About Dog Training with Grace

Dog Training with Grace is a solo, in-home practice in Nashville. The site describes her as a vet-referred, certified trainer who comes to you, and the whole offer is private sessions rather than classes or board-and-train.

What she works on

Four areas, two of them flagged as specialisms. Aggression and reactivity – leash reactivity, lunging, growling, biting and aggression – and anxiety and fear, including separation anxiety, fearfulness and dogs who panic, pace or bark when left alone. Alongside those sit everyday obedience and manners (jumping, barking, leash pulling, recall, polite greetings at the door) and puppy and new-dog foundations (potty training, crate training, nipping, socialization). New babies in the household are named as a trigger she is asked about.

How it starts

A free 30-minute discovery call, booked from the site, described as "no pressure, just a relaxed chat about your dog and how I can help". Its one-page site gives no prices or package structures, so ask on the discovery call.

Background and credentials

Grace says she has been a full-time trainer since 2021 and completed the Canine Trade Group certification program, which she describes as covering the history of dogs and dog training and the psychology behind the methods used, with on-the-job shadowing for hands-on practice. She has a psychology degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her shelter history is substantial and specific: walking dogs at the Williamson County Animal Center growing up, volunteering at the Humane Educational Society in Chattanooga while at university, and most recently running playgroups for shelter dogs at Metro Animal Care and Control using the Dogs Playing for Life protocol.

Method

Stated simply as "compassionate and practical, built on positive reinforcement". The client quotes published on the site consistently describe being taught themselves rather than handing the dog over – one owner writes that "it would be more accurate to say she's worked wonders with me".

Who this suits

Owners who want one trainer in their own home for a reactivity, anxiety or aggression case, and who prefer a positive-reinforcement practitioner.