About Real Life Dog Training

Balanced training in Blaine

Real Life Dog Training is a Blaine dog training business run by Wade and Anna, who describe themselves as balanced trainers. Their purpose is helping owners live harmoniously with their dogs through the use of tools, canine psychology and biological fulfillment, with a focus on teaching owners to understand their dog's behavior. Wade established the company in 2019, beginning as a dog walker with a background in preschool education. Anna's career includes work at a humane society and at daycare and boarding facilities, plus running her own boarding and pet care business.

Services

Personalized one-on-one training covers basic obedience, recall, confidence and dog psychology, mostly at the Blaine location with some in-home sessions in the Twin Cities area, priced at $125-200. Daycare, for past and current clients, works alongside training sessions on walking, obedience, recall, public access and e-collar introduction, at $75-125. Board and train lasts 3-6 weeks on the 10 acre property; dogs come home with a new daily schedule, a list of commands and an e-collar remote, the trainers visit the home, and up to a year of support follows, at $2,000-5,000. Text support covers questions, homework and progress updates.

What owners say

One client who came in for leash pulling and anxiety wrote that after a couple of weeks "the transformation has been incredible."