Wholistic Hound Academy

10/24/2025

Calling all puppies! Our new 5-session Puppy Kindergarten starts this Sunday, 10/26 at 12:30 pm. Start teaching your puppy new and good behaviors, learn how to respond to their very normal, but inappropriate puppy behaviors, build new skills, confidence, and more! Enroll your puppy now!

Also starting this Saturday, our popular Dog Sports Foundations and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) classes. Click on the link to register!
www.wholistichound.com

09/11/2025

Attention all new and recent puppy parents! We have a few spots still open in our upcoming Puppy Kindergarten classes starting tomorrow, Thursday 9/11 at 6 pm and Sunday, 9/14 at 10:30 am. And, remember to enroll in our Puppy Socials held every Monday at 5:45 pm. Puppies are so adorable, but they come with lots of very normal, but not so "appropriate" behaviors. Get started right away with puppy training and socialization. Making positive associations to the world around them and teaching them good and new puppy behaviors are so important. Remember before you know it they become teenage adolescents. www.wholistichound.com/puppy-classes

09/08/2025

Recognize these signs? Register now for our Novice Rally Run Throughs workshop, taking place this Friday at 7:00pm.

09/06/2025

Happy Birthday Joey! She turned 3 today!💜🥳🎉 She had a splash on the beach at sunrise. Ran, sniffed, & practiced recalls in her fav grass spot & lounged by the pond in the afternoon. Every day is a good day to practice recalls & check-ins even if it’s only for a few minutes.

Joey loves her moms, her friends, both human & dog, loves her walkie walks, loves her classes at Wholistic, loves her sports & fitness routines, loves all the instructors & Diann, & particularly loves to swim. We took a dock diving workshop & she loved it.

Joey is a lover of life and we love her so much. If you have a birthday accolade for your pup, pic or short video you’d like to share with us, let us know in the comments & we’ll make it happen.💕🐾

08/28/2025

Peach has a doggone announcement! Puppy Kindergarten begins September 4 at 6pm. Puppy Agility, Fitness and Fun begins September 6 at 3:30pm.

08/23/2025

Busy posting new Fall classes! Take a look at what we have up so far. We still have a few spots open in our upcoming one session behavior workshops, including our popular No Jumps (The Way to a Calmer Greeting) this Sunday, Walking Nicely on Leash next Thursday, and our weekly Puppy Socials.

Wholistic Hound Academy is Alexandria's first and only training and learning center for people and their dogs!

08/08/2025

Summer’s not over yet. More warm days ahead. Luckily we have a few spots still open in tomorrow’s 3-session Dog Days of Summer class. Learn ways to keep your dog mentally and physically active indoors when it’s too hot to do stuff outside. Enroll now! https://wholistichound.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=1570

08/02/2025

If you have an adolescent pup (about 5-6 months to 2 years +/-), this 3 session class is for you! Learn how to address teenage dog behavior issues so they don't keep happening no matter what you do. Build focus and attentiveness on you instead of the environment, other dogs, strangers. Improve your relationship with your dog and have a dog that's a joy to live with!

07/29/2025

Fun interview with Lisa Groover, Alexandria Real Estate discussing Wholistic Hound Academy, our positive training methods and philosophy, and showcasing some of our Day Academy dogs. So proud of our team!Can’t wait to start working with Lisa’s beautiful Goldens Daisy and Tanzi!💜💚

07/26/2025

Does your dog pull forward or backward on leash? Do they chase after squirrels and take you along for the ride? Is it like you are not even there at the end of the leash sometimes? If any of these sound familiar, this one session workshop is for you and your pup. Enroll now in our 1.5 hour behavior workshop and learn how to build connection with your dog on the walk, so your walks can be fun, calmer, and safer! bit.ly/walkingnicely727

07/07/2025

A spot has opened in our Walking Nicely on Leash class, starting Wednesday.

05/30/2025

Want your dog to pay attention and listen to you, walk nicely on leash, come when called, keep four feet on the floor, relax on a mat, and much, much more? Check out our upcoming Good Dog 101 class. We still have a few openings in tomorrow morning's class. Wonderful class that teaches your dog new skills, refresher training, and builds your bond and relationship based on trust and cooperation.