FirstBarkLiz was wonderful to work with. I appreciated her patience with my very reactive rescue dog.
Whole Dog Institute
Durham, North Carolina
About Whole Dog Institute
Whole Dog Institute is a local dog training business serving clients in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Hillsborough area. We help our students understand how to communicate more effectively with their dogs and how to solve basic behavioral challenges, as well as teaching dogs what we want from them. We offer private lessons and group classes in obedience (puppy, teen and adult dog classes), Therapy Dog prep, Reactive Dog classes (for leash reactivity), K9 Nose Work®, and agility for fun. Contact us today for more information!
Training & services
Training goals
- Canine Good Citizen preparation
- House training
- Leash training
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
- Socialization Customer-reported
Behavior support
- Aggression training
- Reactivity training
- Separation anxiety
How training happens
- Group classes
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
- Private training
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced training
Assistance and working dogs
- Therapy dog training
Dog sports
- Agility
- Scent work
- Trick training
Your dog’s background
- Rescue dogs
Additional services
- Dog walking
Consultations
- Free consultation
Other listed services
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- Dog training
Program details
Private lessons and group classes at our facilities. In-home consultations available for additional fee. · Listed price: From $100.00
- Animal Behavioral
- Anxiety Treatment
- Behavior Classes
- Behavior Specialist
- Behavioral Challenges
- Canine Fitness Trainer
- Canine Massage Therapist
- Certified Canine Massage Therapist
- Dog Appointment
- Dog Basic
- Dog Behavior Consultant
- Dog Massage
- Dog Mental
- Dog Pulls
- Dog Rescue
- Dog Social
- Dog Walk
- Family Dogs
- Family Pet
- Focused Training
- In Person Classes
- Leash Reactive
- Ring Rental
- Specialty Classes
- Training Your Dog
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Business-stated qualifications
Qualifications stated by the business, not independently verified.
- Training team
- CDBC
Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
What are their prices?
Hello Bobby, Thank you for contacting the Whole Dog Institute. Our group classes for puppies are $180 (6 weeks of classes), $160 for adult dogs (6 weeks of classes). Thank you, Irina Evsyukova, Whole Dog Institute Instructor
Community answer · Whole Dog Institute · 2021-09-21
would the cost be for each class or as a whole for the 6 weeks?
The entire six weeks.
Community answer · Whole Dog Institute · 2021-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.9
165 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Fun agility 10
- Reactive dog training 7
- Knowledgeable trainers 6
- Puppy classes 4
- Puppy obedience 4
- Anxiety training 2
All 10 topics
- Loose leash walking 2
- One on one training 2
- Relationship building class 2
- Rescue pup training 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Ive had 2 agility lessons with my 2 dogs with Diane Lewis training us. She is so friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and makes agility correct but totally fun for us humans and our dogs. Also very friendly non competitive other students. This class is not pressure for competition, but learning agility skills and bonding with our dogs through the skills we both learn.
Liz is a fantastic trainer. We worked with Liz during private lessons and both Liz and Tina in class. The help and instructions provided helped Ella and us tremendously
We have taken several group and private training sessions with our dog Clove at Whole Dog Institute, and she has benefited from each one! Clove has complex emotions and anxiety, and the trainers have an incredible ability to help us decode her feelings and identify her triggers. …Read full reviewClose full review
We have taken several group and private training sessions with our dog Clove at Whole Dog Institute, and she has benefited from each one! Clove has complex emotions and anxiety, and the trainers have an incredible ability to help us decode her feelings and identify her triggers. During our private sessions with Liz, she took the time to get to know Clove and developed training exercises that actually work for her. Even though Clove is typically anxious around people, she absolutely loves visiting Liz. That trust means everything! We can't recommend Whole Dog Institute enough — particularly for dogs with more complex needs!
Great positive training class. In person classes were extremely useful and we were given very helpful tools for at home practice.
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