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Dog Training in Altavista, VA

At Midway Dog Academy, we know that all dogs are pack animals – this is why the tailored style of training utilized by our dog trainers in Altavista utilize your dog’s natural pack member instinct to achieve a more balanced and confident dog. With proper training, your dog can achieve their full potential. Our specialized dog training programs will help your dog re-establish their normal pack order — your dog will learn to play with pets appropriately and become a wholesome family companion when you work with our staff at our dog training facility in Altavista.

When your dog re-establishes their pack drive, he or she will learn to interact socially with other pets and become a properly balanced puppy. If you want to keep your canine balanced and happy at home or in public locations in Altavista — then Midway Dog Academy can assist you. Your dog and you will both enjoy all the new shops you will be able to go to once you understand the art of leading and guiding your dog.

Our professional dog trainers provide training that teach the dogs how to interact with other dogs and people. They also offer obedience training, manners, social skills, behavior modification, potty training, and more. Our training facility in Altavista, VA is fully equipped to work with you to fully train your dog – regardless of age, breed, or behavior.

Correcting Dog Behavior Problems

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If you are all set to start training your dog– then we have a HUGE range of dog training programs to suit your dog’s needs and your wants. Just some of our offered options to choose from include puppy training which involves potty training with bells, obedience training, and more. We also have adult and senior dog training programs that include obedience training, behavior modification for some of those undesirable difficult problem behaviors, socialization, and MUCH more.

Normal dog behavior problems that our client dog’s needed guidance with include barking at strangers, nipping, stealing food and/or household items, jumping on and/or destroying furniture, jumping on people, running away, aggressive behavior directed at people or other dogs, chasing after vehicles, chewing things they shouldn’t, leaping over fences, and even dogs of all ages still experiencing potty training challenges. Our professional dog trainers can help deal with and fix these typical challenges that pet parents may be experiencing.

Training your dog is always a 2-way street–so with the personalized training approach you can trust both you AND your dog obtaining the training that you want and more importantly need. To get started on your dog training journey, call one of our dog trainers in Altavista, VA today. Your dog can get a FREE evaluation from one of our professional dog behaviorist. Once the assessment is completed, a unique training program can then be formed for your dog that will include the behaviors you need fixed, manners you would like your dog to know, and TONS of new skill-sets you ‘d prefer for them to have.

At Midway Dog Academy, we are dedicated to bettering the lives of dog’s and their owners that we even offer free advice and dog training articles to give you more insight, knowledge, and education on dogs along with their behaviors. Bad dog behavior is the number one reason why dog’s are placed for adoption everyday. Help your dog by educating yourself to better understand how a dog works.

Our Services

Doggy Boot Camp

Puppy board and train programs in Altavista, VA are a excellent training choice for busy families or people that feel they don’t have the training experience to train their dog themselves. Your pup will live with one of our trainers and learn everything he or she need to know in order to be a well-mannered family companion. Once your dog has finished their portion of the training – it’s your turn to learn everything your dog learned during the ‘Train The Owner’ training portion.

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Dog Behavioral Problems

Does your dog need help for more difficult behavioral problems? No problem, one of our experienced dog trainers in Altavista can help fix your dog’s issues. During our assessment, we’ll help you understand what may have caused the behaviour then we’ll put together a customized training program that will help get your dog back on track. With consistency and hard work, we’ll help you redefine the relationship to have the ability to achieve your training objectives.

Dog Training Classes

Find dog obedience classes in Altavista, VA so that you can participate in a group style setting with other dog owners to better your dog’s obedience training skills by learning new training commands. You can also learn how to correct dog behavior issues, learn how to interpret dog behaviour, and socialize your puppy the proper way.

Potty training puppies

Private Training Lessons

In-home dog training in Altavista, VA gives you the ability to work with one of our professional trainers one-on-one in the comfort of your own home. This way you can correct dog behavior problems that may be hard to replicate outside your house. Every dog will be individually assessed to decide if private lessons will be the best solution for you and your dog. This way you can set realistic goals that can be accomplished during your private lesson training program.

Does Your Dog:

Pull on the leash?
Bark or whine incessently?
Run away?
Potty inside?
Show aggressive or fearful behavior?
Ignore commands?
Jump on people?

Do You Want Your Dog To:

Walk next to you on and off leash?
Learn a ‘Place’ command?
Come when called EVERY TIME?
Greet people properly?
Gain confidence?
Have better social skills?
Ring bells to potty outside?

Outstanding Service

Sean and I are so grateful that we found you for training Amber and helping fix her (and our) issues with the separation anxiety she was having. Obviously living with a large German Shepherd with any type of behavior problems is rough, much less one that would chew her way out of her crate and then eat the door, carpet, or window frame. Her time with you is just what she needed and just what we needed in order to get her back on track and give us a fresh start. Thank you again! 6 months later and she is still doing great!

Erin D.

February 17, 2017

I am still in awe!

From the dog training to the nutritional advice to the new routine that you've given us - we truly cannot thank you enough. We clearly were a mess when we brought Bruno to you and really thought that all the freedom we gave him was a good thing (yes, we were raising him like he were another child of ours); which was doing more harm to him than good. Luckily, he was still young enough to be saved and retaught the GOOD behaviors that we envisioned. Thank you again for all of your guidance.

Libby R.

May 05, 2017

Very happy with the results

I am typically hard to please or impress on top of my usual skepticism. That being said, when I initially talked to Megan about the details for bringing my lab to her for a month long board and train she was very clear and upfront about what I could expect and the results that would be realistic to achieve given my dog's history. After one month, I came to pick Eddie up and I was actually blown away by the results, it was more than I thought was possible. He was relaxed and actually playing with other dogs. That was a game changer for me and I absolutely recommend Megan to everyone I know with a dog.

Bob C.

May 05, 2017

She's a miracle worker!!!

For 7 loooooong years, we tolerated and allowed our dog to basically run our house. He was pretty obnoxious in every way which included barking at everything - even if nothing was there, terrorizing our children, jumping, stealing, chewing our children's toys, STILL having accidents - (you get the point). I was at my breaking point when we had to replace our carpet for the 3rd time due to his potty accidents he was still having. We took him in for his initial evaluation and Megan told us it was most certainly a learned behavior and their was never any real structure in Jax's life (which there wasn't in hindsight). After 3 weeks, he came back a NEW and AMAZING dog. He was respectful, polite, well-mannered, and finally enjoyable to be around. We obviously have to keep up with the training otherwise im sure he'd try to pull his same shenanigans again. But we stick to the training program and everyone is happy!

Carla I.

May 14, 2017

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Find Out More About Altavista, VA

Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,450 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town of Altavista was created in 1905 during the construction of the east-west Tidewater Railway between Giles County (on the border with West Virginia) and Sewell’s Point in what was at the time Norfolk County. Planned by Campbell County native William Nelson Page and financier and industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers, the Tidewater Railway was combined with the Deepwater Railway in West Virginia to form the new Virginian Railway in 1907. Although it was a common carrier and offered limited passenger service until 1956, the main purpose of the Virginian Railway was to haul bituminous coal from the mountains to coal piers on the ice-free harbor of Hampton Roads.

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Dog Training in Altavista