Wayne and Hollie Dooley are a husband and wife dog training team located just North of Dallas, Texas that serve the Dallas Metroplex and surrounding cities.

Wayne and Hollie are both Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partners (KPA CTPs) meaning that they studied under and earned their certifications in positive reinforcement training techniques and canine behavior from the best canine gurus in the business! 

Wayne, The Dog Trainer Guy, founded the training side of their business in 2013 and Hollie joined the ranks full time in 2021 with the addition of their playcare and boarding components.   Both Wayne and Hollie bring their own individual techniques and specialties to the table when working with you, your family and your animal counterparts.

The Dooley’s are not only skilled trainers (beginner to intermediate canine obedience, and fluency), but they also have extensive experience in the realm of canine socialization for service or therapy work, puppy proofing for calm confident focus in high distraction public settings, and for handling a canine companion in the workplace.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DOG TRAINER GUY… and Family

WAYNE DOOLEY: 

KPA Certified Training Partner (Certification number: 59801) with over a decade of experience in handling, socializing and training canines in a professional capacity, Wayne specializes in obedience training through positive reinforcement and clear communication.  By teaching clients how to develop a fluent language with their canine companions, he helps them develop a bond of trust, kinship and respect that will exponentially sharpen your canine’s focus, obedience and calm confidence even in high distraction settings.

Avenues of interest are: Volunteer work with Guide Dogs for the Blind as a puppy raiser; working with the Ronald McDonald House’s “Canine Chief Cheer Officer” to teach polite child friendly behaviors;  Volunteering as a “distraction stranger” with local Veterinarian Behaviorists to help anxious canines work through their fear in healthy responsible ways.

Supporting Certifications and Experience: Certified Fear Free Trainer, Polite and quiet walking in public settings

HOLLIE DOOLEY: 

KPA Certified Training Partner (Certification number: 47747) Hollie has come to the field of professional dog training in the last 5 years after retiring from a career in education. During her time in the classroom, Hollie could often be found accompanied by puppies in training for guide work for the visually impaired.  This hands-on experience in the work-place shaped her ability to troubleshoot unique training scenarios and needs. It also allowed her to develop an eye for combining cued behaviors and behavioral management techniques to maximize success for your young puppy in various settings (busy household, high traffic apartment living, office space, classroom setting, therapy visitation work, etc.).

Avenues of interest: Behavioral Science is Hollie’s main area of focus; she is currently working on a Certification in Applied Animal Behavior through the University of Washington. Understanding animal behavior, what motivates it, drives it and how to read it is a lifelong passion.  This focus has allowed Hollie to hone her skills in training and advising families with fearful, skittish or overly cautious or reactive pups. 

Hollie is looking forward to extending her expertise in training, environmental arrangement, and behavioral assessment to the feline species as her studies continue!

Continuing Education Specialties: KPA“Saying goodbye to Separation Anxiety”, AKC Good Canine Citizen Evaluator, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Trainer and Evaluator, Managing puppy behavior around the young and elderly.

OUR CANINE PACK:  

Raider: 9 Year old Black Lab (male). Raider works with us at client homes as a “Stranger Dog” for those pups who need help with doggie distractions and/or reactivity; especially on walks.  Raider is an extremely neutral dog that has a way of calming those around him, both humans and canines alike. (Photo)

Valhalla: 6 Year old Yellow Lab (female). Valhalla is the perfect Mama dog.  If clients want to start socialization early (early socialization period is from 6-13 weeks) in order to facilitate calm confidence later in life, then Valhalla is instrumental in the teaching process as she is also extremely neutral during initial introductions but is good at drawing young puppies out at a pace appropriate to their temperament. (Photo)

Superstar: 4 Year old Yellow Lab (male). Also known as Soup, Superstar is the youngest addition to our neutral pack.  He takes on the role of Pack Leader during our Playcare events hosted at our home every Wednesday.  Soup is an extremely neutral dog but is also playful and energetic when the setting allows for it.  He is great at livening up the playground. He teaches visiting pups proper interactions and how to instigate proper play.  Soup is instrumental during our puppy socialization and playcare events.  (Photo)