We teach dog owners new tricks - Columbus, OH

Big or small, toy, working or mixed, young or old, aggressive, shy, or just needing better manners…Acme Canine partners with Columbus area dog owners to ensure successful experiences with their dogs.

Founded in 2004 by owner and professional blogger, Laura Pakis, to help owners better understand their dogs, Acme Canine’s mission has always been, and remains, “building better lifelong bonds through behavior training and coaching.”

Acme Canine offers a variety of services to educate both novice and knowledgeable dog owners. Laura is well-trained in canine behavior and certified in breed selection, temperament testing, dog training, puppy development, behavior modification and pet boarding, so you can be assured your dog is in great hands. Having worked with over 5,000 dogs in her life, Laura will bring this knowledge and expertise to you and your dog.

The advantage of working with Acme Canine: Individualized Training in your home, downloadable training materials, and monthly workshops. A monthly e-newsletter, The Bark, and Spike’s Dog Blog— absolutely everything to make your dog the happiest they have ever been!

Laura Pakis is an experienced certified professional trainer, and owner/founder of Acme Canine. Having trained over 5,000 in the past 12 years, Laura feels responsible ownership is an important part of having a dog and guides her business toward providing dog owners with not only training knowledge but also care and understanding of dogs. Laura is a certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross and PetSaver, is AKC Canine Good Citizen and Community Canine Evaluator, and AKC PuppySTAR evaluator. She is certified in breed selection, puppy development, assistance dog training, basic and advanced obedience, Police K-9 and protection training, tracking, E-touch training, and Pack to Basics.

Laura is well known throughout the canine community for quality training, high standards, and professionalism. Published author in several national and local magazines, invited speaker by the media and pet equipment companies for canine expertise, Laura assist dog trainers worldwide with improving their training techniques, people skills, and business knowledge. She has been nominated for the Woman of the Year in the Pet Industry Award, Better Business Bureau’s Integrity Award and Worthington Chamber’s Small Business Person of the Year Award. Recently her business was singled out from among several thousand businesses to receive The Silver award for the 2014 Pet Age boarding facility of the year; reflecting the skills, talents and professional reputation Laura has and continues to build in her growing business.

Laura has volunteered as a Service Dog trainer, taught puppy development through Franklin County’s prison program and Tricks for Treats at Bark Til Dark Dog Park, child/dog safety at Powell’s safety town, dog care workshops at Delaware County preservation parks, local libraries and schools. In addition Laura and her team of Acme Reading Dogs have worked with children to improve their reading comprehension.

An animal lover at heart, Laura lives with Autumn (a rescued Boxer/Labrador mix) and her new dog, Miss Moneypenny (a Bluetick Coon Hound). Laura also has two goldfish, Flipper and Lassie, who she has trained to go through a hoop in their tank.