Casey Meadows, the head trainer behind Orion Canine Academy, brings roughly twenty years of experience working with dogs and holds a graduate degree in social behavior. According to their website, he's trained in both classical and operant conditioning methods.
What sets this Los Angeles operation apart is its home-based model. Rather than operating from a commercial facility, Orion Canine Academy runs its board-and-train program and daycare services out of the trainer's own home, where dogs live alongside the family's other pets and children. Their site describes this as creating opportunities for real-world socialization, daycare dogs get supervised playgroups and occasional outings to local parks and trails.
The academy offers a 14-day board-and-train program covering foundational obedience skills like loose leash walking, sit, and stay, followed by a homecoming lesson for owners. They also provide private in-home lessons, behavior consultations for issues like aggression or anxiety, and structured dog walks focused on leash skills. According to their materials, they describe their approach as combining basic obedience instruction with pack socialization to build manners and address unwanted behaviors. The business makes guarantee claims on their site, though the specific terms aren't detailed in available information. They position themselves as serving new dog owners as well as people dealing with existing behavioral challenges.
