Dog’s Play

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 65 reviews

10730 NE 110th Ave, Archer, Florida 32618

Positive reinforcementAggression & Bite PreventionBasic Obedience & MannersPuppy Training & Socialization

10730 NE 110th Ave, Archer, Florida 32618

Overview

FormatTraining campus, plus classes at other locations

Training methodPositive reinforcement

Led byJulie Hughes

About Dog’s Play

A training campus in Archer

Dog's Play is a dog training campus at 10730 NE 110th Ave in Archer, about 30 minutes west of central Gainesville, offering puppy training, obedience, behavior modification, service dog training, private training, classes and board and train. It serves Gainesville, Newberry, Alachua, High Springs, Jonesville, Williston, Bronson, Ocala, Lake City and The Villages.

The trainer

Owner and master trainer Julie Hughes is a CPDT-KA, a CDBC board-certified dog behavior consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, an AKC Evaluator and an ACT agility coach. She specializes in aggression, reactivity, anxiety, fear-based behavior and resource guarding, and describes training as positive and customized. She also offers classes to fosters and adopters from a local pit bull rescue.

Classes

Class days, times and locations go out in a weekly newsletter, and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy certification is among the offerings.

What owners say

"I love how you approach things from the dogs point of view," wrote one student after a class.

Contact

Text 772-631-0160 or email dogsplaytraining@gmail.com.

What they can help with

Puppy training ↗

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

Obedience ↗

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

Behavior modification ↗

Behavior modification for unwanted or problem habits.

Aggression ↗

Help for dogs that bite, lunge or react out of fear or aggression.

Reactivity ↗

Help for dogs that bite, lunge or react out of fear or aggression.

Anxiety ↗

Easing the panic and destruction some dogs feel when left home alone.

Resource guarding ↗

Behavior modification for dogs that guard food, toys, places or people.

Service dog training

Task training and public-access work for service-dog candidates.

Private lessons

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

Group classes

Train alongside other dogs to build focus around distractions.

AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy ↗

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

Board and train ↗

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

Certifications & verification

GetDogSchool checks each credential against the official public registry. We mark Certified only what we could independently confirm. How we verify →

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CPDT-KA

Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CCPDT): the leading independent certification, 300+ logged hours plus a proctored exam. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

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CDBC (IAABC)

International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, a behavior-focused credential. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

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AKC Evaluator

A role recognized by the American Kennel Club. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

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ACT agility coach

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 65 reviews · Google

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Dog’s Play — 4.9★ (65 reviews), Archer Dog Trainer