About Florida 5-Star Dog Training LLC

Private in-home training

Florida 5-Star Dog Training is a private in-home dog training business based in Gulf Breeze that serves clients within 75 miles. Owner and trainer Cheryl says she has over 30 years of experience and began training dogs and horses at 14. She calls her approach "The Divine Method": dogs are treated with love and respect and learn to see their owner as leader through a balance of kindness and discipline.

Programs and prices

Programs include puppy obedience, intermediate and advanced obedience, leash reactivity, rocket recall, tricks, aggression, behavioral correction for jumping, biting and barking, potty training, separation anxiety and service dog training. Fees include a $150 training and evaluation session, a 5-session obedience package for $700, a 7-session package for $900 and 7-session aggression desensitization for $975, with multi-dog packages available. A $10 gas fee applies to sessions over 50 miles round trip.

What owners say

One client, Chris Turney, wrote that Cheryl is wonderful with her two shelties and that she has "already seen great progress in their barking."