Always Faithful Dog Training of Apex
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Dogs in Human Environments
When dogs are born in the wild, they are born in a natural environment. Their mother and older pack members instinctively guide them to learn all the skills for survival. The dogs learn quickly to use those instincts to thrive and survive.
Dogs living with humans are living in an artificial environment. The artificial environment can create artificial problems. We see a range of behaviors including leash pulling, jumping, excessive barking, nipping, anxiety and aggression.
The solution to ALL of these problems is found by using our leadership-based training. Check out the videos below to learn more.
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we teach you to lead your dog using the instinctive methods of a pack leader. Our founder, Abraham Mashal, explains what we call Leadership Training.
Our Founder Abraham Mashal explains how the human created artificial environment takes a dog away from their instinctual natural environment.
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Obedience Packages
All Packages start with establishing Leadership. Obedience work is a key element to Leadership resulting in a well-balanced, well-behaved dog.
Basic Obedience
This training package is 4 in-home lessons that include five basic commands: Heel (walking), Sit, Stay, Come and Down. For puppies, we also provide guidance and documentation about house training, crate training, socialization, and responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping.
Cost: $525 for 1 dog; $725 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience
This package is 7 in-home lessons that include the five basic commands and expands their application based on your unique needs.
Cost: $825 for 1 dog; $1125 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience with High Distraction
This 9 lesson training package includes everything in Advanced Obedience and adds skills to achieve obedience in high distraction environments (listening with other dogs/people/distractions around).
Cost: $1125 for 1 dog; $1525 for 2 dogs
Foundations
These are short, targeted lessons to set a strong foundation quickly. It’s best to follow these with an Obedience package.
Leadership Essentials
This 3 lesson pack is a more in-depth focus on AFDT leadership techniques, structured leash walk, establishing a daily schedule/feeding routine, impulse control work, and calming exercises to ensure you get started off on the right track to having a more calm, confident, obedient pack member. This package will ensure a strong foundation for future AFDT obedience training packages and strengthen your leadership and position as pack leader. This package is perfect for early puppyhood (8-12 weeks of age), and rescues and other adult dogs that clients may be struggling to gain trust and respect with.
Cost: $425 for one dog; $625 for two dogs.
Foundations
These are short, targeted lessons to set a strong foundation quickly. It’s best to follow these with an Obedience package.
Leadership Essentials
This 3 lesson pack is a more in-depth focus on AFDT leadership techniques, structured leash walk, establishing a daily schedule/feeding routine, impulse control work, and calming exercises to ensure you get started off on the right track to having a more calm, confident, obedient pack member. This package will ensure a strong foundation for future AFDT obedience training packages and strengthen your leadership and position as pack leader. This package is perfect for early puppyhood (8-12 weeks of age), and rescues and other adult dogs that clients may be struggling to gain trust and respect with.
Cost: $425 for one dog; $625 for two dogs.
Specialty Training Packages
Behavior Modification
This training provides dog owners with the ability to:
✔️ Correct all anti-social, anxious, dominant or aggressive behavior.
✔️ Establish attention to and respect for human leadership.
✔️ Create a strong, trusting relationship with your dog(s).
✔️ Improve socialization.
Basic leadership and obedience training is essential to accomplish these goals. Dogs will learn to demonstrate several command responses while working on behavior modification issues. Number of lessons needed will be determined at the assessment based on goals and observation of your dog.
Cost: $495 for 3 lessons or $795 for 5 lessons
We Train You Maintain
No time to attend the training sessions? No problem. We’ll train your dog and then show you how to maintain it after the training is complete.
Cost: 5 basic obedience skills plus 2 follow-up lessons with you for $995
Board-and-Train Package
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training. We partner with a beautiful top-rated kennel on 9+ acres. Your dog will enjoy an indoor/outdoor run, one-on-one playtime and daily lessons/walks with our trainers.
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Board-and-Train
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training. We partner with a beautiful top-rated kennel on 9+ acres. Your dog will enjoy an indoor/outdoor run, one-on-one playtime and daily lessons/walks with our trainers.
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All services are offered throughout Southern Wake County including Apex, Cary, Holly Springs, Morrisville and New Hill.
Meet the Pack
About Pat
Owner, Pack Leader, Level 1 IDTA Trainer
Growing up in a household that echoed with barks and the pitter-pat of puppy paws, Pat fostered an innate understanding of the canine psyche at an early age. His unwavering passion for dogs drives his continual learning about their instinctual nature. Holding a deep belief that a wagging tail can brighten any day, Pat’s mission is to help improve lives through canine companionship.
Pat, along with his wife, Kathy and their two sons Sam and Jack, has lived in Apex since 2006. Their Labradoodle, Odie, joined the pack in 2010, and their Bernedoodle, Drake, joined in 2023.
Prior to becoming a Pack Leader, Pat held multiple executive positions during a nearly 20-year career in the financial services industry, and then for 4 years as CFO for a technology start-up.
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Employment
Interested in becoming a dog trainer?
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we are looking for a very specific person that has great communication/people skills and wants to learn how to train dogs. Do you see the good in all canines and want to teach humans how to bring out the best in their dog? No previous dog training experience needed. Love of dogs and comfort handling them is a must! We offer a flexible schedule and great earning potential.
Traits of a Pack Member:
Be calm and commanding at all times mixed with a lot of patience.
Practice humility and seek out help/advice when needed.
Understanding of our clients’ lives and accommodate them when necessary.
Use our proven leadership methods and trust our process.
Maintain openness to feedback and learning.
Use and demonstrate good social skills with dogs and humans. The client is the owner first, the dog second and the client needs to feel comfortable with our trainers.
Have a good sense of humor since silly, embarrassing, or messy things will happen when training.
Comfortable with all walks of life. Our human clients are as diverse as our dogs! We rarely turn down a client unless it is a service beyond our expertise.
Job Requirements:
Must have reliable transportation
Ability to travel to people’s homes (within 45-55 minute radius) to conduct lessons
Must pass background check
Permitted to work legally in the US
Previous or current dog owner
Must be over 21 years of age
Part Time and Full Time positions available. Due to significant training requirement, this is not a seasonal/summer job.
If you think that you have what it takes and want to help Always Faithful Dog Training make a difference in the lives of dogs and their owners, then click on the apply button and provide the requested information. We look forward to hearing from you!