Coached by a handler who has competed at the top of French Ring.
Program · Protection & SportCoached by a handler who has competed at the top of French Ring.
Program · Protection & SportPersonal protection from deterrent level to executive detail, sport dog coaching for French Ring, PSA and IGP, and scent work from tracking to shed hunting. Built on obedience first, always.
Customized to the outcome you want, from a visible deterrent to a dog that performs as an independent security detail. Control comes before bite work, every time. Entry-level protection is a six-week minimum board and train, and you attend two sessions with your dog before it ends.
French Ring, PSA, IGP and Mondio. Eric Galayda reached the highest level of French Ring with his own dog, Dapper, and still competes.
Tracking, scent detection, barn hunt and antler shed hunting. Compete, or just build a stronger dog and a stronger bond.
Eric's background includes training labs for duck-hunt retrieves. Gun dogs get real field work, not a parking lot.
Not every dog is a protection dog. We temperament test honestly and tell you what your dog is, before you spend a dollar on bite work.
Temperament, drives, nerves and obedience baseline. A straight answer about the dog's ceiling.
Obedience and control to a working standard. Nothing else starts until this holds.
Protection, sport or scent work, coached toward your goal and, if you want, toward the trial field.
Yes. Seeley Creek Canine in Chester, SC trains personal protection dogs at levels from deterrent to executive protection, and coaches sport dogs for French Ring, PSA and IGP. The owner, Eric Galayda, spent five years training alongside top protection-sport trainers and competed to the highest level of French Ring. Entry-level protection training is a six-week minimum. Owners attend training sessions with the dog twice before the program ends and commit to ongoing follow-up support.
Breed matters less than temperament, nerves and drive. Seeley Creek Canine evaluates every dog before any protection work begins and will tell you plainly if a dog is not suited for it. Many dogs are better served by obedience and confidence work instead.
Yes. Seeley Creek Canine's foundation in protection and sport dogs is exactly why we are comfortable with dog and human aggression cases. We evaluate the dog, set boundaries, hold accountability and stay consistent. Aggression and Reactivity Management is a six-week minimum board and train that includes muzzle training for public safety. Aggressive dogs can also board with us after evaluation.
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Board & Train
Your dog lives and trains here. You watch it happen, then we hand it back.
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Puppy Program
Start the dog right and you never have to fix the dog later.
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Private Training
One-on-one lessons at the farm or in your home, from foundation to competition-level control.
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Boarding
Not a cage kennel. Dogs get time out with us through the day and rest in a crate at night.
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