About Ridgeside K9 Eastern Carolina

Ridgeside K9 Eastern Carolina publishes itself as in-home board and train serving Eastern North Carolina, with Jacksonville marked on its own Locations page as its home base.

What they publish

The program list is the Freedom Program, Road to Freedom, Puppy to Freedom, Private Lessons, Operation Freedom, Therapy Dog Training, Virtual Training and a Refresher Week. The headline product is a three-week board and train, and the site is explicit about the setting: "The dog lives with the trainer. Not in a kennel. Not in a run. Three weeks in a real home."

How the three weeks run

Their own published structure is week one for foundation, described as structure and a pattern reset with real-world obedience "inside the home, on the leash, in a truck, at the store"; week two for proofing against harder distractions including other dogs, children and crowded parking lots; and week three for off-leash work, where "Recall becomes real" in open spaces, trails and parks. A handoff follows, which the site describes as a full transfer session in the client’s own home with a written plan and lifetime coaching.

What they say the emphasis is

The site argues its own case bluntly: "Obedience is not training," splitting the work ninety-five percent toward living with the dog and five percent toward commands. Included items it publishes are trainer-home housing, real-world proofing at beaches, stores and restaurant patios, off-leash reliability, an in-home handoff, a written home plan, and a lifetime membership it calls the Freedom Pack covering refresher weeks, group class access and a direct trainer text line.

Where they work

Their own Locations page lists Wilmington, Hampstead, Surf City and Topsail, Holly Ridge, Sneads Ferry, Jacksonville (marked as home), Swansboro, Emerald Isle, Morehead City, Newport, Havelock, New Bern, Richlands, Camp Lejeune and Beulaville. The site states more than 1,000 families and more than 500 aggression cases over ten-plus years. Financing is offered; ask about prices when you call.