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Dog Training Elite in Cincinnati, OH

Scott & Jennifer Joyce - Owners
Scott & Jennifer Joyce
Owners
Dog Training Elite Greater Cincinnati
Diane VanWeelden - DTE  Cincinnati CEO / Owner
Diane VanWeelden
DTE Cincinnati CEO / Owner
Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East
John VanWeelden - DTE Cincinnati CFO / Trainer
John VanWeelden
DTE Cincinnati CFO / Trainer
Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East
Alex VanWeelden - Lead Trainer
Alex VanWeelden
Lead Trainer
Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East
Dan Rudolph - Client Service Specialist
Dan Rudolph
Client Service Specialist
Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East
Scott & Jennifer Joyce - Owners
Scott & Jennifer Joyce
Owners | Dog Training Elite Greater Cincinnati

Jennifer and I met at Ohio University thirty years ago and moved to the Cincinnati area following the wedding. We have lived in Ohio our entire lives and have three children: Jeremy, Justin, and Kelsey and two dogs: Bailey and Loki. The opportunity to work together, in our community, and continue the proud DTE tradition in Ohio, is truly a blessing. 

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Diane VanWeelden - DTE  Cincinnati CEO / Owner
Diane VanWeelden
DTE Cincinnati CEO / Owner | Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East

Diane’s love of dogs started early with her first dog, Puddles, a Beagle, and continued as she grew up surrounded by animals of all kinds on her family’s farm. Over the years, the loving companionship of her many dogs has been an important support to Diane at every stage of life. Most recently, Beau, a darling micro mini Goldendoodle, joined the family and their bond is already unbreakable!

Diane is excited to bring her professional experience in business development, strategic planning, marketing communications and life coaching to her newest venture with Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East. Making a positive impact on people’s lives is Diane’s life mission and adding dogs to the mix makes it so much sweeter.

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John VanWeelden - DTE Cincinnati CFO / Trainer
John VanWeelden
DTE Cincinnati CFO / Trainer | Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East

John grew up in a dog family as well, with Lizzy, a Schnorkie, by his side. His lifelong love of animals was magnified when their son, Alex, embraced frogs, rats, snakes, lizards, birds, cats, turtles, fish, and of course DOGS as family pets. John is a gifted teacher by nature and has always loved to train his dogs. He now truly appreciates using DTE’s proven methods and enjoys helping families experience the full potential of their dogs as a part-time trainer.

John brings invaluable business experience to Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East. As founder and principal of VanWeelden Financial Group, John spent over twenty-five years advising clients on retirement, utilizing a truly holistic planning process. He knows what it takes to own and operate a successful small business and is motivated to apply his experience to Dog Training Elite.

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Alex VanWeelden - Lead Trainer
Alex VanWeelden
Lead Trainer | Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East

Alex was born with a deep love for all animals. From the time he could walk, he was outside exploring the living creatures and bringing them inside as “pets.” Alex also enjoyed raising pigs, goats and chickens on his grandfather’s farm and showing them at the Butler County Fair, with much success. But, no matter how many wild or farm animals Alex had, dogs have always been at the top of his list! Alex's first dog was a YorkiePoo, Bella, followed by a Poodle, Boo, and his newest addition, a Goldendoodle, Buddy.

Alex’s extended family refers to him as a dog whisperer, due to his innate ability to connect with even the most reactive dogs. Working full time as Lead Trainer for Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East is Alex’s dream job. He loves helping people learn the skills to improve communication and relate to their dogs in more meaningful ways.

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Dan Rudolph - Client Service Specialist
Dan Rudolph
Client Service Specialist | Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East

Dan is a husband and a father to two great boys, a cute dog, 2 moody cats and a snake. Dan enjoys meeting new people, and thrives in a social and fast paced environment. You may find Dan around your local concert or car scene, as he spends his free time photographing car shows and touring acts in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. As Client Service Specialist, Dan handles our scheduling , evaluations , events and day to day business operations.

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One of our trainers will visit your home to meet you and your dog and discuss any issues you're facing. We will then demonstrate one of our model dogs so you can see what you can expect after hiring our trainers. From there, we will discuss the various packages we offer and which we feel best suit your (and your dog's) needs.
We provide full obedience training that covers all basic commands, both on and off-leash. Our in-home visits target specific issues like counter-surfing, digging, and more. Unlike some trainers, we work with all breeds, including those often considered challenging.
Yes. You (and anyone in your family who wants to be involved) are integral to your dog getting trained. We need you to practice 5-6 days a week, about 15-20 minutes a day for optimal results.
Once a week. We come to you (with the silver, gold and platinum packages) once a week to start your dog off, then you come to park sessions which are held once a week in Cincinnati.
We train dogs of all breeds, sizes, and temperaments. Whether your dog is a tiny Chihuahua or a large Mastiff, we have the experience and expertise to work with them.

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  • Jeff Caldwell
    Nov. 2, 2024
    From the initial evaluation of the situation with our dogs through the final training session, Scott and DTE have been excellent. The thorough assessment from DTE resulted with us switching which dog needed the training. As training progressed, we included both dogs with wonderful results. Scott, thanks for the expertise, experienced handling and insight you provided us. I would definitely recommend DTE.
  • Sean Cox
    Oct. 24, 2024
    Our family’s dog learned so much in our sessions. My confidence as an owner increased and it has changed the relationship I have with my dog. I highly recommend this staff. Everyone involved is very professional.
  • Jim Swift
    Oct. 23, 2024
    Dog whisperers! Great in house training for our two terriers.
  • Lauren McRae
    Oct. 16, 2024
    My pup and I have had the best time working with everyone at Dog Training Elite Greater Cincinnati! Responses are always timely, at-home training and group training have been informative, and scheduling has been easy. They also go above and beyond ensuring that training, even at group class, works for me and my pup. We’re getting close to achieving a leash-less life in every scenario that we can. Pup pics included for fun
  • Shiann Massie
    Oct. 12, 2024
    The trainers were great! Worked with me for my crazy schedule and a payment plan! Very helpful. My dog is behaving and listening much better!
  • Holly Gooch
    Sep. 23, 2024
    Elite Cincinnati East was amazing! We had Alex as our trainer and he was wonderful! We bought our puppy for our daughter to eventually become a service dog for her. Alex was able to teach us the skills and work with us to train our puppy to perform the basic commands and have a strong foundation for further service dog training. Alex did more than show us how to work with our puppy; he taught us about how to read our puppy’s actions/body language and the best ways to communicate with our puppy what behavior we expect from her. Thanks to Alex we were able to figure out what was the best approach for training our puppy to get the best results. I would highly recommend Elite Cincinnati East and Alex!
  • Shelby Looper
    Sep. 11, 2024
    My partner and I recently moved in together. My dog and her dog did not get along very well with my dog being the main aggressor. We did 5 training sessions with Alex and couldn’t be happier. We can live in peace knowing that we have the tools in hand to keep our dogs living together happy and in peace. Great program to fit a lot of different needs that your dog might have.
  • Melissa Rees
    Sep. 3, 2024
    Scott & Jen was amazing!!! We learned as much as Murphy did. We did a board & train with another dog, but liked the fact that they come to us & train in his territory. Murphy loved these guys & looked forward to Friday!! Would highly recommend these guys!!
  • Peter Craig
    Aug. 26, 2024
    Our trainer Alex VanWeiden was fantastic. Our lab Nellie both loved and respected him. His knowlege of dog psychology is impressive and he was able to deliver great results improving Nellie's behavior. He did this by focusing not just on our dog's actions, but also on how we interacted with her. At the beginning of our training journey, we couldn't have imagined a better outcome. Thanks Alex, for exceeding our expectations.
  • Lora Brand
    Aug. 22, 2024
    Game changer! That’s the best way I can describe our experience with Alex at Dog Training Elite. In 5 short weeks, he has made such a positive impact on our mini-bernedoodle’s behavior and how we interact with him. From the basics, to behavioral challenges, Alex has equipped us with the tools we need to have a long, healthy and happy relationship with our crazy boy, Rocky! Would highly recommend them!
  • Mike Donahue
    Aug. 6, 2024
    Our 2 year old Pitbull Waylon struggled with behavioral issues and basic commands we reach out to Scott and Jen and it was one of the best decisions we ever made, we just finished up our one on one home sessions and the difference is night and day Thank you, Scott and Jen !
  • Caitlyn Henehan
    Aug. 2, 2024
    The trainer was very knowledgable and did a great job helping us integrate our puppy into our existing dog pack. He also did a fantastic job addressing and stoping our older dog's resource guarding and excessive barking. We highly recommend Dog Training Elite!
  • Abby Walz
    Jul. 31, 2024
    We have had the best experience with Dog Training Elite so far! We did the Gold package, and have completed all of our in home sessions, and the difference in my dog is amazing. Alex was an absolutely wonderful trainer, and he customized each lesson to help with our specific concerns about our dog. Dog Training Elite was great with scheduling and keeping me informed about what was going on, as well as provided everything we needed to be successful. I was originally worried this would not be worth the money, but I am happy to say I feel that it was completely worth what we paid and we haven't even started our group classes yet! I look forward to continuing to work with Dog Training Elite and seeing our dog improve in her training even more.
  • Danielle Seymore
    Jul. 27, 2024
    Alex at Dog Training Elite Cincinnati East did an amazing job training our Colorado mountain dog. Alex was knowledgeable in training different breeds and worked with our family to train the behaviors we struggled to do on our own. I am go glad we worked with the Elite dog trainers. I also highly recommend the group classes as this helped our pup learn to follow directions not only at home but also out in the community. This was a great experience I would highly recommend them. Thank you for training us and our pup and stop the behaviors we didn’t want to see. Yay, we still have a couch!!!
  • Alison Liddic
    Jul. 17, 2024
    We are so thankful for Scott & Jen! We were at a loss about where to even begin with training our 3 mini aussies, but they broke it down into very simple tasks each week. Having them come to our house was so helpful and also served as accountability for us (the humans) to work on the training before the next session. They have given us a strong foundation with our dogs and have helped improve our daily lives more than I can even explain. The group sessions are also so helpful for our dogs and for us. We are forever grateful! Thank you!
  • Liz Burley
    Jul. 16, 2024
    Jen and Scott are phenomenal to work with! Jen has a great calm and firm demeanor for training and Scott is playful but also firm as well! They are a great team to help for great obedience training! We are now working onto more task training for Service Dog work and they are incredibly knowledgeable and trustworthy to help individual needs for specific service work! Additionally, Michelle is very responsive with calls, texts and emails for communication and scheduling! Highly recommend working with DTE!
  • Dante Zompetti
    Jul. 6, 2024
    Loved working with Alex. Feel like this company and trainer excelled at working with our dogs and helping teach us to be better trainers as well.
  • Cora Merrow
    Jul. 3, 2024
    Alex was a great trainer! He really took the time to show me the steps to train my dog at home. My dog (11 months) is so much calmer now and I love to go on walks with him now.
  • Rebekah Manis
    Jun. 30, 2024
    Alex exceeded our expectations with training our two golden doodles. He was very knowledgeable, and patient throughout the process. We would highly recommend him to anyone given the progress we’ve seen with Sammy and Roxy.
  • Betty Coutant
    Jun. 30, 2024
    Wonderful experience with Alex and Diane! Our dog is very well behaved thanks to Alex training us. Bunny learned a lot too! 😊
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