About Auburn Leach K9 Academy

Services

The site lists "In-home training", "Doggy boot camp", "Therapy/ Service dog training", "Puppy boot camp", "Behavioral/Aggression training", "Dog Socialization training", "Specialty training" and "Doggy Daycare". The residential program is the Board/Train "Doggie Bootcamp", and the training page separates out "2) Aggression Rehabilitation" and "3 ) Anxiety Rehabilitation" as their own programs. Protection work has its own page.

Where they work

There is a physical training facility: the site gives the address as "292 Draft Ave, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477" and describes "2) Indoor & Outdoor Training Facilities", "4) Open Year-Round, All Weather" and "1) Convenient to Interstates 81 and 64 in Augusta". They also travel: the published in-home area is "Charlottesville, Richmond, Northern Virginia, and Tidewater, as well as throughout the Shenandoah Valley, including Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Harrisonburg, and Roanoke", and the intake offer is a "Free in home consultation!".

Method

The training page is built around eleven named skills, opening with heel, sit, stay, down and come and closing with attention span, focus, socialization and "Companionship Enhancement". On rewards the site states: "No food or fear is incorporated into our training."

Good to know

The business trades under two names. The business name is Auburn Leach K9 Academy and the site header reads "Auburn Leach K9 Solutions"; both appear on the same pages, so a search for either reaches the same operation. The site claims "Proudly serving all of Virginia since 1983" and describes the owner as "a USDTA Registered Trainer with over 20 years of experience", and lists "5) Licensed Evaluator of The Foundation for Service Dog Support, Inc". Those are the business's own claims. A law-enforcement discount is advertised. If aggression is your reason for calling, note that the site says the owner "works with aggressive/problematic dogs no one else will touch" and ask what that means for your dog specifically.