About Opie’s Training Academy

Opie's Academy operates at 437 Dekalb Ave in Clinton Hill and describes itself as a training-focused doggie daycare and boarding facility running weekly group classes and events.

The idea

It is built for owners who want structured training folded into the daycare and boarding experience rather than booked as a separate evening commitment. The stated approach is a tailored curriculum designed around each dog's needs. In a borough where the main obstacle to training is the owner's working day, a facility that trains the dog during the hours it is already there solves a scheduling problem as much as a behavioral one.

What you can book

Four services are published: a trial day, day training, group classes, and pick-up and drop-off. The trial day is the entry point; day training is the core offering; the weekly group classes give owners a way to be involved and to practice what the dog has been taught; and pick-up and drop-off removes the last logistical obstacle.

Relationship to Opie's Outpost

The same brand also operates Opie's Outpost at 409 Greene Ave, a daycare, grooming, walking and boarding business whose own site lists its training as 'coming soon: Opie's Academy'. The Academy at Dekalb Avenue is where the training actually happens; a client of one will recognize the other.

What to ask

The site has a team page; ask about individual trainer credentials and prices when booking the trial day.