Personalized Puppy Training

Serving the Triad and Surrounding Areas

I Will Help You Put Your Puppy on the Right Path to Become a GREAT Adult Dog!

Spend time enjoying your puppy instead of constantly dealing with their frustrating behaviors.


Get through the 3 puppy stages that, left unfixed, lead to frustrating problem behaviors later in their life.


Teach your puppy important life skills for long-term success with you and your loved ones.


Are you having any of these issues with your puppy? I can help!

Puppy chewing on your things and using your hands as a teething toy? If this is causing you frustration, you are not alone.

Getting a new puppy to sleep through the night can cause exhaustion. The last thing we want is to be irritable with our puppy.

Is your new puppy anxious when left alone, and you feel guilty leaving them home without you?

Potty training is one of the most frustrating and embarrassing parts of puppy training, and we have solutions!

At NC Puppy Coach,

I believe you deserve:

  • A trusting relationship with your puppy that lasts a lifetime.

  • A rewarding and positive experience both with your puppy and your puppy trainer.

  • A personalized training plan, because every puppy is different.

  • Ongoing support and guidance from your puppy trainer.

  • Empathy and understanding from your puppy trainer.

  • A trainer who understands the struggles new puppy owners face, so your stress is relieved.

  • Reassurance and practical solutions to the common puppy problems that frustrate all new (and even experienced) puppy owners.


Why choose NC Puppy Coach?

Hi! I'm Heather Travis. I've been working professionally with dogs since 2005. I have vast experience working in veterinary clinics, grooming salons, animal shelters, pet specialty retail, dog walking...

AND I have been a dog trainer for over 10 years.

When I moved to North Carolina, I started NC Puppy Coach as my passion project.

I LOVE to help puppy owners get the personal support and guidance they need during the challenging puppy and teenage stages.

After the puppy stage challenges are over, and puppy owners see the potential of their dog, then we often continue working together over the years.

Puppy Success Stories

  • “Heather is a gifted, committed, transformative trainer. We adopted a 7-month old lab mix, Gracie, who was totally untrained at adoption and despite our years with many dogs this pup was overwhelming until Heather entered our lives. Heather taught us & Gracie with knowledge and loving discipline. The change in Gracie is so remarkable that at her last vet visit the vet called me to ask who transformed Gracie - we went from Gracie needing canine acupuncture to calm her down to Gracie's most recent vet visit where acupuncture was no longer needed -- and that's a tribute to Heather's training. We've all grown working with Heather and highly recommend her.”

    Alexis Halley & Gracie

  • "We were lucky enough to find Heather when we got Zora as a puppy. Heather is a great trainer and incredible resource. Even before we opted for her “puppy package”, she offered really helpful tips and information about raising our new puppy. On several occasions, both during our training period and afterward, I reached out to Heather asking for her expert advice and she always made herself available. This was not our first time with a puppy or with a training program, but boy did we learn some new tricks thanks to Heather! I love her level headed and informed approach to training. She really knows what she is doing as a dog trainer and, just as important, she is good at teaching humans how to train dogs too. I always recommend Heather when I meet people with puppies- or adult dogs!- who are looking for a good trainer."

    Jessica McGrane & Zora

  • "Heather was amazing with Maverick, our GSP [German Shorthaired Pointer] puppy. She gave detailed training sessions at our house with handout instructions to reinforce the teaching. Her attention to the details of dog behavior is impeccable. I wish I had her around when my kids were smaller because a lot of what she said about puppies seems to hold true for toddlers too. Our family highly recommends Heather- time and money very well spent.”

    Theresa Guyton & Maverick

3 Easy Steps to Get Started with NC Puppy Coach:

1

Fill our the form below to schedule your puppy's free consultation.
Heather will email/text you back.

2

We will book a time to talk, and discuss your training goals for your puppy and how I can help.

3

Start your training program and start to enjoy your puppy even more!

What you and your puppy get when you work with NC Puppy Coach:

  • Puppy goes potty outside & not inside on your carpet.

  • Your puppy enjoys spending time in their crate calmly and quietly.

  • Your puppy will be great with grooming and nail trims. Your pup will accept Veterinary exams and medical care.

  • Your puppy will relax and settle at your side and learn to choose calm behaviors.

  • Your puppy learns resiliency and to navigate our crazy world with ease. YOU will be confident when faced with stressful situations with your puppy.

  • Puppy pays attention and listens even around distractions.

  • IMAGINE: Your puppy comes to you the FIRST TIME you call, every time. Your puppy walks nicely on leash without pulling or barking at things.

  • Your puppy will greet people politely and calmly inside your home and out in public.

  • Your puppy will travel calmly in the car and behave politely in public spaces allowing you to include them in more of your life.

NC Puppy Coach’s Promise to You:

  • I will never shame you or judge you for your puppy’s behavior. I believe in treating both dogs AND people with compassion, and honestly, I've been there before with my personal pups too!

  • I will provide my expert advice and guidance tailored to your dog's individual needs and personality to help meet your specific training goals.

  • I will empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to support your puppy through their training and behavior challenges giving you the confidence to handle them wherever you go.

How NC Puppy Coach Gets GREAT Results:

  • After over 10 years of working with families to train their puppies and adult dogs, we have developed a unique framework

  • The traditional model of a 6 week group puppy class, or a few lessons in your home DOES NOT work for long-term success with your puppy who soon will become an adolescent and then an adult DOG.

  • If you are a parent of human children, or you know a parent of one, then you know that we don't send them to kindergarten and expect them to graduate from college the next month.

  • Training and raising a young puppy is a unique undertaking, much different from training a dog that is already mature and grown.

  • Puppies change so much over the course of the first year and go through many important (and often challenging) developmental stages. One day your puppy might remember EVERYTHING they learned, and the next day they can act like they don't know a thing. This is NORMAL, and why we do things a little differently with our Membership-Based Puppy Training.

We work together in an ongoing manner,

through our exclusive

Puppy Membership.

There are 3 Critical Stages That Puppies Go Through...

And NC Puppy Coach is here to guide you through these to the other side.

We work at your puppy's speed, through the challenging stages.

You gain confidence as puppy grows and your hard work pays off.

You see the paw-sibilities and your puppy becomes a well-trained adult dog.

Frequently Asked Questions…

  • I offer Membership-Based Puppy Training because my business is entirely focused on puppies and young dogs that are still developing physically and mentally. It only made sense to me based on my professional dog training experience over the last decade to offer a training program with long-term training and support while your puppy grows, develops and changes.

    We don’t send kids to kindergarten and then send them off to college without any additional learning and support in between- so why does the traditional puppy training model of a 6 week group class expect to set your puppy up for a lifetime of good behavior and success?

  • 1. We can work together at your own pace and at a speed that’s appropriate for your puppy’s development and individual personality. 

    2. Ensures more mastery of training concepts, skills and behaviors. Basically you get much better results.

    3. You get access to a professional (me) for the entirety of your puppy’s challenging stages i.e. sharp puppy biting phase, potty training stage, socialization stage, teenage stage, selective listening stage, basic training and advanced training.


  • Private lessons every month. These lessons are customized to your puppy’s individual needs and your own goals. I don’t follow a cookie-cutter class curriculum, every puppy is different and every family has unique goals and needs so every client’s training program is customized. 

    Access to my private online coaching group with helpful guides, videos and info on important puppy topics.

    You also get access to support outside your lessons via text, calls or email. Basically I encourage my clients to use me as a valuable resource and support system as they navigate their puppy raising journey as much as they can/need to/want. I know it can be stressful and frustrating and lots of questions come up.

  • There are 2 types of Puppy Memberships: In-Person & Virtual. (Most of my clients actually prefer Virtual for the added convenience, more flexible scheduling, and lower cost.)

    There are 3 Membership Options: Month to Month (no commitment), 6 Months, and 12 Months. The longer the membership, the lower the monthly cost (similar to subscription services i.e. gym memberships, software & app subscriptions, etc.) I offer a discount on longer memberships to make it easier for families to afford the long-term training they need to get the absolute best results for their puppy.

    Membership prices start at $250/month. Memberships are charged every month which allows clients who want a longer, more extensive training program to make monthly payments instead of paying a large fee up front before training starts.

Let’s Work Together

Interested in working together? Fill out the form and I will be in touch shortly. I can’t wait to hear from you!