K9aholics JacksonvillePersonalized dog training for families throughout Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. From puppy training and everyday obedience to reactivity, aggression and challenging behaviors, our team builds customized training plans around your dog’s needs, your goals and real-life situations.
Every dog comes with a different personality, history and set of challenges. Our Jacksonville dog training programs are built around the dog in front of us, whether you’re starting with a new puppy, working on everyday obedience or navigating more complex behavior. We’ll help you find the right approach.
Hands-on, personalized training that builds reliable obedience, better communication and practical skills for everyday life.
Build confidence, communication and good habits early with puppy training tailored to your dog’s development and your household.
Individualized training for dogs struggling with reactivity, fear, resource guarding, aggression and other challenging behaviors.
Develop stronger communication and more dependable obedience through structured training that progresses with your dog’s abilities.
Financing: Training can be split into monthly payments through Affirm or Klarna.
Meet Gino and Guy Smith, the co-owners and trainers behind K9aholics Jacksonville. With experience ranging from puppy development and obedience to complex behavior challenges, they bring different strengths and a shared commitment to personalized, hands-on dog training.
Their goal goes beyond teaching commands. It’s about building better communication between dogs and their owners and developing skills that carry into everyday life.
Gino focuses on building the foundation of great dog training: engagement, communication and reliable obedience. His approach helps dogs develop the confidence and skills needed to navigate everyday life, from household manners to challenging real-world distractions.
Working with puppies, family pets and working dogs, Gino emphasizes creating a strong relationship between dogs and their owners so progress continues long after formal training ends.
Guy specializes in working with dogs facing more complex behavioral challenges, including aggression, reactivity, fear and bite histories. His approach focuses on understanding each dog’s behavior, developing practical training strategies and helping owners build the confidence to handle challenging situations.
From leash reactivity to serious aggression cases, Guy works to improve communication, establish clear expectations and create realistic plans for safer, more manageable everyday life.
No two dogs learn the same way. We develop personalized training plans based on your dog’s behavior, temperament and your goals, rather than forcing every dog through the same program.
Stay involved in your dog’s progress with photos, videos and training updates. You’ll understand what your dog is learning and how those skills apply to everyday life.
We practice skills in everyday environments throughout Jacksonville, building obedience and confidence around the distractions your dog will actually encounter.
Your dog’s progress shouldn’t depend on having a professional trainer holding the leash. We teach you how to communicate, reinforce training and continue building good habits at home.
Guy is an amazing trainer who gave excellent communication throughout the entire experience. We had our lab go to the 3 week board and train with Guy and she came back an extremely well behaved dog. He is very reassuring and non judging when instructing the pet owners on how to keep up with the training.
Gino is an absolute dream to work with. I have 3 huskies, all rescued from various situations. My most recent rescue proved to be outside of my training abilities, so we called upon Gino to spearhead a behavior modification for my boy with resource guarding issues, resulting in a bite.
Gino did a fantastic job training both our dogs, especially working with our Sheppard since he was a puppy. He was always available to help us with any issues we wanted extra work on and included our 7 year old in the training too. Both our dogs are now fully trained for off leash walking.
Guy has worked with our dog, Biscuit. He was able to reign her wild amount of energy to a point that she is now off leash trained! She has done exceptional under his training! I’m so very thankful for him!
“My crazy rescue is still crazy, at times, but thanks to Gino it's a happy, controlled crazy we can both live with! Gino has made such a positive impact on our lives. He is truly a dog whisperer.”
Julie Perrine, Google review
Gino or Guy will discuss your dog’s behavior, your training goals and any challenges you’ve been experiencing. From there, we’ll recommend a personalized training plan that fits your dog’s needs.
K9aholics Jacksonville serves Jacksonville, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Fleming Island, Middleburg and surrounding Northeast Florida communities. Contact us to confirm availability in your area.
Your dog works directly with K9aholics Jacksonville co-owners Gino and Guy Smith. Gino focuses on engagement and obedience, while Guy specializes in reactivity, aggression and complex behavior cases.
Yes, we work with dogs experiencing leash reactivity, fear, resource guarding, aggression and other challenging behaviors. A bite history doesn’t automatically disqualify your dog. We’ll evaluate their history and behavior to determine the safest, most effective training approach.
Off-leash reliability starts with a strong obedience foundation. We build communication, recall and responsiveness through structured training and real-world distractions. Whether off-leash training is appropriate depends on your dog’s behavior, progress and safety.
Every dog learns differently. Our training programs are customized around your dog’s behavior, training goals and individual needs. We’ll discuss the recommended approach and expected timeline during your consultation.
Training doesn’t stop when your dog comes home. We provide hands-on owner education to help you understand your dog’s training, reinforce new behaviors and maintain progress in everyday situations.
Tell us about your dog, the challenges you’re facing and what you’d like to accomplish. Our Jacksonville dog trainers, Gino and Guy, will discuss your goals and recommend a training approach tailored to your dog’s needs.
(904) 931-8942Serving Jacksonville, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and surrounding Northeast Florida communities.
