Meet John Walton: the owner of John Walton’s Dog Training in Sarasota, Florida. He has been training dogs for more than 40 years. John started out at the National Institute of Dog Training in Beverly Hills with Matthew Margolis. From there, he went on to work for the Hollywood Dog Training School under Richard Carl. Among his Hollywood clients, John had the pleasure of training many dogs of the stars, including Barbara Streisand, Eddie Van Halen, Heather Locklear, Jermaine Jackson, and Rod Stewart.

Training Hollywood Dogs

While living in Los Angeles, John spent more than three years in the movie and TV industry, training dogs for Universal and Paramount Studios with Bobby Weatherwax, who was the trainer for the famous Lassie. John also worked as a licensed sentry and obedience instructor for the county of Los Angeles, as well as training protection dogs privately. 

 In Home Dog Training 

For the last 42+ years, John has been providing premium in-home obedience dog training, first in California, Idaho and more recently in Sarasota Florida. John brings a fresh, new look to dog training using love and praise designed to train your dog to his or her highest potential. Using love, praise, and affection with positive reinforcement as a tool of training will not only gain your dog’s trust, but it will also build a long-lasting, loving relationship. John doesn't use loud voices, hitting, or physical confrontation (militant training). He believes that most dogs want a job to do and that they want to please you. This is possible with the proper direction that comes with excellent training. 

The "Unique Technique"
A Proven Method

John believes in building a working relationship between you and your dog. Your dog should obey you because of WHO you are, not because of treats in your pocket (or even worse, because of fear of punishment). John helps his clients understand their dogs and "speak" dog. His Unique Technique, fashioned from his years of experience, brings quick results helping dogs to understand what is wanted from them and getting even stubborn dogs to comply.

Online Courses

Beloved by clients and dogs alike, John's flair and experience are second to none, and bring the best possible results. Now, for the first time, John is making his techniques and coaching available worldwide through online courses. John's love of dogs and people shines through in everything he does. John has a blast training dogs and looks forward to teaching YOU how to have a blast training your dog, as well!