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Wild Child Dog Training provides professional dog training and behavior modification for dogs struggling with fear, anxiety, aggression, reactivity, over-arousal, resource guarding, and other complex behavioral challenges.
Practical help through individualized training plans that address the behavior, the dog behind it, and the owner who has to maintain the progress at home.
Serving Onslow, Carteret, and Craven counties.
But something has changed. Living with a dog who barks, lunges, growls, guards resources, panics, shuts down, or struggles to recover can affect nearly every part of your life.
Walks become stressful. Visitors require a plan. Taking your dog anywhere feels like a gamble. You may even find yourself arranging your entire routine around avoiding another incident.
Our job is to identify what is driving the behavior, determine what can realistically change, and build a practical training plan for both you and your dog.
Every training program combines:
Barking, lunging, pulling, or losing control around dogs, people, vehicles, or other triggers.
Growling, snapping, biting, threatening behavior, or concerns involving handler and household safety.
Avoidance, freezing, hiding, fleeing, defensive behavior, or difficulty coping in unfamiliar situations.
Chronic stress, panic, inability to settle, destructive behavior, or distress during everyday routines.
Protecting food, toys, spaces, furniture, objects, or people.
Difficulty regulating excitement, controlling impulses, disengaging, or returning to a calmer state.
Our Behavior Modification Programs combine an immersive training stay, owner lessons, practice in challenging environments, and continued support.
Your dog receives focused daily training while learning communication skills, practical obedience, coping abilities, and emotional regulation needed for everyday life. You’ll also learn how to handle your dog, recognize behavior patterns and continue the work at home.
Ready to get professional dog training help?
We consider the whole dog, including genetics, temperament, health, learning history, relationships, environment, daily fulfillment, and the situations in which the behavior occurs.
Training may include:
We create meaningful, realistic improvements and give you the skills to confidently support it.
We can build skills with your dog, but long-term success depends on what happens after your dog returns home.
Dogs thrive with purpose, consistency, and clear communication.
Owner education is included because you need to understand what you’re seeing, why you’re responding a certain way, and how to make good decisions when a difficult moment doesn’t go exactly as planned.
Wild Child Dog Training is led by owner and head trainer Sydney Marshall.
Sydney has more than 12 years of experience working with companion dogs, working breeds, and complicated behavior cases. Her education and experience include a bachelor’s degree in Animal Behavior and Health, an internship at Wolf Park, and completion of Highland Canine’s Police K9 Instructor Course, as well as multiple in-person workshops and online schools, dog-sport training, and competition. Her background includes traveling the country and focusing on helping Caucasian Shepherds, German Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois with behavioral challenges.
Trainer Kara Jordan has worked with Wild Child since 2020. Her background in training horses helped shape her understanding of timing, communication, pressure, release, and working with animals as individuals. Having shadowed and worked closely with Sydney for the last 6 years, Kara has shaped her background and education into the skills you see and experience today. She particularly enjoys helping fearful dogs develop greater confidence.
We intentionally accept a limited number of dogs, so each family receives focused training, individual attention, and honest guidance.
"I brought Athena to Wild Child because she was redirecting her frustration onto her sister, Skye. I had tried researching and hiring other trainers, but nothing helped. After working with Kara, Athena learned to regulate her emotions and think before acting. She has made a ton of progress! Athena really enjoyed training and was always super excited to go back!"
Our dog training programs may be appropriate if:
We provide dog training for dogs of all breeds, sizes, and ages. Whether your dog is young or old, purebred or mixed breed, our focus is on behavior modification and practical skills that help them succeed in everyday life.
The evaluation is a 45-minute appointment at our Maysville facility. We'll discuss your dog's history, observe their behavior, talk through your concerns, and provide immediate guidance. If additional training is recommended, we'll explain which program is appropriate and what you can realistically expect.
Our behavior modification programs require a minimum of three weeks and go up to six weeks or more. The appropriate timeline depends on the behavior, the dog's history, safety concerns, progress, and your goals.
The in-person evaluation is $100 and is scheduled after your complimentary phone call.
We offer two all-inclusive program that are curtailed around your dog's individual needs. Our three week program is $3300 and our six week program is $6190.
Please message us about our in-house payment plans.
We take a holistic approach to dog training by considering your dog's history, lifestyle, communication, learning style, and individual behavior. We also coach owners throughout the process so you can confidently maintain your dog's progress long after training ends.
No ethical training can guarantee that an emotional or behavioral problem will completely disappear. We strive and often times successful in creating meaningful improvement, safer patterns, practical skills, and a clear plan you can continue at home.
Yes! Owner lessons and education are essential parts of the program. We'll teach you how to communicate with your dog, recognize behavior patterns, handle difficult situations, and maintain the progress made during training.
We are based in Maysville, North Carolina, and primarily serve Onslow, Carteret, Craven, and Jones Counties. Many clients travel from Jacksonville, Swansboro, Morehead City, Beaufort, New Bern, Havelock, Emerald Isle, Newport, and surrounding Eastern North Carolina communities.
Providing expert dog training that builds obedience, confidence, and a strong bond between you and your dog.
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© 2026 Wild Child Dog Training. Professional Dog Training Services.