Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m Austin Franklin.
How did I start Absolutely Pawsitively Obedient?
Thank you so much for your interest and for checking out my website! My name is Austin Franklin and I am the founder/owner of Absolutely Pawsitively Obedient. I offer off-leash dog training in Jacksonville, North Carolina. I also proudly offer my services as a professional dog trainer to clients in New Bern, Wilmington, and the surrounding areas.
In 2017 I pursued my dream of turning my passion and hobby of training dogs into my living and full-time “job”. I don’t call it my job because when you enjoy what you do, you don’t work a day in your life!
I have proudly and gratefully trained each family and dog myself since I started Absolutely Pawsitively Obedient. I have also always been a veteran family-owned and operated business.
When I started Absolutely Pawsitively Obedient I had one year of active duty left in the Marine Corps. Each evening after work I had private lessons with families, and on the weekends from sun up to sun down I trained with more families. I even took leave and traveled across the country to help families who hired me in Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, the Washington, D.C. area, and all over North Carolina.
At the end of 2017, my wife Ashley and I bought our current home in Jacksonville, North Carolina. We finished our new climate controlled facility on our property, installed security cameras and sensors, ordered state of the art impact kennels, and I began to board and train dogs out of our home and facility. I started boarding and training dogs in 2018, 365 days per year. I have been blessed with the opportunity to learn from hundreds and hundreds of dogs of all different ages, breeds, temperaments, and sizes. Each dog had different things they struggled with such as barking at other dogs/people, separation anxiety, jumping on people, leash manners, and guests manners, to name a few. Please refer to my Facebook and YouTube for photos and videos from past board and train graduates that I have had the pleasure of training and referred to here.
There is still and always will be a lifetime warranty on all training I provide! Thank you so much for considering me to help with your dog and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!
Respectfully,
Austin Franklin