About ABC Dog Training

Positive training in Mims

ABC Dog Training is run by owner and trainer Sally Gordon at 5000 U.S. Highway 1 in Mims, serving Titusville, Mims and Cocoa. Sally began her training career in 2005 at Cocoa Veterinary Hospital and has volunteered as an instructor at Brevard Dog Training Club and Canine Star Training Academy. She specializes in dogs with anxiety and fear, uses the positive reinforcement method based on operant and classical conditioning, and competes with her border collies in obedience, tricks, AKC Fast Cat and agility.

Classes and prices

The outdoor Group Basic Obedience (CGC) class covers sit, down, stays, loose-lead walking, leave it and recall, ends with the AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluation, and costs $160 for 6 classes (8 dogs max). Community Canine (CGCA) and Urban CGC (CGCU) classes run around northern Brevard County at $150 for 4 classes. Private obedience lessons at Sally's Mims location cost $210 for 3 one-hour weekly lessons. Group agility costs $130 for 6 classes on Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings, and private agility is $130 for three 45-minute lessons.

What owners say

One client wrote: "After a 3 week class I've seen TONS of improvement in my dog."