Cara’s Canine Connect, LLC

Port Orange, FL area

Positive reinforcementBasic Obedience & MannersPuppy Training & SocializationTherapy Dog & CGC Prep

Port Orange, Florida

Overview

FormatFacility, Board & train, Group classes

Training methodPositive reinforcement

Experiencefour years working with dogs

Led byCara Thomas

About Cara’s Canine Connect, LLC

Training at Dog Dayz Inn

Cara's Canine Connect is a Port Orange dog training business run by Cara Thomas, a dog trainer and AKC Canine Good Citizen Approved Evaluator serving Port Orange, Edgewater, Oak Hill and New Smyrna Beach. She manages Dog Dayz Inn, a daycare and boarding facility where she does most of her training, and says she has been working with dogs for four years. Her approach is to teach owners to understand their dogs so training continues after sessions end, using clear communication, realistic everyday skills and positive, science-backed methods.

Services and prices

Day Training Sessions run eight weeks, with one weekly meeting and homework sent home; pricing is by phone. Board and Train combines one week of board and train with weekly three-day trains for $1,270, and an evaluation sets the details. Group Basic Obedience is a seven-week course for $155, and the seven-week Canine Good Citizen group course is $165, with Basic Obedience as its prerequisite. Individual training starts with an evaluation. Services cover puppy and adult basic obedience, CGC preparation and testing, and custom plans for specific challenges, with follow-up support.

Contact

Call 386-426-1567 at Dog Dayz Inn or 386-236-9095.

What they can help with

Day training

Structured daytime training and supervised play.

Board & Train ↗

Your dog stays with the trainer for an immersive, multi-week program.

Basic obedience ↗

Sit, stay, recall and reliable commands, from beginner to advanced.

Canine Good Citizen prep

CGC testing

AKC title testing: CGC, Trick Dog and Star Puppy evaluations.

Puppy training ↗

Early socialization, house-training and first manners for young dogs.

Private training

One-on-one sessions tailored to your dog's specific goals.

Certifications & verification

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AKC Canine Good Citizen Approved Evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

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