The Best Puppy Trainers in Huntsville, AL of 2026

Welcome to the Sniffspot list of top-rated dog trainers for Puppy training in Huntsville, AL. Based on feedback and votes from our Puppy training community, we've curated a list of top-rated trainers in the Huntsville area.

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  Rick Markum

  Puppy training

  My love for dogs really started when I was working on a cattle ranch in New Mexico. I had always grown up with dogs, but my true obsession began when I witnessed my first working Red Heeler in action. It was incredible to see a 40-pound dog fearlessly chase after a large and angry mother cow, that moment had me hooked. From then on training dogs is all I ever thought about. Pet dogs to start th...

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  Dale Buchanan

  In home training, Puppy training

  My name is Dale, and I am the CEO and Founder of Top Gun Dog Training. In 2008, while living in Florence, AL, I rescued an amazing 3-month-old Lab Husky Mix named Spaulding. After working with many top dog trainers in AL and FL and using the tools learned to train Spaulding, I took several professional Dog Trainer Courses and created Top Gun Dog Training. I specialize in training puppies starti...

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  Candice Scheibel

  Puppy training

  Candice Scheibel is a Certified Training Partner through the Karen Pryor Academy for professional dog trainers- KPA-CTP. Candice is driven by her passion to help owners better communicate and understand their dog's behavior. Her goal is to empower owners through positive teaching and training techniques while fostering a stronger human-canine bond.
  
  Candice embarked on her animal train...

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  Margie Wiesman

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Margie has been an instructor for more than 20 years. Happy is her Labrador Retriever. Margie is a member of the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizenship, and S.T.A.R Puppy Instructor/Evaluator and an Evaluator for Therapy Pets, Unlimited. She is the Team Evaluator for Heart to Heart Pet Partners, Inc. Write a testimonial

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  Kay Fluhler

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Kay has completed the K9 Nose-work Instructor certification classes and is a member of APDT, PPG, and is an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizenship and S.T.A.R Puppy Instructor/Evaluator. She has been an Instructor since June 2008. Kay has 2 rescue dogs and supports various pet rescue organizations.
  
  When she's not training dogs you'll find her photographing people, places, and p...

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  Alisa Spray

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Alisa has been a group class Instructor since 2003 and is a member of APDT and PPG.
  
  She believes dog training should be fun for everyone and strives to incorporate humor and lighthearted learning techniques into all classes.
  
  One of her favorite moments happens when the dog surprises the owner by doing something previously thought impossible. Alisa can typically be fou...

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  Amata Hinkle

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Amata holds a Masters of Science and loves studying canine behavior and learning theory. Her Australian Shepherd, Edraith, has animal acting experience, is a Trick Dog Champion, recently earned her NATCH (NADAC Agility Trial Champion), and, most importantly, is NASAR Search & Rescue certified.
  
  Amata is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and a member of the Pet Profession...

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  Mimi Bynum

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Mimi brings to Island Dog a rich combination of administrative experience as well as 40 years of experience teaching dogs and their guardians.
  
  Over the last two decades, Mimi has shared her life with a variety of 'doglets' - Natchez, a chocolate lab, was her first therapy partner, followed by a gentle German Shepherd, Tess, and a pair of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Lilly and Abbey...

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  Beth Andrada

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Beth has clicker training dogs since 2004. She has been an Instructor with Island Dog since 2008. She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild.
  
  She loves watching her dogs figure things out, and that the training is based on maintaining strong relationships with the dogs.
  
  Her older dog is Coco, a 7-year-old rescue who is named for Chanel but is a tomboy, and Cooper. These...

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  Alexis Hayes

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Alexis graduated from UAH with a BS in Biological Science, with a minor in Psychology. The perfect combination for dog /people training! She is an AKC Canine Good Citizenship, S.T.A.R Puppy, and Fit Dog Instructor/Evaluator. Alexis began working with Island Dog in October 2021Woody, is an alumnus of Huntsville Animal Services. He's a friendly, outgoing German Shepherd / Labrador Retriever who l...

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  Stephanie Bradbury

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Stephanie discovered her passion for working with animals when she started a pet-sitting business at age 14.
  
  She is a certified trainer through ABC Animal Behavior College. And is working on a degree in biology with the goal of becoming an Animal Behaviorist.
  
  Stephanie loves watching dogs learn and grow and finds it very rewarding to see the bond that develops between dogs a...

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  Archer McClure

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Archer and Julia have three rescue dogs, Hazel, Grace, and Jayda.
  
  Archer brought one of his dogs to reactive dog training and had a lot of success with the class. All three of his dogs have now taken classes at Island Dog.
  
  Enjoying watching his own dogs learn he decided to become an assistant instructor. He began working with us in February 2020.
  
  Archer is an assistan...

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  Julie Post

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Julie has two dogs in her family. Annie is pictured.
  
  Holly, now deceased, came to her as a little black lab puppy that she raised for a Florida guide dog school.
  
  As a puppy raiser, she learned the importance of exposing Holly to a variety of people and places. Clicker training was invaluable in teaching Holly the essentials of becoming a polite dog in society in a fun and re...

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  MariBeth Morgan

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  MariBeth started training her first dog using traditional obedience training but after becoming a therapy dog handler, she quickly learned the value of clicker training. Both of her therapy dogs went deaf while they were still working and the hand signals she taught them through clicker training were what allowed her to continue working with them.
  
  She believes that behavioral issues c...

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  Scott Haas

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Scott and Marianne have two Australian Shepherds, Tilly and Molly. He has been an Instructor since March 2018.
  
  Scott came to us with his sensitive dog Tilly. Based on the successes that had with her, Scott decided to join us to help others experience the same success!
  
  Scott is an Instructor for Playground Class and assists in our Family Manners, Foundations, and Reactive D...

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  Jennifer Key

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Jennifer brought her dog, Marley, to Reactive Dog Class. They were able to move into a regular group Foundations class with time and patience.
  
  She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild and is an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizenship and S.T.A.R Puppy Instructor/Evaluator. She has worked with Island Dog since January 2017.
  
  Jennifer teaches Family Manners and Puppy ...

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  Melissa Martin

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Melissa wanted to train her own service dog. She and Winston came to puppy classes at Island Dog and the rest, as they say, is history. Sir Winston Churchill is a certified Service Dog.
  
  Melissa assists in Puppy and Family Manners Classes. Her intimate knowledge of living with and training a service dog is invaluable for our clients.
  
  Melissa is on a leave of absence.

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