We love to help people create the pet of their dreams
We recognize that every dog - and owner - is different.
Some dogs require more time to learn, others catch on
quickly,
and many suffer from behavioral problems that
can be an unending source of frustration.
That's why we offer a wide range of packages, tailored
to your pup’s individual needs.
Training Your Best Friend LLC provides you and your dog with all of the professional positive training methods and information you will need for you and your dog to live a long, healthy, happy life together.
We are dedicated to creating better understanding and a healthier happier bond between pet parents and their dogs. We always demonstrate integrity, compassion and an uncompromising commitment to excellence in the care and support of clients and their pets.
Our approach to dog behavior is to first establish pet parent’s role as calm assertive loving leaders. We encourage dog owners to understand the effect of their own attitudes, internal emotions and physical postures that have an effect on their dog’s behavior.
We strongly advocate that training should be positive and consistent. Training isn’t just about commands- it’s about guidance, balance, structure, clear communication and patience.
We offer a broad range of educational programs and services, such as obedience classes, puppy kindergarten, behavioral training, and more. Our goal is to help dog guardians better understand how their dogs learn and communicate, and how to effectively bridge that communication using proven positive reinforcement methods.
Proud members of both the Association of Professional Dog Trainers and the International Associations of Animal Behavior Consultants.
Approved AKC CGC Evaluator, Christie administers the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program, CGC, AKC Community Canine (the advanced level of CGC), Urban CGC and Trick Dog tests.
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- Christie was an answer to prayers! She accomplished more in an hour than we had experienced with a well known Trainer’s 3 week Board and Train! Christie uses positive reinforcement training and she had immediate results with her demeanor and abilities. Our dog is a 10 month old Golden Retriever and we got her from a breeder. Unknown to us, the breeder had done no socialization with her. She was scared of everything to the point it was impacting her daily life. Christie gave us the tools to use to get her on the path to a happy and successful life. We can’t say enough about our amazing experience with Christie Fernandez and her company, Training your Best Friend, LLC. I don’t usually do reviews, but I want other people to know there is help for your dog with Christie and Training Your Best Friend. She is the Best!read moreread lessMary Bailey8/29/2024I took the Basic Obedience class with Christie. My dog is very vocal and can be crazy. I was so afraid he'd be asked to leave after the first class 😀 But he did amazing!! He turned out to be a really fast learner and Christie is great with the dogs and humans. Would totally recommend.read moreread lessTracey Fye6/19/2024I’m very appreciative to find Christie! I looked for a trainer that was AKC certified and positive reinforcement training. I recently moved to NC and sent Christie an email sharing my experience with my dog and the training and behaviorists I connected with to work through resource guarding and on leash reaction. After connecting with Christie, she recommended having my dog join an obedience class to socialize and be around other dogs. After a couple classes and trying this approach, she gained so much confidence and both matters were reduced! We are still working through them, but Christie is a great resource to ask questions or advice. Currently we are doing obedience class and my dog is having a blast! I will continue to take her classes and help my dog further become confident in herself and around others. Thank you, Christie!read moreread lessKaitlin Winchell5/29/2024
- We’ve done a couple of group classes with Christie and have had extremely positive results! She is extremely passionate and knowledgeable and you could easily see the difference in each dog’s behaviors over the course. She has a wealth of experience and she has our complete trust in our puppy’s development!read moreread lessHarrison Chabinsky5/22/2024Such a Pleasure! Christie was great to work with during the public manners classes. We first tried basic class but found it wasnt best fit for Charlie, she allowed us to move over which worked out great and could recognize it was better match for him and his current manners. I also appreciate she helps teach you working with your best friend directly, as I admit I had faults that likely got in the way more than anything trying to communicate with him. We will be back soon for next fall classes. We are very proud of our little graduate =).read moreread lessczorr19974/26/2024We could not have been happier with the experience that Christie provided for our baby girl. We started with a very shy, easy to startle puppy and ended up with a social and outgoing big girl! Our baby has learned how to be respectful and listen (for the most part, I mean she is still a baby) to us. Just the fact that the nipping has almost stopped is amazing. She now walks easily on a leash and we understand how to read her needs and body language. I highly recommend Christie and her positive training.read moreread lessMichelle Tennant4/23/2024
- We have 2/ 2 year old Pomeranians!! They were a challenge walking, trying to chase cars, barking at everything and simply wouldn’t listen!! We registered them in the basic obedience class!! The first day they were both nervous (several Great Danes). The second class they were both a bit more comfortable!! Christine interacted with Majesty(boy) he growled! She watched him for the remainder of the class! Before we left, she informed us he was fearful and thought her Fearful Fido Class would be a better fit!! She was right! He did much better!! Duchess(girl) will do just about anything for a treat!! Walks have been amazing since I no longer walk them together!! The little tips like that has made life easier for me and them!! We did the work and got results!!! We will definitely be taking more classes!!read moreread lessBonita Cobb4/05/2024Christie is amazing! We brought our 6-year-old dog Nyla to her Reactive Rover 1 course, and it's made a huge difference for her and for us. She's so much less anxious, she rarely reacts to other dogs, and we can get her attention back if she does. Christie does an amazing job with training, and she worked around nasty weather to make sure we could still do the whole course.read moreread lessIndigo Roper-Edwards4/01/2024We have a reactive german shepherd named Luna who can be quite a handful. We were looking to get her involved in some training when we moved to North Carolina about 2 years ago and came across Christie. She offers classes for reactive dogs which is something that is hard to come across. She uses the best methods (positive reinforcement), has a wealth of experience, and has a heart for all dogs. Training with Christie has better enabled me to handle my dog when she is in uncomfortable situations. Also, Luna usually enjoys the sessions because there are treats and games involved. I highly recommend her for your training needs.read moreread lessVikarma Brooks3/10/2024