About 16 Paws LLC

16 Paws LLC is at 133 S Cardinal Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403. It is a daycare that publishes real training work, and it is unusually clear about the dogs it wants: "I primarily work with clients that have been kicked out of traditional dog daycares and those told by other trainers they couldn't be helped."

What they work on

The stated specialty is "rehabilitating pet dogs displaying reactivity/aggressive behaviors, anxiety and other stubborn behavioral issues". The site's own analysis of the most common problem is anxiety, which it says "results in undesirable behavior, most commonly leash reactivity and destructive behavior".

The approach

The training page is a philosophy piece plus footage, not a price list. The stated basis is "modern canine learning theory", with the site making a point of how far that has moved from older wolf-derived models. The approach is summarized as communicating not only what is unwanted but "more importantly, communicating with them what we DO want from them and rewarding them for it", which the business calls Zen dog training, unlimited dog training or balanced training. The published training clips show building engagement with seven other dogs in the yard, threshold manners, and impulse control with a flirt pole. The goal stated for a session is to give the owner "the tools, tricks and body language" to build the relationship themselves.

Background

The about page is a first-person history: a childhood spent training the family dogs, grooming and training classes in high school, a career elsewhere, and a return to dogs in 2018 to open a daycare. The site calls the daycare "the land of weirdos and misfits". The owner describes herself as a canine behaviorist; that is her own wording and stands as a self-description.