About Wag It Better Family Dog Training and Boutique

Wag It Better is a class-led school with two locations; this is the Nolensville branch, and the company footer gives it as "Wag It Better – Nolensville 7116 Nolensville Rd Nolensville, TN 37135". The head office and the second training floor are in Murfreesboro.

Who runs it

A team, built around one person's standards: "Each Wag It Better trainer has been carefully selected because they embody founder Heather Moore's ideals in dog training." Heather Moore is listed as "Founder CPDT-KA", and "Heather Moore has 18 years of experience training dogs and helping owners to modify their dogs' problem behaviors. Her own dogs have titled in AKC Rally Obedience Novice and Advanced, and earned Therapy Dog Certifications." Three more trainers carry CPDT-KA – Cathy Johnson, Heather "Hedi" Moseley and Brooke Barnett – and Brooke "is Fear Free certified as well as CPDT-KA certified as a professional dog trainer" with three years as a technician alongside a veterinary behaviorist. Teresa Steel became "a Certified Dog Trainer through Animal Behavior College".

What actually runs in Nolensville

The class schedule is split by location. Nolensville dates are published for Puppy Preschool, Kinderpuppy, Just the Basics, Basics Advanced, Canine Good Citizen, Reactive Rover and Canine Acting and Tricks, with named instructors against each – Allison Heffernan, Teresa Steel, Cathy Johnson and Heather Moseley all teach there. A "MUZZLE MANIA WORKSHOP" is listed under the Reactive Rover heading. Wag Therapy, Beginner Barkour, Adventures Off Leash and Practice & Proof appear on the schedule without a Nolensville date, so ask whether they run there.

Format

Group classes are the spine of the business, but not the whole of it: the site advertises "NOW OFFERING IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL CLASSES" and notes that "Most classes listed can be attended virtually!" Private options exist too – "one of our private training options, including Latchkey Lassie or a Personalized 1:1 session" – and board-and-train programs are published at company level rather than per location.

Method

Positive reinforcement, stated through the trainers rather than as a manifesto: Cathy Johnson's goal is to help owners "train their dog to be the best companion possible through positive training methods", and Teresa Steel joined after "falling in love with the company's positive training methods".

Worth knowing

The site's page titles and phone number lead with Murfreesboro throughout, because that is the head office. The Nolensville address, schedule and instructors are published separately.