Jo-Thor's Dog Trainers’ Academy is a division of Jo-Thor's Dog Obedience Academy, Inc.
The Academy was opened in 1973 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a south suburb of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.  Jo-Thor's Academy relocated to the Greater Atlanta, Georgia Metropolitan Area in 1981 and expanded operations in 1986.  The Academy recently opened its present primary center in Alpharetta and will be expanding in the near future.  Over 10,000 dogs have graduated from Jo-Thor's Academy in recent years.

The founder, Joan Lask, first began developing her curriculum for the education of dog training professionals in 1973, when she saw a need for standardization in training dogs, and then began to share her training methods with other aspiring professionals, so that dogs would receive the finest and most compassionate care possible. Through years of training thousands of dogs and their owners, showing competitively in AKC and UKC Conformation shows and AKC Obedience competitions, and presiding over 500 lectures and demonstrations, Joan developed her own successful method of dog education. The desire from others to learn Joan’s proven methodology brought about the founding of Jo-Thor's Dog Trainers' Vocational Academy.

Joan Lask has trained dogs for movies and television commercials.  Movies include:  The Nightman, The Two Tonys and Fried Green Tomatoes (farm animals).  Some commercials include: Bell South Yellow Pages Ad with Dixie Carter from Designing Women, Ford Motor Company, NAPA Auto Parts, Cumberland Mall (Atlanta, GA), Town Center Mall (Kennesaw, GA) Mckenzie Frozen Foods, Network Rental, Stanley Tools, Aaron Rents, 1st American Bank, Bank South, Petstuff and the Georgia Lottery.  Ms. Lask has trained animals for live theater and The Atlanta Opera.  She has done print ads for Weiman Homes, Storehouse Furniture and others.  She has trained dogs for circus acts,  participated in fashions shows and has been interviewed on radio.  Additionally, Joan has been featured on news specials on both Atlanta's Channel 5 and Channel 2 News at noon, The Healthy Home Show, and a TBS Special.

Jo-Thor's Dog Trainers Academy is located on the north part of the Atlanta, Georgia Metropolitan Area in Alpharetta, near to historic Roswell and scenic Kennesaw.  The Academy is very accessible to all parts of the Atlanta area and can easily be reached from anywhere in the world via Hartsfield International Airport.

Jo-Thor's Dog Academy
12580 Crabapple Road
Alpharetta, Georgia, USA 30004

770-667-0334      e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it