The Dog Wizard Dayton

Services Offered: Puppy Obedience Training, Board and Train Dog Training, Dog Day Training, Private Dog Training Lessons

Programs cover puppy obedience, private lessons, day training, and board and train, with a strong focus on behavior work: resource guarding, aggression, separation anxiety, and everyday problem solving like housebreaking, jumping, and barking.

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

The Dog Wizard Dayton has earned trust even among veterinary professionals, including clients who found their own veterinary training didn’t cover enough on dog behavior. The team has a track record with serious cases, from helping dogs come off anxiety medication entirely to managing extreme prey-drive aggression as an alternative to sedation, and takes a play-based approach to training rather than relying solely on treats. Support continues through both weekly social classes and Saturday sessions, backed by a well-established team of trainers who work together across cases.

Our Take

The Dog Wizard Dayton is a franchise location of the national balanced dog training company, offering private lessons, day training, and board and train programs for puppies and adult dogs across the Dayton area. Trainers Erin Helmick and Chuck handle everyday obedience work as well as tougher behavior cases, including resource guarding, aggression, and separation anxiety.

The location has earned trust even among local veterinary professionals, including clients who found their own veterinary training did not cover enough on dog behavior and wanted a trainer’s perspective. The team has a track record with serious cases, from helping dogs come off anxiety medication entirely to managing extreme prey drive aggression as an alternative to sedation. Training leans on play as much as food rewards, which keeps dogs engaged without relying on treats alone.

Support does not end when the formal program does. Clients can continue with weekly social classes and Saturday sessions, backed by a team of trainers who work together across cases so progress does not depend on one person’s schedule. Programs also cover housebreaking, leash pulling, jumping, and barking, along with socialization work for dogs still learning to greet people and other animals calmly.

Accomplishments

Trainers here have helped dogs come off anxiety medication entirely and have managed extreme prey drive aggression as an alternative to sedation, work that has also earned the trust of local veterinary professionals.

How to Get Started!

Call or book a free evaluation to get matched with a trainer and start a plan built around your dog.