DOG ACADEMY · round 3 · top 5 pains × 5 ads (4:5 Feed + 9:16 Stories/Reels) · 2026-09-29 Offer on every ad: Get your custom training plan today. · Proof: 80,000+ owners and pets served Destination for every ad: https://dogacademy.org/in-person-dog-training/book-training (swap to the Meta version of the quiz with ?pain= when it exists) CTA button for every ad: Book Now ######## YOUR DOG IGNORES YOU (Pain #1 · 16.7% of booking-form answers) == I1 (Your dog ignores you when you give a command) Files: DA-I1-4x5.jpg, DA-I1-9x16.jpg Headline: He Might Not Understand You CTA: Book Now Primary text: You say "down" and he sits. You say "sit" and he stares at you. You say it louder and he wanders off to the kitchen. A lot of the time he's reading your hands and your tone and getting a different message from the one you're saying. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home, watches the two of you and shows you which signal he's actually following. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the words he keeps missing. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Dog Academy has served over 80,000 owners and pets. == I2 (You repeat 'sit' and your dog acts like you're not there) Files: DA-I2-4x5.jpg, DA-I2-9x16.jpg Headline: Get His Attention First CTA: Book Now Primary text: "Sit." Nothing. "Sit." He looks at the window. "SIT." Now he's lying down, which is almost worse. Most dogs who ignore "sit" were never taught to look at you first. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and works on that first step with you, until your dog turns to you before you say a word. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the commands he ignores. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == I3 (Your dog won't listen to any command) Files: DA-I3-4x5.jpg, DA-I3-9x16.jpg Headline: Make Every Command Count CTA: Book Now Primary text: "Come." Ignored. "Leave it." Too late, it's in his mouth. "Off." He's already on the couch. When a dog ignores everything, it usually comes down to one missing habit: checking in with you. A Dog Academy trainer builds that habit with you at home, then works through the commands one at a time. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and every command he ignores. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. More than 80,000 owners and pets served. == I4 (Your dog won't come when you call) Files: DA-I4-4x5.jpg, DA-I4-9x16.jpg Headline: Say 'Come' Just Once CTA: Book Now Primary text: You call him once. Then five times. Then you're jogging across the field in the dark, holding a treat bag and pretending to the other owners that this is normal. Recall is practiced, one distraction at a time. A Dog Academy trainer starts in your house, then your yard, then the field, so "come" works where it actually matters. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the places he runs off. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == I5 (Months of practice and your dog still ignores 'sit') Files: DA-I5-4x5.jpg, DA-I5-9x16.jpg Headline: Stop Practicing the Mistake CTA: Book Now Primary text: You've done the treats. The clicker. The videos. You've practiced "sit" in the kitchen every night for months, and the second there's a knock at the door, it's gone. Practice doesn't stick when a small mistake gets repeated every night. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home, spots it in the first few minutes and coaches you through the fix. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the commands that keep failing. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Dog Academy has served over 80,000 owners and pets. ######## PULLING ON THE LEASH (Pain #2 · 15.3%) == P1 (You keep buying harnesses and your dog still drags you) Files: DA-P1-4x5.jpg, DA-P1-9x16.jpg Headline: Put the Harnesses Away CTA: Book Now Primary text: There's a drawer in your hallway with three harnesses in it. The front-clip one, the no-pull one, the one the pet store swore by. He pulls just as hard in all of them. Equipment can't teach him where to walk. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and walks your route with you, and shows you what to do with the leash in the moments he starts to pull. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your daily walk. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == P2 (Walks hurt because your dog drags you) Files: DA-P2-4x5.jpg, DA-P2-9x16.jpg Headline: Walks That Don't Hurt CTA: Book Now Primary text: Your shoulder aches before you've reached the end of the block. Some days you tell yourself the backyard is enough, and he paces by the door all evening. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and walks your street with you, starting with the first ten steps out of the door, where most of the pulling starts. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your street. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == P3 (Your dog drags you faster than you can walk) Files: DA-P3-4x5.jpg, DA-P3-9x16.jpg Headline: You Set the Pace CTA: Book Now Primary text: Your walk is his sprint. You're half jogging, the leash is humming, and every driveway is a chance for him to swing you somewhere new. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and teaches you to set the pace, on your own sidewalk, with the dog you actually have. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and his favorite speed. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == P4 (Every walk your dog is out front and you're the anchor) Files: DA-P4-4x5.jpg, DA-P4-9x16.jpg Headline: Walk Beside Him Again CTA: Book Now Primary text: You pictured slow Sunday walks with a coffee. What you've got is a 70-pound sled dog and a sore wrist by the second block. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and walks with the two of you until he's beside you instead of out front. You learn the handling; he learns the pace. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your walks together. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == P5 (One hard pull from your dog and you'll hit the ground) Files: DA-P5-4x5.jpg, DA-P5-9x16.jpg Headline: Stay on Your Feet CTA: Book Now Primary text: Dark, wet, and he's seen a cat. You've got the leash wrapped around your wrist because you know what happens if you don't, and you know what happens if you do. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and works on the pull itself, so a cat, a squirrel or a wet curb stops being a gamble. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your nighttime walks. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Dog Academy has served over 80,000 owners and pets. ######## JUMPING ON PEOPLE (Pain #3 · 12.7%) == J1 (Your dog jumps on every guest at the door) Files: DA-J1-4x5.jpg, DA-J1-9x16.jpg Headline: A Calm Front Door CTA: Book Now Primary text: Your sister won't wear white to your house anymore. Your neighbor now says hello from the driveway. Everyone knows the drill: the door opens, 70 pounds of dog comes through it. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and runs the door with you, again and again, with real knocks and real people, until four paws on the mat is what he does when it opens. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your front door. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == J2 (The doorbell rings and your dog launches at whoever walks in) Files: DA-J2-4x5.jpg, DA-J2-9x16.jpg Headline: Make the Doorbell Boring CTA: Book Now Primary text: Ding-dong, and the whole house changes. He's at the door before you are, bouncing off the glass, and whoever walks in gets paws on the chest and a tongue in the ear. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and practices the doorbell with you: the knock, the door, the hello. He learns what to do, and you learn how to set it up. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your doorbell. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == J3 (You shut your dog away when people come over) Files: DA-J3-4x5.jpg, DA-J3-9x16.jpg Headline: Let Him Join the Party CTA: Book Now Primary text: Every time people come over, he goes in the laundry room. You can hear him whining through the door all through dinner, and you feel terrible about it. Shutting him away skips the part he needs to learn. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and practices arrivals with you, so he can be in the room when your friends are. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the people who visit. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == J4 (Guests arrive and you're hauling your dog off them) Files: DA-J4-4x5.jpg, DA-J4-9x16.jpg Headline: Hands Off the Collar CTA: Book Now Primary text: "Hi, come in, sorry, OFF, sorry." You've said it so many times it's basically your greeting. One hand on his collar, the other on the door. Grabbing the collar gets him off this guest and teaches him nothing for the next one. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and shows you what to do before he jumps. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your guests. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == J5 (Your dog knocks over your dinner guests) Files: DA-J5-4x5.jpg, DA-J5-9x16.jpg Headline: Keep Your Guests Standing CTA: Book Now Primary text: Two muddy paw prints on your friend's new trousers, a glass of red held up in the air, and you on your knees with a wet cloth saying it'll come out. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and rehearses arrivals with you, with guests and real doorbells, until he greets people with four paws on the floor. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your dinner guests. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Served: 80,000+ owners and pets. ######## LUNGING AT OTHER DOGS (Pain #4 · 11.1%) == R1 (Your dog lunges at other dogs and you can barely hold on) Files: DA-R1-4x5.jpg, DA-R1-9x16.jpg Headline: Pass Other Dogs Calmly CTA: Book Now Primary text: You see the other dog before he does, and your whole body tightens. Then he sees it. Barking, lunging, the leash burning through your hand, and you're apologizing across the street again. A Dog Academy trainer works on this with you on your own route, starting at a distance he can handle and teaching you what to do before he reaches the end of the leash. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the dogs you pass. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == R2 (You dread every walk because your dog reacts to everything) Files: DA-R2-4x5.jpg, DA-R2-9x16.jpg Headline: Stop Walking It Alone CTA: Book Now Primary text: You plan walks like escape routes. Early, late, the loop with the good sight lines. And you're doing all of it on your own. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and walks your route with you. Together you find the distance he can cope with, what sets him off and what to do in the first second. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and the walks you dread. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == R3 (Your dog reacts to every trigger you pass) Files: DA-R3-4x5.jpg, DA-R3-9x16.jpg Headline: Know His Triggers CTA: Book Now Primary text: You know every trigger on your route. The yappy terrier behind the fence. The kid on the scooter. The delivery van. You grip the leash a little harder at each one. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and works through your dog's triggers with you, one at a time, starting with the ones you meet every day. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and his triggers. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == R4 (Every walk turns into a battle with other dogs) Files: DA-R4-4x5.jpg, DA-R4-9x16.jpg Headline: Take a Plan Outside CTA: Book Now Primary text: Same loop, same knot in your stomach. You spot a dog two houses down and you're already rehearsing the apology. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and walks that loop with you, so you know what to do when the other dog appears instead of bracing for it. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your usual loop. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == R5 (You walk at odd hours to avoid other dogs) Files: DA-R5-4x5.jpg, DA-R5-9x16.jpg Headline: Walk at a Normal Hour CTA: Book Now Primary text: 5:40 a.m. again, because it's the only time the street is empty. You know which houses have dogs and you've built your whole route around avoiding them. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and works on the reactivity with you, so the walk can go where you want it to go, at a normal hour. Get your custom training plan today, built around your dog and your route. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. ######## POTTY AND CRATE TRAINING (Pain #5 · 9.7%) == H1 (Your puppy keeps pooping on the rug) Files: DA-H1-4x5.jpg, DA-H1-9x16.jpg Headline: Save the Rug CTA: Book Now Primary text: The first one was funny. The fourth one, on the rug you actually like, while you were standing right there, less so. Accidents usually come down to a routine that doesn't fit the puppy. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home, looks at your actual day and builds one with you. Get your custom training plan today, built around your puppy and your household. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served. == H2 (Your puppy pees in the same spot inside) Files: DA-H2-4x5.jpg, DA-H2-9x16.jpg Headline: Break the Same-Spot Habit CTA: Book Now Primary text: Same spot by the back door. You clean it, spray it, move the mat, and two days later you're on your knees with the paper towels again. Repeat accidents in one spot are a pattern, and patterns can be changed. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and sets up the routine with you: timing, the spot, what to do the minute he goes. Get your custom training plan today, built around your puppy and your house. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == H3 (You watch your puppy all day and still find puddles) Files: DA-H3-4x5.jpg, DA-H3-9x16.jpg Headline: You Can Look Away Again CTA: Book Now Primary text: You've basically stopped doing anything else. Eyes on him while you cook, eyes on him on your calls, and still, the second you look away, a puddle. Watching him doesn't teach him where to go. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and sets up a routine that does, so you can take your eyes off him for a minute. Get your custom training plan today, built around your puppy and your day. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. Over 80,000 owners and pets served. == H4 (Your puppy cries in the crate all night) Files: DA-H4-4x5.jpg, DA-H4-9x16.jpg Headline: Bedtime Without the Standoff CTA: Book Now Primary text: You've read that you shouldn't let him out while he's crying. You last about four minutes. Then you're on the floor with your arm through the door, or he's in your bed again. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and sets up the crate with you, from the first minutes in the day to the last trip out at night, so bedtime stops being a standoff. Get your custom training plan today, built around your puppy and your nights. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners & pets served so far. == H5 (Scolding accidents hasn't taught your puppy anything) Files: DA-H5-4x5.jpg, DA-H5-9x16.jpg Headline: Teach Him Where to Go CTA: Book Now Primary text: You found it, you said "NO" in the voice, and he looked at you like you'd lost your mind. Ten minutes later he went behind the couch instead. Scolding mostly teaches a puppy to hide it. A Dog Academy trainer comes to your home and works through a potty plan with you, one lesson a week, built around your puppy and your house. Get your custom training plan today, built around your puppy's routine. It includes up to 8 in-person lessons at your door (1 a week), lifetime unlimited virtual lessons (up to 2 a week) and the full online course library. 80,000+ owners and pets served.