ABCANTRA - Abney Canine Training

ABCANTRA - Abney Canine Training is a boarding kennel and training facility in Abita Springs, Louisiana, offering dog boarding for owners across St. Tammany Parish. Dogs can stay by the day, the week, or the month, and the kennel accepts any breed or size, from small dogs up to giant breeds. Boarding and obedience work run side by side, so a stay can be just a stay or part of a training course.

Services offered

• Boarding by the day, week, or month
• Any breed or size accepted, small through giant
• Obedience training and behavior modification
• Microchip implantation
• Free lifetime consultations for course graduates

What sets the kennel apart

Training is grounded in the methods of Certified Master Canine Trainer Don Abney, whose approach starts with understanding how a dog thinks before asking it to learn anything. Obedience programs begin with an evaluation of the behavior problems an owner is dealing with, and the corrections that follow are meant to be simple enough to use at home. When a dog does not fit the standard course, the instructions or the method get adjusted rather than pushing the dog through it. Owners whose dogs complete a course keep free consultations for the life of that dog.

Practical details

The ABCANTRA kennels are licensed, insured, and inspected. Booking runs through the phone at (985) 892-6773, and space for a boarding or training stay needs to be arranged in advance. Every dog must be current on vaccinations before it comes in. Microchip implantation is also offered. More detail on the courses and the trainer's background sits on the ABCANTRA website and its Facebook page.