The Dog Wizard Atlanta

Services Offered: Puppy Obedience Training, Board and Train Dog Training, Private Dog Training Lessons, American Kennel Club (AKC) Training, In-Home services / Mobile

Programs include puppy obedience, private lessons, board and train (with the dog living with the trainer during the program), and AKC-recognized training, plus in-home and mobile sessions.

What’s Unique About The Dog Wizard Atlanta, In Their Words

The Dog Wizard Atlanta stands out for the community it builds around training, with regular Saturday park walks that bring graduates, current clients, and trainers together long after the program ends, plus a private group where alumni stay connected. The approach is grounded in a clearly explained, formal training methodology from the very first meeting, and with a larger team of specialized trainers, the location can match dogs to the right fit – handling everything from breed-specific quirks to real-life scenarios like pool boundaries with kids around. Board-and-train here often means the dog lives with the trainer directly, giving families detailed, hands-on updates throughout the process rather than a facility-style stay.

Our Take

The Dog Wizard Atlanta is part of a national balanced-training franchise that has been helping families since 2005, and this location has been running in the greater Atlanta area for more than 13 years. The team works with dogs of all breeds and ages, offering puppy obedience, board and train, private lessons, and AKC-recognized training, with in-home and mobile options for clients who need the trainer to come to them.

A close-knit community has grown up around this location’s training programs. Regular Saturday park walks bring together graduates, current clients, and trainers long after a program officially ends, and a private alumni group keeps that connection going year-round. New clients start with a clearly explained, formal training methodology from the very first meeting, and a larger team of specialized trainers means dogs get matched to the right person for the job, whether that means working through breed-specific quirks or practical, real-life scenarios like teaching a dog to hold steady around a pool full of kids.

For board and train, dogs typically live with their trainer directly instead of staying at a separate facility, so families get detailed, hands-on updates throughout the process instead of a hands-off boarding experience. The Dog Wizard Atlanta also addresses common behavior issues including barking, jumping, resource guarding, leash pulling, and separation anxiety, and works with rescue and adopted dogs as well as puppies.

Accomplishments

The team hosts regular Saturday park walks that keep graduates, current clients, and trainers connected long after a program wraps, and runs a private alumni group for ongoing support.

How to Get Started!

Call to schedule a free evaluation, or enter a zip code on the location page to get matched with a local trainer.