About Dewayne The Dog Guy

Dewayne The Dog Guy is a dog trainer working out of an address on Mendenhall Road Extension in Archdale. The business publishes a single line as its promise: dogs are part of the family, and family comes first.

What you can book

The course list is unusually explicit for a small practice. Puppy 1 on 1 is held in the client's home and covers marker training, leash pulling, teething, potty training, crate training and general manners. On Leash 1 on 1 works loose-leash walking plus sit, down, stay and come, taught in the home and around the owner's own neighborhood. Off Leash 1 on 1 is the step up – the site describes it as being for the owner who does not want a dog tethered to a leash, and lists heel, sit, stay, down, come and place as the finished picture, with hiking and the beach as the point of it.

Beyond obedience

Two shorter courses sit alongside the obedience ladder. An introduction to scent work teaches an owner to imprint a dog on one target odor and to run a systematic indoor search. A basic tricks course covers luring and shaping. Both are sold as enrichment rather than problem-solving.

Board and train

There is also a residential option, on-leash and off-leash, described as starting at one week for basic behaviors and extending according to the owner's goals. The business frames it for people who want the dog trained but do not have the time, or who need the dog looked after while they are away.