About Julington Creek Animal Walk

A nine-acre pet resort in Jacksonville

Julington Creek Animal Walk is a locally owned pet resort at 12075-300 San Jose Boulevard in Jacksonville, built by the Winchester family of Julington Creek Animal Hospital, which opened in 1975. The nine-acre campus offers boarding, daycare, grooming and training, with an off-leash park, nature trails, a splash pad, dog pools, webcams and a full veterinary hospital on site. The owners are on site daily.

The trainer

Training is led by Tracy Blythe, a Certified ABCDT through ABC Canine College who rejoined the team in April 2022 as trainer and kennel co-manager. She has taught socialization, obedience, odor detection and search and rescue classes, titled a dog in French Ring and nose work, raised service dogs and volunteered as a search and rescue canine handler. She won the Community's Choice Best of Bold City Pet Training Award for 2024 and 2025.

Classes and prices

Basic Obedience is seven outdoor classes covering sit, down, heel position, recall, place, loose leash walking and manners for $200, with eight spots per session. Advanced Obedience ($225) adds distance, distractions and off-leash work. Canine Good Citizen ($250) ends with the CGC test. Introduction to Agility, Rally and Nose Work are $225 each, and Rodeo Dog is $250. Day Training on Mondays and Thursdays combines a one-hour private lesson, playtime and a go-home lesson for owners.