About Love in the Lead Canine Training

Love in the Lead Canine Training works the Charlotte market with a short, clearly-divided service list and a published specialism in off-leash work. Its stated aim is balanced, happy and obedient dogs.

Programs

Three are published, split by the dog rather than the package: puppy training for dogs up to six months, adult training for dogs over six months, and service dog training. Every route starts with a free consultation, and the site says each program is designed around the individual dog because no two are the same.

The off-leash specialism

The site devotes most of its explanation to remote-collar work, which it names as one of its specialties: developing off-leash obedience and focus around high levels of distraction. It is unusually specific and unusually careful about it – it names the model it uses, argues against the common description of a remote collar as a shock collar, and explains the sequence it follows, which is to teach the commands first through positive reinforcement with toys, food and praise and only then to layer low-level stimulation over behaviors the dog already knows.