Appalachian Canine Coaching

03/05/2024

Don’t forget to stop by Lou & Co on Main Street in Marion tomorrow between 10am and 4pm! We will be there along with Smyth Animal Rescue and more with fun and good shopping!

03/05/2024

This is an awesome opportunity in Marion Va!

****BECAUSE WOOFSTOCK IS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME DAY, THIS CLASS HAS MOVED TO AUGUST 3RD***

Tosha is bringing Pet CPR and First Aid classes to our area! These classes are certified through PetTech and come with a two year certification, plus A LOT of knowledge and training to help you and your pets in case emergencies arise. As we all know, the nearest 24-hour emergency vets are over an hour away in either direction, and this class could mean the difference between life or death for your pet. I teach this same class all across the state for Pet Stylists and other pet professionals, and now you can join as well!

Class size is limited to guarantee hands-on training for everyone and allow for an in-depth Q&A. Text, email, call, or Facebook message me for details, to sign up, or to ask questions!

Snacks and drinks provided!

12/04/2024

Summary video of items available for preorder until Saturday at noon!

11/04/2024

Did you hear!? We will be set up on May 4th at Lou and Co on Main St in Marion to celebrate the stores opening birthday!!

We will be there for information and to start off our in person retail side of things! To make sure we have enough supply we are offering pre order until noon Saturday (4/13)! Below you will find images of those items with pricing in comments. Not all of these items are guaranteed to be available unless pre ordered! Please feel free to reach out with questions! We are still working on getting these items added to our website so to pre order please comment you email address under the product you wish to order, if you would like more than one please add the amount you would like ordered.

Pet Honestly Supplements
-Our fur family has transitioned to only these supplements. These have recognizable ingredients and higher strength at the same or cheaper price we have been using.

06/03/2024

Congratulations to our Graduates tonight!

13/02/2024

Our PET PALOOZA PHOTO CONTEST is off to a good start. Look at these adorable faces. Enter your cutest pet pic & rally your friends and family to vote for a chance to win some great gift cards and bragging rights! Deadline is March 9th. Each Friday we will post our Leaderboard. Stay tuned for more cuteness....

Submit your photo and vote at www.gogophotocontest.com/smythcountyhumanesociety

Thanks again to our sponsors The Lazy Beagle - pets & supplies, Meraki Pet Retreat, Collins House B&B, and Better Coffee Co.

10/02/2024

Let’s hear your dogs nick names!!

We call this pack of three “The Goone Squad”

28/11/2023

Personalized package just for your pup. Select your price range between $50 to $200.

26/11/2023

Only a couple days left to order!
Pup Presents will close after November 28th, so grab them while you can!
Send us your email to start your order and we will put our pup elves to work and start personalizing your pups Christmas!

25/11/2023

Shopping for your dogs Christmas presents and just not sure what to get? What do they really need and what will they really enjoy?
We’ve been there, let us take some stress off of you this Christmas. We would love to put in the time and research to choose the perfect presents for your pup.

Pup Presents are personalized packages just for your pup. You give us your email and we send a 2 minute survey for you to fill out about your pet and we put in the time to find what’s right for their Christmas. Packages range from $50 to $200. Once you complete the survey we will email your invoice.

Thank you Meraki Pet Retreat for the pictured pup and decor 🥰

appalachiancaninecoaching.com is where you can find a positive reinforcement dog training program in Sugar Grove Virginia. They offer group, private, and boarding lessons.

22/11/2023

Pup Presents are officially a thing with Appalachian Canine Coaching!

You give us your email and we will send you a quick, 2 minute, questionnaire to get to know your pup. This will assist us in personalizing your pups presents to be just what they wanted. We have a price range of $50 to $200 packages.

02/11/2023

We’re brain storming for Christmas!
Who would be interested in Pup Present Packages!? You would send us a pup wishlist &/or pet summary and we will do the research for you to find the best toys & treats for your pup.
Packages would range from $50 to $200.

Is this something you would want to do for your pups Christmas?? Comment a picture of your pup below if interested! If we have enough interest we will tag you in our announcement post 😁

31/10/2023

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! 🎃 👻
If your pup has a costume this year we would love to see!

09/10/2023

Update!!
We have decided that now is not a great time for our growing family to start back in group classes. We hope to as soon as it works for us and will keep our page up to date! Please know we understand the need for positive interaction/relationship based training at affordable prices in the area.

We do plan to continue consultations and mini private lessons as these tend to be more flexible with our schedule. We also hope this will help us work more with our local rescue group. 😁

Thank you to everyone for your understanding!

30/09/2023

We have been organizing pack walks for all of our past graduates to join in on. Today we did our first hike on Dickeys k**b. :)

29/09/2023

25/08/2023

We would love to know what products you would like us to provide you and your pet once we have our online retail store available! Comment a pic of your pup and something you guys would like to see offered! We do plan to offer recommended training equipment we use 😁

Examples - daily dog food, dog food supplements, chews, dog beds, dog toys, dog clothes, dog bowls, dog hiking gear, home agility/dog play ground equip, etc

21/08/2023

UPDATE: This class has been canceled (not enough participation) we will offer this again in the Fall.

Adding to our pack has been a wonderful experience and we greatly appreciate everyone’s patience!
We are slowly trying to get back into the swing of things and have decided on dates to start our next beginner obedience class.
It will start September 6th. The class is planned to be at the Sugar Grove School Track on Wednesday evenings at 6pm.
We have had multiple people waiting so please let us know if you would like to join quickly.

25/06/2023

Adopting Ginger comes with a 30% training discount with us! Casi just met her today! She is super sweet and already seems to have good manors just needs some good/consistent leash work 😁

25/06/2023

22/06/2023

Hello Everyone!
We are still here 😁 We apologize for any inconvenience as the plan was to have things back up and running around this time. We are still figuring out parenthood of a little human and also our new schedules. (Levi has started a new full time position and my work schedule will be changing to accommodate babysitters)
Little Walt won’t be joining us for classes for a little while so we just want to make sure our training plans work with everyone’s schedule.
We greatly appreciate your patience and we are still available for basic questions.
As always once we have a schedule we will be contacting those of you on the waiting list and it will be on this page!

31/05/2023

It really doesn’t matter if your dog is friendly or not.

What matters is that you don’t take the choice away from another owner (and their dog) as to who they interact with.

There can be so many reasons why a dog and their owner need space from you and your dog.

Please allow them that choice 💙

24/05/2023

Did you know, we officially have a retail license!!?? We will be offering a variety of products with our logo and to help you with training. To get us started we first be offering these beautiful mugs from Jive Pottery!!
Get yours at in Chilhowie on June 10th.

03/05/2023

We are currently welcoming a new pack member to our family. We will not be offering any in person training services through the month of May. We do hope to gradually start back in mid/late June. You are welcome to message us to be added to our waiting list for our next group class.
Thank you to everyone for giving/respecting this time we are taking as a family.

20/04/2023

What is everyone’s favorite long lasting chew for their dogs? Antlers and busy buddy’s are our first go to’s and raw bones on special occasions. Share yours in the comments below!

11/04/2023

We want to congratulate all our CGC testers tonight. Dogs and handlers have worked so hard pass or fail. We have so much faith/confidence in the youngsters that will be retesting!
Congratulations and we so appreciate everyone’s hard work and commitment to good ownership.