Best Dog Trainers in and Near Long Beach, CA

Advanced Canine Theory works out of Newport Beach and calls its approach "balanced dog training" on its homepage. The site doesn't spell out which tools that includes, so ask on your first call if that matters to you. Training is by appointment only.

The business offers three things: a behavior evaluation to start, private one on one lessons, and group obedience classes. Its 14 private lesson package is listed on their site as $1,190, and the basic group obedience class is listed at $35 per session. The site refers to its trainers without listing certifications. If you live in Long Beach, plan on a drive down the coast, since lessons are held in Newport Beach.

Johnny Jumper is the trainer at Bark Busters East Orange County, and the site says he has been a professional dog trainer for more than six years and was certified through Bark Busters. The company was founded in 1989. Training happens in your home, in public spaces or virtually.

The site lists a long range of behavior work, from leash pulling and jumping to reactivity, resource guarding and separation anxiety, plus puppy training and basic obedience. It describes its methods as humane and dog friendly, and it teaches you to communicate with your dog through body language and timing. Packages come with the Life of Dog Support Guarantee, which the site says means ongoing support at no added cost. The service area covers much of north and central Orange County, including Los Alamitos and Huntington Beach, which puts it within reach of east Long Beach. No prices are listed.

This Bark Busters office is listed in Bellflower and is run by Carrie and Pascha Jordan, who describe themselves as dog trainers and dog behavioral therapists. Its service list names Long Beach and Bellflower along with Santa Monica, Culver City and San Fernando Valley neighborhoods such as Van Nuys and Encino. South Bay cities such as Torrance and Redondo Beach aren't on that list, so check before booking if you live there.

Lessons start in your home and then move into your neighborhood, where real distractions are. The site says the team uses communication based techniques with "no shock collars, prong collars, or aversive methods." Listed issues include aggression, barking, biting, separation anxiety, leash pulling and resource guarding. Every package comes with a lifetime support guarantee, according to the site, and you can call for a free consultation. The site doesn't post prices.

PupHub Dog Training is Brandi Wade's business. Her listing shows the CPDT-KA credential and Pet Professional Guild membership, and names private training and behavior consulting. Separation anxiety is one listed specialty, and aggression and reactivity are others. The site says it uses only positive reinforcement and force free methods.

You can choose owner coaching sessions, where you do the training with her guidance, or day training sessions, where the trainer works your dog first and then shows you what to practice. Highly reactive dogs with a bite history can start with virtual sessions before moving to in person work. Training is sold in packages, with payment plans available, though no prices are posted. The listing is in Anaheim and the site footer shows a Santa Ana address, and it serves the Orange County area. Ask whether they travel as far as Long Beach.

Calmer Canines is run by Kate, who has worked with dogs and owners since 2007, became a Certified Professional Dog Trainer in 2014 and has worked with reactive and fearful dogs since 2010. She is a Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator and a Certified Family Dog Mediator.

Family training is the focus here: getting a dog ready for a new baby, and keeping things safe as kids grow. She also covers puppies, basic manners and serious behavior problems, and draws on approaches such as BAT for reactive dogs. In person visits cover Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa and a few nearby cities, with a wider area for families with babies that reaches Huntington Beach. Long Beach isn't on either list, but Zoom sessions are open anywhere in the lower 48 states. You send a dog profile and get a plan and estimate within 48 hours.

Dr. Cari Cannon is listed in Irvine and works with both dogs and cats. Her listing shows the CAAB credential, short for Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, and membership in the Pet Professional Guild. That puts her among the more advanced behavior credentials on this list, alongside OC Canine Coaching's CDBC.

The website on file for her listing doesn't point to a working page, so we couldn't confirm her services, session format or service area. If your dog has a serious behavior problem such as fear or aggression, or you have a dog and a cat that don't get along, her profile is worth opening. On your first call, ask whether she sees clients in person in Long Beach, works by video, or takes referrals from your veterinarian.

Sit Means Sit Orange County runs out of Huntington Beach and serves 31 Orange County cities. It is part of a franchise of 157 locations. The site names trainers Ashton and Bryan, both with the office since June 2019, and the office is a Canine Good Citizen test evaluator.

Programs include board and train, where your dog stays and trains daily, plus private lessons, puppy management and obedience. After a core program, the first year of group classes is included, then renewed yearly. Behavior work covers aggression, fear, reactivity and off leash control. The system uses a remote electronic collar the company calls the Sit Means Sit Collar, which the site describes as an adjustable "tap" paired with rewards. Pricing is set after a free evaluation with no obligation.

Sit Means Sit Long Beach is owned by Lisa-Marie Bruce, whose background includes veterinary technology and zookeeping. She opened this location in 2022, and it's one of only two trainers on this list based inside Long Beach city limits. The service area covers Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Bellflower, Lomita and South Gate.

The Day Train program has you drop your dog off in the morning, and a trainer walks you through the day's progress at pickup. Private lessons are held where and when you choose, and continuing group classes drill real world behaviors. Listed problems include chewing, jumping, barking, poor recall, leash pulling and aggression. Like other Sit Means Sit offices, this one uses a remote electronic collar paired with rewards and says its use drops in later phases. A free evaluation comes first, with packages priced after that.

Manners for Mutts is Staci Lemke's business in Irvine. She started it in 2003 after teaching puppy classes at a veterinary clinic, and she spent 25 years in the veterinary field as a registered veterinary technician, now retired. She holds the CPDT-KA, is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator and a Certified Family Dog Mediator, and lists memberships in APDT, IAABC and AVSAB among others.

The site describes its training as positive reinforcement. Private training happens in your home, and online training is offered too. The group class, Life Skills and Manners, runs six one hour sessions for dogs four months and older in an indoor room at Paw Sweet Paw Pet Hotel. It's listed on their site as $200, with open enrollment and proof of rabies vaccination required. That class is for dogs with no history of aggression.

OC Canine Coaching is Bryndon Golya's practice in Costa Mesa. He holds the Certified Dog Behavior Consultant credential from IAABC and started the business in 2010. The site says none of its programs involve shock, choke or prong collars, and it follows the least intrusive, minimally aversive approach with treats and toys.

There are three ways to work with him. Private coaching is weekly, at your home or another spot. Day training means the trainer visits two to five times a week and works your dog directly. Virtual coaching works anywhere in the United States, and the site calls it especially practical for dogs that fear strangers. He takes fearful and aggressive dogs, including dogs with a bite history, and says up front that he doesn't guarantee outcomes. In person coaching covers about ten Orange County cities, with Huntington Beach and Westminster the closest to Long Beach, so Long Beach owners would likely start online. There's no board and train.

The Southwest Obedience Club of Los Angeles was founded in 1947 as an all breed dog club and became a licensed AKC club in 1954. It's a nonprofit with a mailing address in Gardena.

The club's class page lists an AKC Beginning Novice Obedience course on Saturdays at 11 a.m. at La Romeria Park in Torrance, nine weeks of one hour sessions, listed on their site as $90. Dogs must be at least five months old, and mixed breeds are welcome. The outline covers heeling, stays, recall and stand for exam, with an optional Canine Good Citizen test, and it includes collar corrections. The club's about page gives a different park and time, so confirm before you go. It also holds AKC obedience and rally trials, with the 2026 trials at North Torrance High School.

Wags and Wiggles in Tustin is a family owned dog center that has served Orange County since 1999. It calls itself Southern California's largest positive reinforcement, clicker training school, and it has a second location in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Puppy programs take pups as young as eight weeks. Small group classes are taught by certified trainers, and private lessons and day school are also offered. The board and train program, called Boot Camp, is the most intensive option the site lists, and it's one of only two board and train programs on this page. The same building runs daycare and boarding. Prices sit on a separate pricing page, and board and train quotes are free.

Just Love For Dogs is Wynsie Chan's training business in Irvine. Her listing names private training and behavior consulting, with a focus on separation anxiety. It also lists aggression and reactivity work. She lists several credentials: CSAT and SAPRO, both separation anxiety certifications, plus VSA-CDT and aD-PDT, and she is a member of the Pet Professional Guild.

Her website showed no service details when we checked, so we can't confirm whether she works in person or by video. Ask on your first call whether she offers virtual sessions for Long Beach clients and how she checks on your dog while you're out. If your dog barks, howls or damages the door when left alone, her profile is a good one to open first.

Zoom Room Lakewood is an indoor dog training gym that also serves Cerritos, Bellflower and Norwalk. Its page puts socialization at the center, saying "Socialization is the real goal."

Classes cover puppy training, obedience, agility and socialization, and the location also offers private training and private gym time. Training uses positive reinforcement only. New clients start with a free 30 minute orientation without the dog or a private evaluation with the dog, and every class has to be booked ahead. It suits a dog that needs practice staying calm around other dogs indoors. Class prices are listed on a separate page for this location.

Zoom Room Long Beach is one of two trainers on this list inside Long Beach, and its page says it also serves Signal Hill, San Pedro, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and Downey. It's an indoor dog training gym.

Programs include puppy training, obedience, agility, socialization, tricks and scent work. The site describes its methods as positive reinforcement only and puts it this way: "We don't train dogs. We train the people who love them." That means you handle your own dog in every class. New clients start with a free orientation and a one on one evaluation before booking classes. Pricing has its own page, and classes must be booked in advance.

Zoom Room Torrance covers the South Bay. Its page lists Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes, Hawthorne and El Segundo as nearby areas served. It's the closest training studio on this list for San Pedro and Palos Verdes owners.

The gym offers puppy training, obedience, agility and socialization, along with tricks, scent work, playgroups and a private gym you can book. The approach is positive reinforcement only, and the site makes a point that owners stay in every class and never drop their dogs off. A free 30 minute orientation and a one on one evaluation come before classes. The location keeps its prices on a separate page.