The Best Dog Trainers in Virginia Beach, VA of 2026

This is a list of the top dog trainers in Virginia Beach, VA, based on votes from the Sniffspot community and the general public.

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  Becky Hendricksom

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Becky is the owner and operator of On Command Dog Training. She is a friendly, open-hearted person who is, above all else, a dog lover! Dogs have been a part of her life since childhood. At the early age of 14, she began training and working with dogs, which led her to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a full-time dog trainer. Through hard work and determination, she is now the proud owner...

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  Tom Hendrickson

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Tom has dedicated his life to dog training and the training of their human partners. He has worked for one of our local police departments for over 34 years and worked and trained dogs for the department for 30 years. Over the years Tom has had five different K-9 partners that were credited with numerous criminal apprehensions, detection of illegal narcotics and confiscation of monies and prope...

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  Amber Eaves

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Amber grew up in Bristow, VA. Her love for dogs came at a very young age. She started dog sitting around the age of 8 and still does to this day. Then she would start walking dogs for friends and neighbors and made her more interested in having a career working with dogs.After graduating high school she attended Virginia Tech, where she graduated with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Animal ...

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  Aubry Lumanog

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Aubry grew up in the Newport News community and has continued to make it her home. As a young person, she would read up on every dog book she could find at the library and would help owners with their dogs even though she didn't have one of her own. Finally, they day came where she was allowed to adopt, Parker, a spunky dachshund. Training him wasn't just a pastime it was a passion. Throughout ...

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  Abbey Hodge

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Abbey was born and raised in York county. Growing up, Abbey has always wanted to be involved with working with dogs in anyway possible. She started volunteering with the SPCA in her free time as soon as she turned 16. From then on, Abbey started taking initiative by helping out family members with their K-9's, training one on one. She then started fostering and working with stray dogs to get th...

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  Angie Buckley

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Angie has always had a love for dogs, which started when she was 3 years old growing up with her first dog Samantha (a yellow Labrador). She developed a natural curiosity of what she could teach Samantha. At 8 years old, she taught Samantha to retrieve slippers, play soccer, and walk the perimeter of the yard without leaving. Coming from a law enforcement family, this love and bond grew into wa...

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  Stephanie Piske

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Stephanie grew up in Newport News. At a young age she developed a love for dogs and training. She was constantly outdoors playing with her childhood dog and the neighbor's dogs. One of her first jobs was pet sitting throughout the neighborhood. Her love for dogs and training grew as she and her husband got their first two dogs, Buddy and Maya. They also fostered numerous GSDs through Southe...

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  Kahla Ennis

  Puppy training, Agility training

  Kahla and Carl settled in Yorktown after 26 years of USAF service. It has been an interesting journey since. She was previously a small business owner of The Glass Pheasant Tea Room.‚ 50 years earlier, they bought their first German Shorthaired Pointer. The energy and versatility of this hunting dog became their lifelong obsession. In 2003, the love of GSPs took a new path. After two previous d...

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  Cate Law

  In home training

  My love for dogs started at a young age. I grew up with two or three dogs at a time, mostly Great Pyrenees. In 2017, I began volunteering for Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and found my passion for dog training. Since then, I have raised and trained numerous future assistance dogs through various non-profit organizations. After graduating from college, I worked for a service dog organizatio...

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  Keri Bagley

  In home training

  My training career started with a reactive dog I adopted in 2017. I had to learn tons about behavior modification and reactivity to help him succeed in the world, which started my love of interpreting and identifying behavior. I spent time shadowing a professional trainer and earned my professional dog training certification in 2019 from the respected Certification Council of Professional Dog T...

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  Tristan Demise

  In home training

  I began positive reinforcement training in 2018 under a mentor through Petco. Their positive dog training program is based in scientifically-sound methods. Shortly after I began to work at my local SPCA. I was able to observe and learn from a multitude of animal behaviors throughout my tenure there, in addition to doing long-term desensitization work with cats.I worked with high-energy dogs wit...

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  Karissa Triveri

  In home training

  My journey began at the Median School of Allied Health Careers, where I graduated with an Associate Degree in Specialized Technology: Veterinary Technician. This education laid the foundation for my career in animal health, training and behavior. I've worked in various roles, from a veterinary assistant skilled in triage and surgery support, to a valued veterinary technician performing essentia...

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  Toni Turbide

  In home training

  From a young age, I have held an abiding passion for animals. Our family had a Sealyham Terrier and cat until I was nine, when my first horse and dog joined the mix Border Collie/Greyhound mix. My involvement with 4H marked the start of my equestrian and canine sports training journey, which has continued to this day. While working at an Arabian horse training facility, I obtained my first Aust...

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  Diana Casino

  In home training

  I have been training and competing in dog sports for 16+ years. This type of training has highlighted, for me, the importance of and need for true teamwork with your canine partner. We adopted a rough collie, Chesnee, when she was 9 months old, and we quickly learned she wasn't really interested in people. As much as I wanted us to learn about agility, she just wanted to chase squirrels and me!...

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  Felicia Valenti

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Puppy training, Herding training, Deaf dog training

  Felicia is a U.S. Navy Veteran, founder and lead trainer at Shades Of Blu Dog Training and Woof Gang Rehab & Rescue. She has worked with and volunteered training shelter dogs for 13 years, and has been training clients professionally for 7 years.After Felicia got out of the U.S. Navy in 2016, she enrolled at USD as a pre-veterinary student. She quickly realized that she was suffering from a var...

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  Cameron Boyd

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training

  Hey! My name is Cam and I am the owner of K9aholics. I am from Portsmouth, VA and graduated from Old Dominion University. I am a former Division 1 running back for ODU and Norfolk Police Officer. My love and passion for dogs started at an early age, but I really got into working dogs when I purchased my first Belgian Malinois, Draco. Shortly after, I attended Tarheel School for dog trainers and...

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  Jackie Daley

  While I have had dogs my whole life it wasn't until I got my first border collie that I really started training dogs. I tried herding, agility and several other sports before I found my real love - flyball. I have trained 5 border collies in this sport and work every Sunday with Hairier Jump Jets, the local flyball club to help train their dogs. In addition to flyball, HROTC led me to scentwork...

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  Carol DeLuca

  Ever since I begged my parents for a dog as a child, I've had a dog my whole life. My first dog was a German Shepherd and then a black Lab was my friend through adulthood. For the past 25 years, I have owned Shelties. I love Shelties for their intelligence, loyalty, and desire to please. Oh, and their faces! Due to my condo rules, I can only have one dog at a time or I would have plenty more. I...

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  Marietta Marston

  Agility training

  I began training in NW 2016 due to the adoption of my reactive German Shepard Sadie. During this time frame, I had adopted another German Shepard Fawn who got into the NACSW within the 6 months of owning her she got her NW1 title. We moved into SW Nov 2016 when HROTC began holding AKC SW trials locally and both GSDs have excelled in SW with their titles. We have been enjoying the sport since an...

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  Beverly McGhghy

  I discovered AKC obedience trials in 1985 in Lincoln NE after taking my Sheltie 'Lady' to an obedience class to learn not to pull me down the street. Lady got her CDX. Four more Shelties and a Manchester Terrier followed, with each acquiring their CD and various agility titles at the novice and open levels. My current Manchester 'Riley' has his nosework NACSW Elite 1 title; AKC Scentwork SWM an...

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  Karen Neymark

  Puppy training

  Training Dogs was not something I ever thought I'd be doing but I brought home my first dog 16 years ago and as they say, the rest is history. I become interested in puppy development and socialization, working with reactive dogs and then, with my second dog, in performance events. I took classes, read, went to workshops and then, at the suggestion of a friend, pursued becoming a Certified Prof...

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  Silke Satzinger

  I became a member of HROTC in 1998. I cannot remember when I started teaching classes for HROTC anymore but I remember that I was very nervous during my 1st classes. Now it feels so normal to pass on all the knowledge I have learned over the years.I got involved with Rally Obedience in 2005 when it first came out and have titles on all of my dogs up to a total of 16 double Q's for RAE (Rally Ad...

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  Maria Schiefer

  As a professional photographer, around 2009, I started photographing the dogs at local shelters to help them get noticed online. My husband and I adopted 5 dogs during that several year period, and I quickly realized I could do more by forming my own pit bull rescue.I founded and operated Bully Advocate and Rescue Collective (BARC) for 10 years before recently turning it over to one of my foste...

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  Dustin Weekley

  I am Dustin Weekley, a dedicated canine professional with a lifelong passion for dogs. As an ACCS-KA Certified Professional Dog Trainer, I specialize in building strong, fulfilling relationships between dogs and their owners. I am also an AKC-approved CGC, ATT, and Trick Dog Evaluator, a Level 3 AKC Fit Dog Instructor, and a professional member of the International Association of Canine Profess...

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  Andrea Singer

  In home training, Puppy training

  When I was a little girl, I found myself engaging with every single dog I came into contact with. Evidently, my love for dogs was en grained deep in my soul. Fast forward to my first career; I loved it, but felt a pull towards a local animal shelter. My free time volunteering there revealed a true calling in the pet industry. I began my new career journey as a dog walker and pet sitter in NYC.T...

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  Deborah Lankford

  In home training

  Retired after forty years of teaching high school English students, Deborah now has time to do what she has always wanted to do: teach dog owners how to build a great relationship with their pets! So in 2010, Playful Pups & Performance Training was established. Since then, she has guided countless owners away from the old-fashioned methods in favor of science-based force-free methods. These 'c...

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  Emily Murphy

  Puppy training, Agility training

  I grew up mostly in Yorktown, VA and moved back to the Hampton Roads area after earning a Bachelor's Degree from the VCU School of Business. I started walking dogs in the Spring of 2017 to make a little extra money while I was looking for a job in my field and I ended up loving it so much that I made a full-time job out of it! Each dog I've worked with has aided me in learning more about what i...

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  Kei Asper

  In home training

  My Alaskan Malamute, Silas, started my journey in dog training. We missed out on puppy classes in my rural college town due to lack of availability. Once in Virginia Beach we worked our way through CGC but were not ready to stop there. I found HROTC to take the CGCA test and then started learning Rally. I now look forward to giving new puppy owners guidance to form the solid foundation I missed...

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