Dog Academy LLC

09/03/2026

If you would like to join us in this year’s Christmas Parade(s), please let me know.
Generally we take a float in the Lynn Haven and walk the Panama City and PSJ parades.

Here is the PC information, so far!
The theme for this year will be Christmas Movies. We will kick off at the downtown marina and proceed up Harrison Avenue to Tommy Oliver on Saturday December 5, 2026, at 6:00pm.

09/02/2026

 Day school, what is it? What goes on?

08/29/2026

Congratulations to the Clubhouse!!!! Way to go team!

WE DID IT — BEST OF FLORIDA 2026!

We are incredibly proud to announce that Dog Academy Clubhouse has been named a Best of Florida Regional Winner in the Pet Boarders & Sitters category!

This recognition means so much to us because YOU helped make it happen.

To every client, friend, family member, and member of our community who took the time to vote for us — THANK YOU! Your trust and support have allowed us to build Dog Academy Clubhouse into something we are incredibly proud of.

Our goal has always been to provide more than just a place for dogs to stay. We want every dog who walks through our doors to be safe, cared for, understood, enriched, and treated like one of our own.

We also want to recognize our amazing Clubhouse Team. Awards like this aren’t earned by a name on a building. They’re earned every morning, every late night, every weekend and holiday by the people cleaning kennels, supervising playgroups, preparing meals, giving medications, comforting nervous dogs, sending updates, and making sure our guests receive the care they deserve.

Best of Florida Regional Winner — Pet Boarders & Sitters 2026.

What an incredible way to celebrate how far the Clubhouse has come.

From all of us at Dog Academy Clubhouse, thank you for voting for us, trusting us with your dogs, and supporting our locally owned business. We couldn’t have earned this without you.

— Shaun, Andrea & the entire Dog Academy Clubhouse Team

08/25/2026

One of my clients said, "let me show you the video of our new dog that showed up at our door" 😳😱
"Can I pet THAT dawg?!?!" Angela, just for you 😂
PS) this is fairly normal around here... beware if you want to move to Florida 😂

08/25/2026

Current Price-points for Services:
10% off training services for Teachers, Nurses, EMT, retirees, and law enforcement including our military!

*Puppy 3 Wk Board & Train $1000
-Includes Continuing Education Classes with AKC CGC & AKC CGCA testing included (when owners pass the tests with pet), Private in (your) Home Lessons, Videos, Forever text and/or call support, In person one on one tutorials, and weekends at home.

*Week to Week Board & Train $1200 for the first 3 weeks, $400 a week thereafter (most require an average of 4-6 weeks)
-Includes Continuing Education Classes with AKC CGC & AKC CGCA testing included (when owners pass the tests with pet), Private in (your) Home Lessons, Videos & in person one on one tutorials, Forever text and/or call support, and weekends at home.

*Puppy Day School 5 weeks, 4 days/week $1500
-Includes Continuing Education Classes with AKC CGC & AKC CGCA testing included (when owners pass the tests with pet), Private in (your) Home Lessons, Videos of your puppy as homework tutorials, Forever text and/or call support, & in person one on one tutorials.

*In (your) Home Private Lessons $150 or Package of 6 for $750

*Group Classes (Unlimited) $250 with AKC CGC & AKC CGCA testing included (when owners pass the tests with pet)

***Day Care $25/day
***Boarding $35 for 30lbs and under/$45 31lbs and up
***Only available to dogs who have trained using our Day School or Board & Train. (Older pets are grandfathered in and may come as well)

Our services are IN MY HOME RESIDENCE

Continuing Education Classes and Group Classes are held in the Bay County area for excellent exposure experiences for you and your dog!

Please see our website for more information and to register or call 850-303-0510

08/22/2026

From Petsmart to Dog Academy to PSJ Cubhouse….it’s so neat to keep these furry friends in my life!

08/21/2026

Photos in comments.
I usually am not in the business of rehoming pets. I'm already busy enough teaching owners and dogs the ways to make the relationship work. HOWEVER, I trained this dog myself (all the way through my Advanced Training) and for reasons of the owner (NOT behavioral issues from the dog), we are seeking his next chapter.
He is 4 years old
Sheepadoodle
Neutered
Up to date on vaccines
Gets groomed every 6 weeks
Loves the beach
Has spent time: at restaurants, farms, traveling, beach, with other dogs and children. (Cats?) I'll ask...
He loves the beach. He loves the woods. He loves the farms.
I really would take him myself, but as you know, I've got my hands full!
We are looking for his soulmate. Not just a home.
Want to meet him and see if it's a fit? Call and we will discuss a meet and greet.
Thanks y'all. He's a special dude.

08/16/2026

Some other dog trainers we follow and recommend that our clients watch, are trainers whose teachings and methods closely mirror what we’ve learned through our own experience here at Dog Academy.

The truth is, some of these trainers are MUCH better at the social media side of this business than I am!

Shaun, at Dog Academy Clubhouse, has taught himself how to create and share videos and does a much better job of it. I, Andrea, on the other hand, feel like I have to learn (and then relearn) how to edit and post videos every single time I do one. Honestly, most days I simply don’t have the time, energy, or bandwidth.

We have a small team here at Dog Academy LLC. Throughout the day and well into the evening, we’re potty training puppies, feeding dogs, changing water, cleaning, exercising dogs, working training sessions, teaching classes, and caring for the dogs entrusted to us.

I don’t spend much of that time walking around with a camera in my hand (although I kick myself for it sometimes because there are SO many interactions and experiences I wish I could capture and share with you).

So, when I find knowledgeable trainers who do a great job demonstrating concepts that align with what we teach, I like to share them.

Pack Leader Dog Psychology & Behavior does a great job showing video examples of dog behavior that reflect much of our own philosophy and experience. He takes videos, slows them down, and breaks down what is happening between the dogs. It’s a great way to actually SEE some of the subtle aspects of canine behavior that can be difficult to explain with words alone.

The Good Dog Training and Rehabilitation and Solid K9 Training demonstrate many training concepts and techniques that we also use here at Dog Academy. Both put out excellent educational videos and, yes, I’m a little envious of how well they do them!

For those who really want to dig into the WHY behind training and behavior, Gary Wilkes is one of my favorite resources. His articles on Click and Treat, Facebook, and Substack are incredibly educational and thought-provoking.

Tully Williams is another trainer I really enjoy. He doesn’t post nearly as many videos, but his book is excellent.

There are certainly others, but these are some of my personal go-to resources and the ones I frequently recommend.

One important clarification: Sharing someone’s content does not mean that Dog Academy agrees with everything that person teaches, says, or does.

If I come across a video, article, or post that aligns with my own experience, education, and understanding of dogs, I may share that particular piece of information because I believe there is something valuable to learn from it. Sometimes I can share it directly…and sometimes technology wins and I can’t figure out how 🤣

The goal isn’t to tell you to blindly follow another trainer or even to blindly follow me, the goal is to keep learning about dogs.

Watch them. Study them. Learn to recognize the little changes in body language and behavior that happen before the big, obvious ones. The more we understand what dogs are communicating, the better trainers, handlers, and owners we become. I also suggest going to the dog park (without your dog) to watch and learn!

Hope this helps explain why you’ll occasionally see educational content from other trainers shared on our page.

Now, I’m currently watching dogs play and getting ready for classes...which is exactly where I’d rather be anyway!

Andrea
Dog Academy LLC 🐾❤️🐾❤️

08/16/2026

Dog Academy recognizes this fact! Our GSDs that train and daycare have jobs! Our programs are set up to keep dogs mentally stimulated by adherence to boundaries and structure, while getting playtime that each individual dog enjoys, then learning to relax (turning the switch off).

Dog parks are one of the worst places you can take a German Shepherd, and insisting otherwise is about owner ego, not the dog’s needs.

They’re marketed as social spaces, but for shepherds they function like chaos labs with no rules and too many variables.

The idea that all dogs benefit from unstructured socialization is a myth people repeat because it sounds kind.

German Shepherds were not built for free-for-all environments where boundaries shift every thirty seconds.

They were built to read order, respond to hierarchy, and track responsibility.

A dog park offers none of that.

What it offers is unpredictable dogs, inconsistent human intervention, and constant pressure to assess threat levels without clear authority.

People call it “letting them be dogs.”

What it actually is is asking a working breed to stand down in a situation that keeps demanding engagement.

Most shepherds don’t play at dog parks.

They patrol.

They hover.

They correct.

They watch entrances and exits instead of chasing balls.

Owners misread that as dominance or anxiety.

It’s neither.

It’s a dog doing a job it was never relieved from.

Dog parks reward dogs that disengage easily.

German Shepherds don’t disengage easily.

They stay switched on because that’s how they’re wired.

So when something inevitably goes wrong, a scuffle, a snap, a dog crossing a line, the shepherd gets blamed.

Not because it started the problem, but because it finished it.

This is why you hear the same story over and over.

“He’s great everywhere else.”

“He’s never done that before.”

“He just doesn’t like dog parks.”

That last one is the only honest sentence in the entire conversation.

Shepherds don’t thrive in environments where no one is clearly in charge.

Dog parks are built on the assumption that dogs will self-regulate.

That assumption works for some breeds.

It does not work for a dog bred to regulate others.

People who insist their shepherd “needs” the dog park are usually trying to outsource stimulation.

They want the dog tired without having to be involved.

They want enrichment without responsibility.

That’s not enrichment for a German Shepherd.

That’s abandonment with witnesses.

This is also why so many shepherds come home from dog parks overstimulated, reactive, or on edge.

Not because they’re fragile.

Because they were asked to maintain control in a space that actively resists structure.

You can love your German Shepherd and still put them in situations that work against their nature.

Dog parks are one of those situations.

If your shepherd avoids other dogs, scans constantly, or positions itself between groups, it’s not failing to socialize.

It’s doing exactly what you brought it there to do, whether you admit it or not.

German Shepherds don’t need more chaos.

They need clarity.

And dog parks are the opposite of that, no matter how friendly the sign at the gate looks.