TRANQUIL DOG TRAINING ACADEMY · JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
An Open Door.
NOTHING STAGED · NOTHING HIDDEN · EVERYTHING REAL
This is where your dog lives while they are with us. These are the people who care for them. This is what we look like every day, not on our best day, not when we knew someone was watching. Every day.
NO OUTDOOR KENNELS
Every dog lives inside our home
DAILY PHOTO UPDATES
You see everything, always
NO UNSUPERVISED RUNS
Someone is always present
FOUR TRAINERS ON SITE
Every dog, every day
FULLY INSURED & ACCREDITED
BBB accredited · Professionally certified
-- SECTION ONE
INSIDE OF THE Home
Real furniture. Real rooms. Real life. This is where your dog sleeps, settles, and spends their days.
This is our front living room with the couches being day beds specifically for the dog. On the right, you will see the entry from the front porch. On the left, you will see the backyard access with the doggy door that is consistently open.
This is your view from the entry of the home. We also harbor some reptilian friends as well. You'll see it enter into the dining space as well as the fully open concept.
To some of the dogs lounging after having a fun day romping in the backyard
Dining room area that leads to the kitchen. Through the walkway, you will find the laundry room that has the coat hanging from it. On the left is the entry to our dog room that harbors all of the crates for the resident dogs, training dogs, and our trainers' dogs for when they come visit each day. To the right (that's not pictured) are steps to upstairs where the humans may lounge, with a large couch and office and the master bedroom to the full right.
This is the kitchen that we do have gate-blocked off access to for safety and security when cooking and monitoring manners with counter surfers. You can also find the little dogs in here often when we need to separate for safety
This is where the food happens.
This is the separate dog crate space that harbors enough crates for all resident dogs, our five to seven training dogs, as well as any of our trainers' dogs that are visiting. Often times, they bring them with them for the day.
Continuation of the crate space. All kennels are oversized. We do have two very large impact dog crates for those who need additional space or may pose a risk to their safety with trying to escape due to anxiety concerns. To the left, you will see the door to the side yards that also harbor access to the backyard. We have an extra crate in the middle of the dog room at this time due to needing a specific size for a transitioning growing puppy, but often times the middle crate is not used.
Side yard entry and exit. Often times we will use this as a non-disruptive exit from the home or when a dog comes into the home. Outside the exterior of the door, you will find our astro turf yard as well as our potty gravel section. One side attaches to the driveway.
-- SECTION TWO
Outside Of The Walls
Just shy of one acre, fully fenced, and entirely theirs. No kennels. No runs. Just space, freedom, and fresh air.
Welcome to the front of our home, where we spend lots of time enjoying the porch. We spend a lot of time training the dogs in the front yard to teach them boundaries and barriers, off-leash reliability, utilizing neighboring walking dogs, families, and day-to-day normalcy that happens in anybody's neighborhood as distractions.
This is the front yard, where you will see a lot of training action happening. It seems as though I'm always trying to plant grass seed in an effort to keep up with all the paw prints.
To the left of the home, this is the driveway. It definitely needs a little bit of beautifying, but that's a project to come. You'll find the exterior layer of the six-foot fencing. With a gate that leads to the AstroTurf yard and the potty yard, as well as the dog room on the inside
This is one of our Astro Turf Yards that leads to the inside of the home, which is the dog room and the exterior exit gate that you viewed to the left of the driveway. We use this space for off-leash training, play time, swimming, and just enjoying time with the dogs.
This is one of our Astro Turf Yards that leads to the inside of the home, which is the dog room and the exterior exit gate that you viewed to the left of the driveway. We use this space for off-leash training, play time, swimming, and just enjoying time with the dogs.
This space leads to the gravel potty yard that we can expect dogs to use the restroom in multiple times through the day for easy sanitary conditions and clean up. It's also handy if we have dog friends visiting that don't quite get along with others.
This is the exit door that leads from the dog room to the astro turf and side of potty yard.
Here you will find our side gravel potty yard that allows things to stay clean and organized. You'll find a lot of scattered toys for sure. We utilize gravel to sanitize the yards daily. We switch between the products Kennel Sol as well as vinegar, ensuring that things are kept clean and sanitary. You'll find the large gate to the back portion of the yard on the right.
Here you will find our side gravel potty yard that allows things to stay clean and organized. You'll find a lot of scattered toys for sure. We utilize gravel to sanitize the yards daily. We switch between the products Kennel Sol as well as vinegar, ensuring that things are kept clean and sanitary. Soon we can expect a beautifying revamp back here, but for now we're transparent and it gets the job done.
We have nothing to hide because there is nothing to hide.
Every dog that comes through our door is treated the way we would want our own dogs treated. The home you are seeing in these photos is the home your dog lives in. The yard is where they play. The people are who they spend their days with. What you see here is exactly what is true. every single day, whether anyone is watching or not.
-- SECTION THREE
The Resident Pack
The dogs who live here, set the tone, and make the environment what it is. They are the foundation every boarding dog walks into.
Vaccine Records Provided for Each Pack Member.
Zane is a lovely golden retriever that is about two years old now. He is neutered. He's a very laid-back guy who enjoys friends, though he can be a little bit bossy with some of his toys, so we reserve those moments for special occasions only. Ball is life, you know.
Here is a copy of Zane's vaccine records.
Salem is a super silly three-year-old Doberman boy. He can be a little shy of new guests at first, but he's a very gentle, overall sweet boy. Though you should definitely watch your kneecaps when he's excited. You can almost always find a toy in Salem's mouth, and he's happy to show it off at all times. He has a bit of an oral fixation.
Salem's vaccine records.
Pikachu is an awesome eight-year-old French bulldog who has been with me since he was a baby. He is neutered. He's had a few surgeries on his mouth. Luckily, nothing was cancerous. He tends to greet you with one tooth out at all times, unlike most Frenchies. He's not allergic to much, which is not something we can say about his other Frenchie siblings. He's the ultimate puppy raiser; he's very good with the young dogs, and we often use him in many of our lessons.
Nyx is one of the originals to the household. He's an 11-year-old male Doberman who is neutered; however, sad to say, unfortunately, he is battling cancer in three spots. There are quite a few end-of-life medications that he's on daily. He definitely looks more scrawny than he used to be. We can see some bones, and he's very inflamed in his stomach, but he still plays, gets along well with others, enjoys time, and most days you can hardly notice. He will be loved and comfortable till the end.
Ori is one of the most vibrant characters of the house. He is silly and pretends to be anti-social towards human visitors, but he will run out of the dog door and come in a few times before he comes to say hello. He gets a little dramatic over odd things; for instance, don't walk in the house with large object. He'll definitely run out the dog door and give you a bark. He gets along with others, suffers chronic ear infections, but is an awesome boy.
-- SECTION FOUR
The People Behind It
The humans your dog spends their days with. Real professionals, real relationships, real care.
This is not the version of us we put on for company.
This is just us.
Nearly two decades of working with dogs has taught us one thing above everything else: trust is built through consistency, not claims. We do not ask you to take our word for anything. We show you. Every day, in every update, in every photo, in every conversation...
this is who we are and this is what we do. Come see for yourself.