Serving Dog Owners Across North Carolina
Haven Dog Training serves dog owners across North Carolina with professional, private training programs designed for real-life environments. If you’re looking for dog training near you, this page helps you find the right Haven location based on where you live and your dog’s training needs.
RALEIGH, NC
Haven’s Raleigh team is led by founder Ben Berenfield, whose work focuses on obedience, behavior modification, and building reliable communication between dogs and owners. The Raleigh trainers support a wide range of training needs, from foundational obedience to more complex behavioral challenges, and serve as the central hub for Haven’s training philosophy.
CHAPEL HILL, NC
In Chapel Hill and the surrounding Triangle area, training is led by Stefanie Wood and Ashlyn Carroll, who specialize in structured obedience, leash manners, and confidence-building in busy household and public environments. Their work emphasizes consistency and clear expectations, especially for dogs navigating high-distraction settings.
JACKSONVILLE, NC
In Jacksonville, training is led by Delaney Tibbetts, whose background emphasizes confidence-building, relationship-based training, and structured obedience. Working with both military families and civilians, Delaney focuses on helping dogs adapt to changing routines and environments with calm, consistent behavior.
WILMINGTON, NC
The Wilmington location is led by Amy O’Donnell, who brings advanced training techniques and sport-dog experience into everyday obedience work. Her approach blends structure with positive reinforcement, helping dogs develop reliability in coastal and public settings where distractions are common.
Experienced Dog Trainers Serving North Carolina
BEST-RATED DOG TRAINERS
At Haven Dog Training, we focus on helping dogs and owners build clear, lasting communication that works in real life. Our trainers work hands-on with families across North Carolina, delivering structured, personalized training designed around real homes, real routines, and real challenges.
Every program is guided by experience, consistency, and respect for both dogs and owners, with an emphasis on obedience, behavior clarity, and long-term reliability beyond the training sessions themselves.
WHAT WE CAN HELP YOU & YOUR DOG WITH
An immersive board and train program where your dog stays with a professional trainer to build reliable obedience, structure, and real-world manners through consistent daily training.
Puppy training that focuses on foundations like obedience, socialization, and communication to help young dogs develop calm, confident habits from the start.
SERVICE TRAINING
Purpose-driven service dog training designed to teach reliable task work, focus, and obedience to support daily living and long-term independence.
AGGRESSION
Structured behavior modification that addresses the root causes of aggression while building calm responses, control, and trust through professional guidance.
OBEDIENCE TRAINING
Clear, consistent obedience training that strengthens core commands, leash manners, and impulse control for dependable behavior at home and in public.
One-on-one private dog training tailored to your dog, your home, and your goals, with hands-on coaching that fits real routines and real challenges.
DOG BOARDING
Safe, structured dog boarding for current Haven clients, providing attentive care and consistency while you travel, with routines your dog already knows.
A supervised pack program that supports social skills, confidence, and engagement through structured group play in a controlled, natural environment.
PROGRAMS WE OFFER
LET US HELP YOUR DOG SHOW YOU ITS TRUE POTENTIAL
If you’re looking for dog trainers in North Carolina who truly care, you’ve found the right place. Based in Raleigh and serving and surrounding areas, our experienced team is here to help you raise a confident, well-mannered dog. At Haven Dog Training, we focus on positive, relationship-based methods that bring out the best in every pup.
BOARD & TRAIN
Our most popular program offers extensive, in-depth training for your dog. The Board & Train program at Haven Dog Training has your dog stay at our trainers’ house. You get peace of mind, trainer supervision, and your dog is comfortable in a space that mimics familiar places. This is an excellent option if you don’t have enough time to spend training your dog on your own.
PRIVATE TRAINING
Sometimes, the training a dog needs for the best support possible is 1-on-1 training. We will work with you individually to demonstrate how you can train your dog to follow basic commands. This program includes 4 hour-long sessions and is best for humans who have enough time to spend on continuous training with their dogs even after the completion of the program.
PUPPY TRAINING
Puppies! It’s easy to get carried away by their adorable antics but a trained puppy is a happy puppy! This program trains your puppy to learn basic, important commands and also offers socialization opportunities. This 15-day program will give you the foundation you need to build a healthy, happy relationship with your puppy as they mature.
