Fresh Canine Training Academy

Group classes are 6-week sessions held weekly for 1 hour, with Puppy Foundations for 9–14 week olds, Teenage Fundamentals for 4–6 month olds, Basic Obedience for 6-month+ dogs, and Level 2 Obedience for graduates. CGC Prep is a 5-week course ending with an AKC evaluation. Day Train Program involves daily training with pickup each evening and weekly owner sessions. Board and Train is an intensive lifestyle program with dogs living with trainers. Private lessons are available for individualized training. Continuing education is offered for Day Train graduates.

Pricing Summary

Group classes cost $300 for a 6-week course, CGC Prep is $250 for 5 weeks. Pricing for private lessons, board and train, and day training is not listed publicly. Payment requires registration through Gingr app or website.

Policies

Registration for group classes requires creating a Gingr profile. No orientation is offered for Level 2 Obedience. Class start dates are fixed and run consecutively for 6 weeks. No cancellation or rescheduling policies are explicitly stated.

Fresh Canine Training Academy is a locally owned dog training business in Franklin, TN, offering group classes, private lessons, board and train, and their most popular Day Train Program. In the Day Train Program, dogs attend training during the day and return home each evening, allowing owners to practice skills with their dogs while receiving weekly guidance from trainers. Group classes include Puppy Foundations, Teenage Fundamentals, Basic Obedience, Level 2 Obedience, and AKC Canine Good Citizenship prep, all designed to build well-behaved family pets. Trainers use a balanced approach combining positive reinforcement, shaping, and luring during learning, then phase out rewards to build reliability and proof behaviors under distractions. The business is led by certified trainer Charlotte Blake, who has trained thousands of dogs and competes in multiple dog sports, including dock diving and obedience. The facility is clean, professional, and serves clients from Franklin, Brentwood, Nolensville, Nashville, and Spring Hill.

Trainers include Charlotte Blake, Abigail Hoffman, Tate Wolf, Jennifer Biggs, and Hannah Hermosa, each with specialized expertise in areas like remote collar training, reactive dog handling, and shelter dog behavior. All training is conducted at their facility, and clients are required to create a Gingr profile to register for classes. The business emphasizes lifelong training habits, teaching owners how to maintain their dog’s skills beyond class sessions.

Accomplishments

Charlotte Blake is a certified professional dog trainer with training from Longmont Humane Society under Aimee Sadler. She has worked at Animal Farm Foundation and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. She is an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator and has 7 World Champion Dock Diving Dogs, with multiple World Finalist titles in AKC Obedience, Agility, Canine Disc, and Dock Diving. Abigail Hoffman is certified through Kennelwood Academy and competes in PSA and AKC Obedience. Jennifer Biggs has completed Dogs Playing For Life training and shadowed professional trainers.

How to Get Started!

Prospective clients must create a Gingr profile at https://freshcaninetraining.portal.gingrapp.com/ using business code 115587, then select “Group Class” under “Booking Category” to register. For private lessons, board and train, or day training, contact via phone or email to inquire.