professionalism, and commitment to dog training. They utilize evidenced based science in their approach and help owners to understand and apply the rationale for each training scenario. Our dogs’ personalities are quite different and they taught us how to adapt our approach to specific behavioral issues. We had private, in home sessions which were invaluable. In addition, we had weekly progress calls, homework, weekly group calls, and weekly group classes. TOP Dog has an App we can access to review what we learned in our individual sessions as well as content from the group calls. And because their support is ongoing, we know that we can call or text with questions should any issues arise in the future. This training was worth every penny and we are so grateful for Ryan and Breanna’s dedication and expertise. And the dogs love them!
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