About Anchor Up K9 Academy

Anchor Up K9 Academy works out of Chesapeake, and its own site footer gives the address without ambiguity: "Anchor Up K9 Academy 1127 Madison Lynn Way Chesapeake, VA 23322".

The four programs

The site organizes everything into four labeled programs, each with a one-word framing ahead of it: "IMMERSIVE TRAINING Board and Train", "ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING Private Dog Training", "EVERYDAY SKILLS Dog Obedience Training" and "BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT Behavioral & Aggressive Dog Training". That is a conventional spread – a residential program, a private-lesson track, a general obedience track, and a separate lane for dogs whose problem is behavior rather than manners. The everyday-skills material covers the ordinary complaints: puppy manners and socialization, recall, leash pulling, resource guarding and impulse control.

What to ask

Ask who the trainers are, what certifications they hold and when the business was founded. Ask too whether the four programs are run on food-and-marker lines, on tool-assisted lines, or a mix.

Worth asking

Because aggression work is advertised alongside board and train, the useful question on a first call is who handles the behavioral cases, what their background is, and whether a dog with a bite history is accepted at all.