About Berkeley K-9 School For Dogs

Berkeley K-9 School for All Dogs has been working out of Arden Nollville Road in Inwood since 1995, which makes it the longest-running trainer in this part of the Eastern Panhandle. It is a kennel-and-field operation rather than a class-night storefront, and its own strapline is "Educating man's best friend since 1995."

What they train

The site offers "basic and advanced obedience training as well as specialty training such as personal protection, assistance dog training for the disabled and general therapy training," plus behavior modification and a puppy preschool. The puppy classes are pitched at heading problems off rather than fixing them – "preventing what could be unwanted, bad behavior before it begins." A "Residency Training Program" is also advertised.

The facility

Boarding runs alongside training in "a fully heated and air-conditioned kennel with 10 indoor stalls and 10 outdoor stalls with an 80X80 play run area," and the site says "We accept all breeds, ages, personalities and will accommodate multiple dogs from one family." There is an outdoor agility course on site.

The trainer

The site describes Marvin Mason as "a certified master dog trainer who attended American Canine Academy and is a graduate of National K-9 School of Dog Trainers."

Service area and hours

They name their service area as "Inwood, Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Frederick, Winchester, Front Royal, Berryville and beyond" – so it is worth a look from the Maryland and Virginia side of the line too. Client training hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 9pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm.