Core Canine

Certified★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 67 reviews

3301 Mt Vernon Ave Ste 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305

Positive reinforcementBasic Obedience & MannersPuppy Training & Socialization

3301 Mt Vernon Ave Ste 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305

Overview

FormatFacility, In-home

Training methodPositive reinforcement

Led byApril Chillari

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About Core Canine

Services

The menu is split between "Group Classes" and "Private Training". The group ladder runs "Puppy Kindergarten", "Middle School", "High School", "Adult Obedience" and a "Puppy Play Date".

Approach

The site states: "At Core Canine, we specialize in positive reinforcement training as provided by our Certified Dog Trainers, April and Olivia" and that the goal is "to teach owners and their dogs how to live harmoniously together using science-based, positive reinforcement methods". April Chillari is the owner and operator and writes that she "obtained my dog training certification through Animal Behavior College"; Olivia Jacquemin is listed as "CPDT-KA".

Where they work

Group classes run at "3301 Mt. Vernon Ave, Ste 100, Alexandria, VA 22305". Private in-home sessions are split by trainer: "April serves: Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington, Burke, Falls Church, Ft. Belvoir, Springfield." and "Olivia serves Vienna, McLean, Reston, Oakton, Fairfax, Tysons, West Falls Church." Clients outside the area can come to the facility instead.

What they can help with

Obedience Training ↗

Sit, stay, recall and reliable commands, from beginner to advanced.

Puppy Training ↗

Early socialization, house-training and first manners for young dogs.

In-Home Training ↗

Sessions in your own home, where many behavior problems actually happen.

Certifications & verification

GetDogSchool checks each credential against the official public registry. We mark Certified only what we could independently confirm. How we verify →

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Animal Behavior College certification (April Chillari)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

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CPDT-KA (Olivia Jacquemin)

Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CCPDT): the leading independent certification, 300+ logged hours plus a proctored exam. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

AKC CGC Evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Confirmed in the AKC public registry.

Certified · AKC view entry ↗

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 67 reviews · Google

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Core Canine — 4.9★ (67 reviews), Alexandria Dog Trainer