Dog Trainer New Bern
Ranked #1 in New Bern and #42 in North Carolina
Service area: Sally Said So Professional Dog Training offers in-home training throughout New Bern and the surrounding areas, including Bayboro, Havelock, Maysville, Oak Grove, Oriental, and Trenton. They also serve Charlotte NC, Clayton NC, Concord NC, Durham NC, Greensboro NC, High Point NC, Jacksonville NC, Kannapolis NC, Kernersville NC, Swansboro NC, Winston-Salem NC, Wilmington NC, and Fort Mill, SC. Their service areas are broadly categorized into Charlotte, Crystal Coast, Triad, and Triangle regions.
Service Overview
Types of Dog Training
- Family Dog
- Service Dog
- Therapy Dog
- Behavior Modification
Specialty Focus Areas
- Basic Obedience
- Puppy Training
- Leash Pulling
- Reactivity / Aggression
- Separation Anxiety
- Fearfulness
Training Formats Offered
- Private Lessons
- Group Classes
- In-Home
Program Formats
- One-Time Consultation
- Sessions Package
- Ongoing Weekly
Age of Dogs Trained
- Puppy (<1 year)
Dog Training Methodology
Methods:
- ✓ Positive Reinforcement Only
Training begins with a two-hour Comprehensive Consultation, which is a one-on-one meeting to discuss goals, evaluate behavior and environment, explore training style, and demonstrate basic obedience skills like sit, “place,” and leash walking. This consultation aims to provide a clear picture of the training journey.
Private Training Sessions are offered for all breeds, sizes, and temperaments, covering puppy training, socialization, basic obedience, and behavior modification for aggression or anxiety. These sessions are all-inclusive, addressing issues from leash training to crate training and separation anxiety.
Group Training classes are designed for mastering real-world skills, covering in-depth training beyond basic skills, including proofing training, Canine Good Citizen skills, and advanced obedience. These classes are a perk of their Trainer on Retainer and Priority Programs.
Additional programs include Pre-Purchase and Adoption Consultation to help families find the right dog, an Expecting Parents Program to prepare dogs for a new child, and specialized Service Dog Training for Mobility Assistance, Hearing, and Psychiatric Service Dogs. They also offer Therapy Dog Training, partnering with Dogs With A Purpose for testing and certification.
Pricing & Policies
Pricing Summary
The business offers financing options for all services. Premier services include lifetime support and unlimited group classes.
About the Trainer
Sally Said So Professional Dog Training is a veterinarian-recommended, locally owned company providing expert dog training services. They focus on improving a dog’s behavioral well-being through trusted reward-based training techniques. They believe there are no bad dogs, only poor communication, and aim to resolve miscommunication and behavioral issues.
They offer tailored training plans that begin in the convenience of the client’s living room, then transition to real-world scenarios. Unlike board and train options, their protocol includes the owner in the training process. For their premier programs, they commit to lifetime support and unlimited group classes.
Sally Said So’s mission is to help more dogs by educating dog owners, supporting dog rescue, and empowering veterinary professionals across North Carolina. They also offer feline training for issues like aggression, marking, and scratching.
Accomplishments
Sally Said So Professional Dog Training is veterinarian recommended. They have been successfully helping dogs and owners resolve miscommunication and behavioral issues since 2009. They partner with Dogs With A Purpose, a Triangle therapy dog program, for therapy dog testing and certification. They also offer AKC Canine Good Citizen certification.
How to Get Started!
To get started, clients are encouraged to call to learn more about their training programs. The business emphasizes that their training methods are designed to help no matter how severe the issues. The Comprehensive Consultation serves as the initial step for one-on-one training.

Contact Information
Languages
- English
Misc Features
- wheelchair accessible entrance
- wheelchair accessible parking
Other Services Offered
- Pet trainer
- Pet supply store