Best Dog Trainers in and Near Arlington, TX

All Dogs' Carrollton facility is a training and boarding center north of Dallas. Its main program is a two week board and train, where your dog stays at the facility and works with trainers each day. It also offers private lessons, either at the facility or in your home, and the site says lessons at the facility give a more controlled setting. Puppies can join board and train at 14 to 16 weeks once fully vaccinated, and the company offers a puppy consultation for younger dogs. The site describes a balanced approach that combines positive reinforcement with clear structure and puts weight on teaching the owner. Dogs with a bite history need an evaluation before they start. Boarding and grooming are also available. The site states it does not train or certify service dogs, so look elsewhere for that.

All Dogs' Fort Worth location sits on the west side of the city, which makes it one of the closer board and train options if you live in west Arlington. The site lists obedience, behavior correction and off leash control, with programs for puppies and reactive dogs. Its core program is a two week board and train with daily sessions, followed by a transition period once your dog comes home. Private lessons happen at the facility, which the site says gives a more controlled setting with fewer distractions, or in your home. The facility has climate controlled indoor rooms plus outdoor turf, and the team schedules outdoor work in cooler hours during North Texas summers. No prices are posted. The site says you get a quote at the first consultation, and it suggests booking at least two weeks ahead, or four to six weeks ahead around holidays.

Bark Busters is a national in home training company founded in 1989, and this office is run by Risto Deinlein, who calls himself a dog trainer and dog behavioral therapist. All training starts in your home, then moves to real settings such as your neighborhood streets. The office lists help with aggression, barking, leash pulling, separation anxiety, reactivity, resource guarding and fights between dogs in the same house, plus obedience and puppy training. The site describes its methods as natural and dog friendly, built on body language, tone and timing, and says the trainers don't rely on bribes or punishment. Clients on its Gold Service get phone support from the trainer for the life of the dog at no added cost. This office's listed service area runs north and northeast of Arlington, including Irving, Carrollton, Coppell and Dallas, so check that it covers your address before you book.

The Dog Training Club of Dallas County is an all volunteer, not for profit club that has taught obedience since 1974. It is the only club on this list. Classes open to the public include Puppy, Beginner, Intermediate, Novice, Open and Utility obedience, plus Rally and Conformation. Each course runs six weeks in a climate controlled indoor building, and a new session starts several times a year, so check the schedule on the club's site for the next start date. The club also holds AKC Canine Good Citizen tests, including the Urban version, and the test is open to members and non members. Club events such as a Show N Go give you practice time in a ring if you want to try obedience or rally trials later.

Jo Fulkerson trains in Mansfield and holds an Associate Member listing with the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. The Grand Slam Goldens training site linked to her listing offers private one on one sessions of about an hour at a place you agree on, such as your home, a park or a pet friendly store. Private sessions are listed on their site as $40 per hour, after a first consultation listed on their site as $60 that comes with a written assessment. Lessons cover basic manners, loose leash walking, recall and house manners, along with competition obedience, rally, AKC FETCH and Fit Dog conditioning. That site doesn't name its trainer, but it says the trainer lives in Mansfield and is an AKC Canine Good Citizen and Trick Dog evaluator and a judge for FETCH and Farm Dog tests, among others. Group classes run now and then. Travel past 25 miles is decided case by case, which puts most of Arlington in range.

Jori Pollard Carns owns and trains at Sit Means Sit Fort Worth, a franchise location in Keller, and has trained dogs with the company since 2008. She is also a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. The business offers 10 day and 15 day board and train programs; the site points the 15 day program at aggression, reactivity and therapy or service dog manners, and the 10 day program includes a Canine Good Citizen evaluation. There are also day training plans and lesson packages that keep you at every session. Graduates can join group classes held at the facility, in parks and at dog friendly stores. The site openly favors a remote collar, describing it as a communication tool, and says treats alone usually aren't enough for public settings. Arlington is on its list of cities served, and a free evaluation is available.

Lucky Dog Training Center in Keller runs group classes under the motto Positive Training for Positive People. Manners classes include puppy, manners and specialty courses, and the dog sports list is long: agility, nose work, rally, tricks, treibball, AKC FETCH, puppy sports and conformation. Group classes run four to six weeks and meet for 50 minutes at the same time each week, and the center caps each class at seven students. Private lessons are scheduled around your availability, and the site suggests them for dogs who don't do well around other dogs, for specific behavior problems or for owners who can't commit to a full course. The site describes the owner as the captain and the instructor as the coach. You're welcome to watch a class before you sign up if you call ahead and leave your dog at home.

Off Leash K9 Training's Dallas area team is a veteran owned business that has trained at its Lewisville facility since 2014. Founder Justin Rie is a Marine Corps veteran, and the site lists several trainers who worked as military K9 handlers. Programs include a two week basic board and train, listed on their site as $2,200, and a four week Elite stay listed on their site as $5,800. Private lessons come as a four lesson package, listed on their site as $650, held at the Lewisville facility. Puppy training starts at eight weeks, and aggression and reactivity programs are listed on their site as starting at $1,100 after a consultation. The site also lists separation anxiety, scent work, off leash training and therapy or service dog prep. The site describes balanced training and uses electronic collars, which it calls communication devices. Ask which programs its guarantee covers before you enroll, since the site says that varies.

Sally Stabb trains with Wiggle Butt Academy, a humane training business serving the Dallas and Fort Worth area. The academy's team page lists her with a PhD in counseling psychology, the CTC from the Academy for Dog Trainers and Fear Free certification, and names her as a manners and foundations trainer and group class instructor. Our listing also shows her as a Pet Professional Guild member. The academy says behavior cases are what its team does best, including fear, aggression, reactivity and anxiety. It also offers puppy programs, private help with leash walking, greetings, settling and recall, and a board and train option. Training happens in your home or by video session, and group classes meet in Plano and Dallas. The site says it uses positive reinforcement with no shock collars or prong collars. Fort Worth is on its list of areas served.

Susan Kendrick runs Bowser College in Mansfield, just south of Arlington. Her listing shows the CPDT-KA certification from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, along with AKC Canine Good Citizen and VSPDT credentials, and membership in the Pet Professional Guild. She lists private training, group training and behavior consulting, and her listing covers cats as well as dogs, which helps if your household has both. We couldn't find a website for Bowser College, so open her AnimalTrainerPro profile and ask on the first call where classes meet, how long a course runs and what methods she uses.