Jackie the Dog Trainer / SouthPaw Pet Care & Training — 5.0★ (27 reviews), Akron Dog Trainer

Jackie the Dog Trainer / SouthPaw Pet Care & Training

1277 Dewitt Dr, Akron, Ohio 44313
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About Jackie the Dog Trainer / SouthPaw Pet Care & Training

Services

Jackie the Dog Trainer (also SouthPaw Pet Care & Training), led by Jackie Pekar in the Akron, Ohio area, offers private in-home training and virtual/Zoom sessions. Specialties include puppy manners, separation anxiety, leash pulling, reactivity, barking, potty training, and fear-based behaviors, plus day training and small group puppy socialization.

Approach

Training is positive-reinforcement and force-free — reward-based methods only, without aversive tools or corrections.

Credentials

Jackie is a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner, a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer, a Fear Free / Force Free Certified Professional.

Who it's for

Owners wanting gentle, reward-based help — especially for puppies, reactivity, or separation anxiety — delivered in their home or online.

At a glance

Led byJackie Pekar
Experience18+ years as a pet professional
FormatIn-home and virtual/online
Methodpositive reinforcement, force-free / fear-free

Services

private in-home trainingvirtual/Zoom trainingseparation anxietypuppy mannersreactivityleash pullingbarkingpotty trainingday trainingpuppy socialization

Specialties

Obedience Training

Credentials

Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) self-reported not yet registry-checked Check the registry ↗Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT) self-reported not yet registry-checkedFear Free / Force Free Certified Professional (FFCP) self-reported not yet registry-checked

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Reviews

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emily tenneyGoogle6 months ago
★★★★★★★★★★

We worked with Jackie for our 4-month-old puppy and had such a great experience. She was patient, knowledgeable, and immediately understood our puppy’s personality. It was so important to our family to use positive reinforcement training, and Jackie absolutely delivered.

She made every session fun and easy to follow, and our puppy made noticeable progress right away, better manners, better focus, and so much more confidence. Jackie also supported us outside of sessions and never made us feel silly for asking questions.

If you want a kind, skilled trainer who truly cares, Jackie is the one. We’re so grateful for her help!

MN
melissa nixonGoogle5 months ago
★★★★★★★★★★

Jackie was absolutely amazing! She cared for my dog as well as two of my friends’ dogs, including one senior dog with anxiety and special needs. From the start, Jackie was patient, attentive, and incredibly compassionate. She took the time to understand each dog’s personality and needs, and it truly showed in the level of care she provided.
We felt completely at ease knowing the dogs were in such capable and loving hands. Jackie kept us updated, treated every dog like her own, and went above and beyond to make sure they were comfortable and happy. I would trust her again without hesitation and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a reliable, kind, and knowledgeable pet sitter.

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Karen PalazzoloGooglea year ago
★★★★★★★★★★

Jackie is wonderful. I adopted a 2 year old Aussiedoodle and only wanted to work with a positive reenforcement trainer. No shock collars! Jackie was patient and had so many techniques. My dog went from jumping all over us to sitting on command and from being terrified of the leash and car to driving to the park for walks. Thank you Jackie!

MK
Mandy KraynakGooglea year ago
★★★★★★★★★★

Jackie is an extremely knowledgeable, encouraging, and patient trainer! She has been a major help with my hound pup, Sandy, who has stranger danger and anxiety.

Thanks to Jackie’s guidance, Sandy is making lots of progress growing her confidence and working through her fears.

Jackie came to each session prepared with lots of fun training games planned, but was always ready to pivot to other activities to meet Sandy’s needs in the moment. She is a joy to learn from and shares tons of great information and resources.

I’m so grateful Sandy and I got to work with Jackie!

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Ashley BohincGooglea year ago
★★★★★★★★★★

Jackie is THE BEST. We really wanted a dog trainer who only used positive reinforcement, no shocks or collars. We really loved working with her for loose leash training and we will likely be working with her in the near future to help with separation anxiety. Poppy loved her too!

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