A horse at the fence line of a Williamson County farm at golden hour, near Brentwood

Private Dog Training · Brentwood, Tennessee

Dog training, held to the Brentwood standard.

Behavioral rehabilitation, board-and-train, and concierge logistics for Brentwood households — on twenty private acres, guaranteed until the standard is met.

Brentwood in Particular

The neighborhood we know by name.

Brentwood families have brought their dogs to Agoge from across the broader South Nashville and Williamson County area — Concord, Sunset Park, Maryland Farms, the Governors Club, Annandale, and the streets surrounding Crockett Park and the I-65 corridor. Many of our Brentwood clients are multi-dog households with doodles, retrievers, and small companion breeds, and the common thread is high expectations and limited time.

Brentwood is just over an hour from our facility in Hartsville — northeast across Nashville via I-65 and I-40. For the families who want to skip the drive, our Elite Membership includes drop-off and pickup logistics for both training and boarding stays — so your dog’s program doesn’t compete with your travel calendar, your kids’ sports schedules, or your standing tee time.

Why families enroll

One standard. Every dog.

Behavioral Rehabilitation

Aggression, reactivity, fear, severe cases — the national referral for the dogs other trainers won’t take.

Board-and-Train on 20 Acres

Every dog lives and learns on-site in Hartsville — 24/7 supervised, daily vet-scale weigh-ins, video-only updates.

White-Glove Logistics

Sprinter pickup at your Brentwood door, airport & FBO meetups, boarding that sharpens — built into the Elite Membership.

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The programs

Foundation →  ·  Cohort →  ·  Elite →  ·  Puppy →  ·  Behavior Modification →

Flat rate · until the standard is met

We work with your dog until you have the dog you signed up for. If we haven’t hit the standard by program end, we keep working — at no additional cost — until we do.

— The Agoge Standard

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Brentwood Questions

Before you call.

Our facility sits on private land in Hartsville, Tennessee — just over an hour from Brentwood, northeast across Nashville via I-65 and I-40. The drive is intentional. We’re close enough that drop-off and pickup are workable, but far enough out that the dogs in active programs get the focused, low-traffic environment that high-end training requires.

Frequently. Families from Brentwood, Concord, Maryland Farms, and the surrounding South Nashville and Williamson County neighborhoods are a meaningful share of our client base — particularly multi-dog households and families that travel. We’ve worked with every breed and temperament you’d find in these neighborhoods, from small companion dogs to working breeds. The protocol adapts to the individual dog — and the household it’s coming home to.

Honest answer? It depends on what you’re actually looking for. If you want a cookie-cutter, two-or-three-thousand-dollar program that runs every dog through the same script — this isn’t that. If you want a solution tailored to your specific dog and your family’s situation — then we’re your people.

Investment is walked through in person, during the consultation, after we’ve seen your dog. Every program is flat-rate and backed by the Agoge Commitment: we keep working until the standard is met, at no additional cost.

Yes. The fit check happens by phone first — fifteen minutes with Brian, not a sales call. If we’re a fit, the in-person consultation happens at the facility in Hartsville or in your home, depending on the case. Concierge pickup and drop-off for board-and-train programs is available through the Elite Membership.

Areas We Serve

We serve Middle Tennessee.

From our 20-acre facility in Hartsville to the neighborhoods we know by name.

1075 Sleepy Hollow Ln · Hartsville, TN · By appointment only