DarkWood Dog Training

DarkWood Dog Training Please visit our website for programs & pricing! DarkWood Dog Training, LLC is a small training business located in Middle Tennessee.

Owned and operated by Abigail Hyndman, a Certified Master Dog Trainer and AKC Canine Good Citizenship Evaluator, DarkWood Dog Training can help you get your canine companion ready for whatever you might be interested in. From Agility to Schutzhund, Conformation to Tracking....we do it all!

Welcome to Rory! She’s with us for our 1 week Board & Train program, working on resetting her crate training and learnin...
06/06/2026

Welcome to Rory! She’s with us for our 1 week Board & Train program, working on resetting her crate training and learning some basic skills 😊

☀️Just as a heads up! We are currently BOOKED for any of our Board & Train programs until AUGUST - with limited availabi...
06/05/2026

☀️Just as a heads up! We are currently BOOKED for any of our Board & Train programs until AUGUST - with limited availability remaining in that month.

Our In-Home Lesson schedule is also FULL for the rest of June and into July.

We do have space for Private Lessons, but with limited availability. ☀️

Odin worked hard in his lesson today! Two of Odin’s main worries: cars and other dogs 😳By utilizing a neutral dog, spray...
06/05/2026

Odin worked hard in his lesson today! Two of Odin’s main worries: cars and other dogs 😳

By utilizing a neutral dog, spray cheese (😋), and obedience skills in the presence of cars moving, we’re working on reconditioning his brain to have a better feeling towards the scary things.

It’s important that the timing of the reward AND the timing of the triggers is correct at this stage of training. We always start our sessions with much lower stakes and make sure the dog is mentally ready for a new level of challenge before embarking on that journey.

Two cute dachshunds working hard on holding positions on less than comfy ground 😂 Piper and Picasso were not convinced t...
06/04/2026

Two cute dachshunds working hard on holding positions on less than comfy ground 😂 Piper and Picasso were not convinced this was necessary, but it’s always good to practice behaviors in less than ideal circumstances when your dog is ready for it!

06/01/2026

Hike ‘n’ Train with Pearl! People often ask “what can you REALLY do in 1 week?” and to that, we say: lots!

We visited Wilson this morning for a follow up lesson from his stay last fall! All of our Board & Train programs come wi...
05/31/2026

We visited Wilson this morning for a follow up lesson from his stay last fall! All of our Board & Train programs come with a number of In-Home Lessons and those sessions do not expire, so we can pop in at any point in the dog’s life to help keep things on track 😊

Our (mini) Group Class did some work with the (mini) horses as distractions today!
05/28/2026

Our (mini) Group Class did some work with the (mini) horses as distractions today!

Another Welcome for today! Welcome to Pearl who is with us for our one week ecollar intro program 😊
05/27/2026

Another Welcome for today! Welcome to Pearl who is with us for our one week ecollar intro program 😊

Peeps had another Rally lesson today! In our sessions we build courses from real trial maps, so we’re getting practice i...
05/27/2026

Peeps had another Rally lesson today! In our sessions we build courses from real trial maps, so we’re getting practice in on the signs that are frequently seen in actual competition 😊

Welcome to Yogi! He’s with us for our Off Leash Club program 😊 While he’s been a student in Private Lessons for a couple...
05/27/2026

Welcome to Yogi! He’s with us for our Off Leash Club program 😊 While he’s been a student in Private Lessons for a couple of months, staying for our Board & Train program will allow us to really fine tune those skills while adding some new ones!

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