Superior solutions
for your dog’s behavior problems

You love your dog — but their behavior is breaking your heart.

The lunging, the biting, the growling — it’s scary and overwhelming.

Or maybe your dog is afraid of strangers, other dogs, or even the world outside your front door.

This is not what you imagined when you brought your dog home.

At The Collegiate Canine, we help you turn chaos into calm — with skill, empathy, and lasting results.

Leash Reactivity

Is your leash-reactive dog embarrassing you? Do you just want to enjoy walks again? Let us train your dog to walk calmly in public so you can be proud of your canine companion.

Behavior Problems

Whether it’s aggression, resource guarding, compulsive behavior, fear or another issue, when your dog is struggling, it can take over your life. We can help your dog with serious behavior issues and bring peace to your household.

Cooperative Care

Does your dog hate nail trims? Run away when they see the ear medicine come out? It doesn’t have to be this way! We can teach your dog to love veterinary and grooming care at home and enjoy visits to the veterinarian.

About The Collegiate Canine

For 11 years, Amy owned and operated Civil Obedience Dog Training (as Amy Flanigan); beginning in 2013, she took several years off to stay home with her children, and has now returned to serving Columbus-area dog owners as the owner of The Collegiate Canine.

Amy has competed for 25 years with her own dogs in multiple dog sports, including obedience, conformation, agility, rally, conformation, nosework, barn hunt, earthdog and lure coursing. Her specialty-winning Scottish Terriers have been nationally ranked in obedience, conformation and agility.