AvidDog Dog Training

AvidDog Dog Training AvidDog is a family-owned dog training company dedicated to helping dogs and their owners thrive together.

Serving all of Eastern North Carolina, we offer personalized training programs that focus on obedience, behavior modification, and socialization. 🐾

Support Class was a blast today!We didn’t let the weather stop us one bit 🐾Huge thank you to everyone who showed up and ...
01/10/2026

Support Class was a blast today!
We didn’t let the weather stop us one bit 🐾

Huge thank you to everyone who showed up and put in the work🩷we seriously appreciate the commitment you have to your dogs. Showing up like this is how real progress sticks.
This is your reminder that the support doesn’t stop when training ends. Support Class is our way of making sure you’re never on your own after finishing a program.🩵
This class is also a little perk of training with AvidDog ! Continued guidance, training help, and a community that’s got your back.

So thankful for all of you who came out today. We love seeing you and your dogs putting in the work 🤩

Last but certainly not least,Meet Angelica: Owner, Head Trainer, Former Foster FailureAngelica is the owner of this enti...
01/08/2026

Last but certainly not least,
Meet Angelica: Owner, Head Trainer, Former Foster Failure

Angelica is the owner of this entire operation and our full-time people pleaser, which means:
• She will apologize if you trip over her
• Praise fuels her will to live
• Raised voices cause immediate internal blue screen of death

Her diet consists of:
⚡ Energy drinks
⚡ More energy drinks
☕ “I’ll eat later” (she absolutely will not)

Angelica got into dog training the normal way:
By fostering and rescuing dogs, falling in love with the “problem” ones, and thinking
“I can fix this”
(Spoiler: she did.)

She believes in:
• Positive vibes only
• Really good dogs (especially the misunderstood ones)
• Crying in the car, then spiritually rebooting after two sips of Ghost

If Angelica looks calm while training your dog, just know her internal dialogue is:
“Am I doing this right??
Do they hate me??
Should I get another Ghost??
…I’m getting another Ghost.”

She runs this business and trains dogs with patience, kindness, and a medically concerning level of caffeine.
Yelling at dogs? 🙅🏼‍♀️
Yelling near Angelica? 🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️🙅🏼‍♀️
(Immediate emotional damage.)

We love her.
The dogs are obsessed with her.
And Starbucks has her order memorized. ☕🐾

✨ Welcome to Training! ✨We’re excited to welcome a few new dogs into the program!🐾 RiggsRiggs is joining us for a 2-week...
01/07/2026

✨ Welcome to Training! ✨

We’re excited to welcome a few new dogs into the program!

🐾 Riggs
Riggs is joining us for a 2-week puppy program, where we’ll be focusing on building solid foundations and working through age-appropriate puppy behaviors. Lots of structure, confidence building, and learning how to be a good little dude.

🐾 Nova
Nova is starting her split program, beginning with 2 weeks of obedience and reactivity work. She’ll be heading home in between and returning in a couple of weeks to continue working through resource guarding and reactivity. She’s a typical young Shepherd with big feelings and lots of potential, and we’re excited to help her (and her owners) build clarity and confidence.

🐾 Fitz
Fitz is with us for 2 weeks of training after spending most of his life outdoors. Our focus will be leash walking, exposure, and confidence in new environments, especially since his owners own a shop and want him comfortable tagging along.

So excited to get started with these guys and help set them up for long term success! 🩷

Meet the Trainer 🐾Julia!Julia has spent the last five years working toward a career in dog training, but after transitio...
01/07/2026

Meet the Trainer 🐾
Julia!
Julia has spent the last five years working toward a career in dog training, but after transitioning out of the Marine Corps last year, she committed fully to turning that goal into reality. Since then, she has continued to expand her education in canine behavior, training, enrichment, sports, and fitness to better serve both dogs and their owners.

Outside of client work, she trains in the protection sport of IGP with her Belgian Malinois. Working through her own dog’s behavioral challenges played a significant role in shaping her training philosophy and deepening her understanding of structure, communication, and quality of life!

Her approach focuses on balanced, relationship based training that builds confident, reliable dogs while supporting long term success at home and in real world environments.
We’re so lucky to have her apart of the Avid Dog family!












Dog parks don’t build social skills.. they create overstimulation, reactivity, and poor engagement.True socialization is...
01/06/2026

Dog parks don’t build social skills.. they create overstimulation, reactivity, and poor engagement.
True socialization is calm exposure and neutrality, not chaos.

A calm dog is a confident dog.
A neutral dog is a safe dog!






















MEET THE TRAINER🩷✨Trisha!Tricia has over 10 years of experience working with dogs and has been a professional trainer fo...
01/02/2026

MEET THE TRAINER🩷✨
Trisha!

Tricia has over 10 years of experience working with dogs and has been a professional trainer for the past 4 years! She is deeply compassionate about the dogs she works with and the owners she supports, and her goal is to help people build stronger, healthier relationships with their dogs.
In her spare time, Tricia enjoys life on her small hobby farm with her horse, goats, and chickens. She is also a proud mom to three kids who are her world, and she shares her life with four amazing personal dogs! We’re so lucky to have her apart of the AvidDog Fam🩷

01/01/2026

If training has been on your “I’ll do it this year” list… this is your sign.
We’re offering 10% OFF Board & Train programs booked in January.

✨Current openings:
• Tricia — 2 spots (Jan 5)
• Julia — 1 spot (Jan 15)
• Angelica — 1 spot (Feb 1)

Spots are first come, first served.
Send us a message to lock yours in 🩷

MEET THE TRAINER 🩷✨Kaitlyn!She may seem calm and reserved at first, but it doesn’t take long to notice just how kind, co...
12/31/2025

MEET THE TRAINER 🩷✨
Kaitlyn!
She may seem calm and reserved at first, but it doesn’t take long to notice just how kind, compassionate, and thoughtful she truly is.

She’s a certified people pleaser with a huge heart, which means she puts an incredible amount of care into every dog she works with. Kaitlyn genuinely wants each dog to succeed and treats every training dog as if they were her own.

Fuel of choice:
🔴 Red Bull
(Absolutely essential.)
🥛 milk, specifically whole milk (🤮)

Kaitlyn has a well known love for German Shepherds and is constantly convincing herself she does not need another one… yet. She also regularly fosters for the local animal shelter, showing that her dedication to dogs goes far beyond the training field.

When she’s not training, she’s:
• Caring for two horses
• Training for PSA in her free time
• Probably listening to Taylor Swift (there is a song for every situation)

Kaitlyn brings patience, consistency, and genuine compassion into every session. She holds herself to a high standard because she truly cares about the dogs, their progress, and the people who love them.

We’re incredibly lucky to have her on the AvidDog team 🐾❤️

If your puppy turns into a land shark at night, this is probably why.Rest builds regulation. Regulation builds good beha...
12/27/2025

If your puppy turns into a land shark at night, this is probably why.
Rest builds regulation. Regulation builds good behavior. 🐾

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃- From AvidDog Family 🐾
11/27/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

- From AvidDog Family 🐾

Meet the New Kidz on the Block! 😍📲Contact us today!🐾Looking for the Best Dog Training in your area? Call or text us at 9...
07/29/2025

Meet the New Kidz on the Block! 😍

📲Contact us today!

🐾Looking for the Best Dog Training in your area? Call or text us at 910-294-5899

🦮 On and Off Leash Obedience, Rehabilitation, Puppy Training, and more

🏠 Board and Trains, Private In-Home Lessons, Group Training

🚐 NOW SERVICING Wilmington, Jacksonville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Greenville, New Bern and the surrounding areas

We are excited to announce a new Trainer to our team, Kaitlyn! We are thrilled to have her and can’t wait to share her ...
07/27/2025

We are excited to announce a new Trainer to our team, Kaitlyn! We are thrilled to have her and can’t wait to share her knowledge and expertise with you guys! 

🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵🧡🩵

Kaitlyn has been training dogs since she got her first German Shepherd in 2014. She has been involved with dog sports such as PSA since 2017 with another of her personal dogs.
Kaitlyn is passionate about working with her local rescue, Colonial Capital Humane Society, and training rescue dogs.
Her professional training journey started in 2020 when her mentor recognized her dedication to her personal and foster dogs. Kaitlyn lives in New Bern with her husband and their four Shepherds.
Her husband, a K9 handler for the New Bern Police Department, brings additional experience with pet, working, and rescue dogs.

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