The Loose Leash Academy. The Loose Leash Academy offers dog training seminars, workshops, and educational events locally, nationally, and internationally for dog trainers, behavior consultants, veterinarians, vet techs, rescue and shelter staff, animal control officers, and anyone interested in learning more about dog behavior. Seminar topics cover subjects such as aggression in dogs, separation anxiety, and canine exercise physiology. Presenters are world-renowned experts in dog training and behavior. Additionally, we offer humane, science-based, positive reinforcement dog training and dog behavior evaluations in North Carolina including Asheville, Black Mountain, Swananoa, Marion, and surrounding areas.