Off-Leash K9 Training Athens is part of the highest-rated dog training business in the United States! With over 130 locations nation-wide, we are the fastest growing dog training company in the world. That being said, we’re proud to bring it to the Athens area! We offer several different packages in order to give clients the opportunity to decide what program best fits their lifestyle.
We specialize in private lessons, dog behavior consultations, and teaching dog owners to understand why their dogs do the things they do. This helps create a strong bond between the owner and dog - and without the restriction of a leash. We believe that 98% of all dogs can be trained to have amazing obedience: regardless of breed, size, shape, or age!
Our training technique is designed to work for dogs of all ages, breeds and sizes! The Off Leash K9 Training system is a proven system that changes both owners’ and canines’ lives for the better. Our company is made up of handlers with experience and training ranging from different branches in the military to rescue and shelter volunteers, and even former veterinarian technicians.
100% Obedience
100% off-Leash
100% distraction-proof
We guarantee a 100% obedient, 100% off-leash, and 100% distraction-proof pup at the end of our program! Your dog will be trained to have the same level of obedience as most police/military working dogs.
Working mainly with household pets, we are able to offer you and your pet an exceptional level of obedience, which allows you to bring them anywhere and everywhere with you, hassle-free. What we enjoy most is seeing dogs that have spent their whole life on a leash, now being 100% off-leash and obedient! We thrive off of seeing the joy in both the dogs’ and the owners’ face when they have mastered a new command without the restriction of a leash.
Bryan & JoAnne Swihart are the owners and head trainers for the Off Leash K9 Training program in Georgia - offering locations in Athens, Peachtree City, Augusta, Smyrna, Duluth, Columbus, and Macon. We moved to the Atlanta area to settle near family after opening successful locations in Charlottesville, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bryan is an Army veteran with multiple deployments; while deployed he was impressed with military working dog’s impeccable obedience training and high level of confidence enabling them to be the most well trained canines in the world. Bryan has a lifelong love of dogs starting with his first dog “Squeak,” who used to sleep under his crib every night. He has owned and trained a wide assortment of dogs ranging from Chihuahuas to Pitbulls; including his current comrades, a Rejected Labradoodle, American Staffordshire Terrier Mix, and the newest addition a German Shepherd Hound Mix. Bryan has a special love for “Bully Breeds” and wants to empower people to showcase what wonderfully loyal and loving dogs they really are. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, he can now focus where his passion is. With a degree in business and finance giving him a solid small business foundation, with the precision and passion needed to transform your dog from unruly to obedient, frightened to confident, timid to content.
Bryan & JoAnne Swihart are the owners and head trainers for the Off Leash K9 Training program in Georgia - offering locations in Athens, Peachtree City, Augusta, Smyrna, Duluth, Columbus, and Macon. We moved to the Atlanta area to settle near family after opening successful locations in Charlottesville, Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bryan is an Army veteran with multiple deployments; while deployed he was impressed with military working dog’s impeccable obedience training and high level of confidence enabling them to be the most well trained canines in the world. Bryan has a lifelong love of dogs starting with his first dog “Squeak,” who used to sleep under his crib every night. He has owned and trained a wide assortment of dogs ranging from Chihuahuas to Pitbulls; including his current comrades, a Rejected Labradoodle, American Staffordshire Terrier Mix, and the newest addition a German Shepherd Hound Mix. Bryan has a special love for “Bully Breeds” and wants to empower people to showcase what wonderfully loyal and loving dogs they really are. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, he can now focus where his passion is. With a degree in business and finance giving him a solid small business foundation, with the precision and passion needed to transform your dog from unruly to obedient, frightened to confident, timid to content.