FirstBarkAmazing experience and highly recommend anyone that would love help training their dogs. We feel confident that we can let our dog off leash and still have control. No more jumping, pulling, eating sticks, or need to worry about her chasing rabbits (or other critters) out of the yard.
Milligan Valley K9 Academy
Minerva, Ohio
About Milligan Valley K9 Academy
Milligan Valley K9 Academy is a women-led, balanced dog training company in Minerva, Ohio. Our training focuses on building a relationship between you and your dog that is based on love and respect. We train dogs of ALL breeds, shapes, and sizes. Training ages range from 8 weeks old (puppies) to middle-aged dogs. Contact us today to learn more about our training packages!
Training & services
Training goals
- Obedience training
- Puppy training
Behavior support
- Aggression training Customer-reported
How training happens
- Board and train
- Group classes Customer-reported
- Private training Customer-reported
Dog age
- Puppies
Support between sessions
- Refresher training
Assistance and working dogs
- Service dog training
Training approach
- E-collar training
Additional services
- Boarding
Other listed services
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- Dog training
Program details
Dog training
- Balanced Dog Training
- Boarded Dog Training
- K9 Academy
- Off Leash Trained
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
Can I bring my own service dog prospect to you?
Yes. We will work with owner selected service dog prospects if they pass our evaluation process.
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21
How many dogs do you have in your training program at once?
We have three trainers and each trainer is assigned three dogs each for the duration of the dogs stay.
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21
What does my dog do when they're not training?
They rest in their crate between each session and get freetime/playtime with our kennel techs when they're not in active training sessions with our trainers.
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21
Where does my dog sleep?
In our facility We have a nice calm and quiet climate controlled kennel room which provides the dogs a comfortable place to rest between training sessions and through the night. You can find video and pictures of this area throughout our social media platforms or you may request a video tour from us directly.
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21
Does my dog have to wear the e-collar forever?
We encourage everyone to view the e-collar as a seatbelt. Every time you get in the car you put your seatbelt on. Why? Are you intending to get into an accident? No, but you wear it because there is always a possibility of one occurring. We would rather you have it on your dog and not need it than get into a situation where you need it and you don't have it. If you follow our training program closely you will get to a point in life where you find it’s routine to put it on everyday but you hardly ever have to correct your dog.
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2025-09-21
What puppy food do you recommend?
We use purina pro plan focus large breed puppy
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2020-09-21
Hello Whitney. How much would the E collar be at your cost? We may get one for Luke. The st. Bernanrd
I can get it for $135
Community answer · whitney whitacre · 2018-09-21
Just got a goldendoole 9 weeks old when should we start training?
We can start structural obedience training at 16 weeks of age
Community answer · Milligan Valley K9 Academy · 2018-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.9
105 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Leash pulling 15
- Ecollar training 6
- Knowledgeable trainers 5
- Clean facility 3
- Prong collar 3
- Balanced approach 2
All 10 topics
- Basic obedience training 2
- Calmer dog 2
- Patient trainers 2
- Structured boarding 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Speaking a dog language is hard if you don’t know what to watch for or you let your dog do all the talking. Whitney and her awesome team taught us how to understand what our dogs needed and how to get them to focus on us. They took our dogs as soon as we got there with no issues…Read full reviewClose full review
Speaking a dog language is hard if you don’t know what to watch for or you let your dog do all the talking. Whitney and her awesome team taught us how to understand what our dogs needed and how to get them to focus on us. They took our dogs as soon as we got there with no issues and our dogs did not like people. I was apprehensive on how the interaction was going to go and Whitney taught us that our dogs will feel what we are feeling. If we want them to be calm we have to be calm. She taught us that they read us and we affect their actions. Our dogs have gained so much from the board and train. She teaches you and your dog(s) how to be a team on the same playing field. She shows you everything you need to know to be successful at home. The prong collar and mini educator are great tools. If used properly, they are there more for “once in a while” instances. They brought so much peace back into our lives!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Web site was great with lots of info about them
We took our 2 dogs for training. They were out of control with running away and even attacking other dogs. Whitney worked a miracle in just a few weeks! It's like night and day now with our dogs. Although they still try to get away with things like running off, they come back on…Read full reviewClose full review
We took our 2 dogs for training. They were out of control with running away and even attacking other dogs. Whitney worked a miracle in just a few weeks! It's like night and day now with our dogs. Although they still try to get away with things like running off, they come back on command and actually listen to us! It's remarkable! It was well worth the money and time spent. Call Whitney if you need help with your canines!
We could not be more thankful for Milligan Valley! We had a 3 month old puppy who was driving us nuts! We didn’t know what to do and felt so out of control in our own home! After 1 week of puppy foundations things had already improved. We learned so much and feel so much more in …Read full reviewClose full review
We could not be more thankful for Milligan Valley! We had a 3 month old puppy who was driving us nuts! We didn’t know what to do and felt so out of control in our own home! After 1 week of puppy foundations things had already improved. We learned so much and feel so much more in control. Our dogs behavior has improved so much with simple solutions. Highly recommend! Some of the best money we’ve ever spent!
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