About Merritt Dog Training

Merritt Dog Training serves residents in Charlotte and is built around one named practitioner, Ken, whom the site describes as a dog behaviorist with over two decades of experience. The business is unusual in this metro for describing itself in those terms rather than as an obedience school.

How the programs work

Training runs in exclusive small-group settings with a strict limit of three dogs per session, which the site says is what allows the program to stay customized. There is a home-based board and train program. Comprehensive service dog training is published as its own track, described as combining behavior modification and obedience.

What is promised

The site makes a specific commitment: the goals set at the start of the program will be reached, and the business will keep working with the owner until the dog achieves them, whether the dog learns quickly or slowly. Support continues past the initial sessions through follow-up sessions in real-world settings, and the stated aim is that by the end the owner can guide and control the dog in any situation.

Method

Intensive personal coaching of the owner, with each plan customized using what the site calls compassion, patience and positive reinforcement.