Best Dog Trainers in and Near Baton Rouge, LA

Dogs Do Listen is a Baton Rouge training business that comes to you. Its site names Port Allen, Denham Springs, Zachary, Central, Gonzales and Prairieville among the towns it serves. Private sessions come in packages of 3, 5 or 7 one hour lessons, held at your house or in public spots like parks and pet friendly stores. If you want the trainer to do the early work, the board and train program lasts from 2 weeks to a month, with daily lessons and an owner transfer session at the end. Live online coaching by video is available too.

The service list covers puppies, obedience, potty training, socialization and leash walking, and it includes a program for aggressive dogs. The site says it uses reward based methods and also calls its approach balanced, without saying which tools that covers. It describes its trainers as certified but doesn't name them or the certifying group. Bring both questions to the free assessment the site offers.

Diamond in the Ruff Dog Obedience Training is run by Denise Landin, whose site says she has 35 years of experience teaching owners. Basic group classes meet one evening a week for five weeks at the Louisiana State Archives, and winter sessions move to weekend afternoons. They cover sit, down, recall, leash heeling and stays at 30 feet, and dogs can start at about 3 months once vaccinated. An advanced class follows with off leash heeling and drop on recall. Each five week class is listed on their site as $225, and graduates can come back to another group class at no charge.

Private lessons are listed on their site as $185 an hour, held on weekdays at her home office, and house calls cost extra. Our listing also names behavior modification. The site says she adjusts her approach to each dog and owner and describes the owner's role as pack leader, so ask which tools she uses. It also says the last class of 2026 is full, so look for 2027 dates.

Constellation K9 is based in Zachary and says it serves East Baton Rouge and beyond. Its service list starts with basic obedience and crate training. It also lists loose leash walking, and it runs a Doggy Day School and a Canine Fitness program.

One listing here is unusual for this area. Constellation K9 names help with dog and cat relationships, which makes it worth a call if your new dog shares a house with a cat. Its board and train lasts 3 weeks or more, with your dog living with the trainer and an option to spend one weekend at home. You attend at least one session in person or online, and two in home follow up classes come after pickup. The package is listed on their site as $2,600 for 3 weeks, with extra weeks at $750, and a consultation comes first. The site describes positive reinforcement training and says the trainer will find what motivates your dog. No credentials are posted.

Larry Benoit Dog Trainer LLC focuses on basic obedience for the Baton Rouge area. Lessons cover commands such as sit and come along with leash manners. The site lists training spots in Baton Rouge and Denham Springs, including a dog obedience training center and a veterinary clinic in Baton Rouge. Schedules vary, and weekend options are offered.

The whole household is invited to take part, so every family member uses the same cues at home. Support continues after sessions end, and clients get access to a members' network for tips. Our listing adds intensive training, private training in your home, drop off training, group obedience classes and online obedience. The upcoming classes section lists the same locations without dates, so ask when the next one starts. The site describes a positive learning setting but doesn't name tools or list prices.

PetSuites Baton Rouge is a pet resort with boarding and daycare, and it runs a full training menu as well. Puppy Kindergarten is a six week group class for puppies 8 to 18 weeks old. Good Dog Manners is a six week group course built around the 10 items of the AKC Canine Good Citizen test. Private lessons pair you and your dog with a trainer for leash manners and obedience.

The Stay and Study board and train runs 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Two weeks covers sit, down, stay, recall and loose leash walking, and longer stays add place and distraction work. Each stay ends with a transfer lesson and a go home packet. You can also add one on one tutor sessions to a daycare or boarding visit, and a trainer can chaperone group play to work on play manners. The site describes positive reinforcement and reward based methods. Trainer names and credentials aren't listed.

Red Line Retrievers is a small family owned kennel in Watson that opened in 2015. It works on obedience and retriever training, and each program is chosen after a consultation that looks at your dog's skill and drive along with your goals as the owner.

Every program keeps your dog at the kennel on the property for the whole stay, and the site invites you to visit. Basic Obedience runs 6 to 8 weeks and covers heel, here, sit, stay, kennel, place and loose leash work. Three retriever programs run from 3 to 9 months and add marking, blind retrieves and hunt test manners. The training page lists electronic collar conditioning and force fetch, so ask how both are done. Founder Trent learned retriever work from his grandfather and later apprenticed three and a half years under a local retriever trainer. He also worked in public safety with the fire department before returning to retriever training. The site lists a service area from Baton Rouge out to the New Orleans area. Prices aren't posted.

Off Leash K9 Training Baton Rouge is part of the Off Leash K9 company, which says it has more than 130 locations. Founder Nick White is described as a former U.S. Marine and Secret Service agent. Local trainers aren't named, and the site says staff backgrounds range from the military to shelter work.

Training is sold as private lesson packages. Basic Obedience is four lessons, and the site says a leash and an electronic collar come with it. Eight lesson packages add advanced obedience or distraction work. Other eight lesson packages prepare a dog for therapy dog certification or target aggression and reactivity. A 2 week board and train is offered, and puppies under 5 months start with a puppy consultation. The service area runs from Port Allen to Denham Springs, and a free phone consultation is offered. Ask how the collar is used before you book.

Ganetta Savoy is a Gonzales obedience instructor. Her website, True Grit Golden Retrievers, is mostly about her golden retriever breeding program, but the training side is what puts her on this list. The site says she has taught dog obedience to the public since 1982 and has trained and competed with dogs over those years. It calls her a professional level obedience trainer endorsed by NADOI, the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, and our listing shows her as a NADOI Certified Instructor. She earned a UD obedience title with her dog Speaks.

The site announces obedience classes through her Dream Dog School and points to an obedience page for details. The online support she mentions is only for her own puppy buyers, so ask about class times and levels when you call.

Louisiana Capital City Obedience Club calls itself Baton Rouge's oldest AKC dog club. Puppy and beginner obedience classes run in six week sessions at the Capital Area Red Cross building, and you register on class nights starting at 6:30 pm. Rally is part of the obedience program. Agility meets in Baker, and the club holds scent work classes and an AKC Scent Work Trial at LSU. Tracking is usually a six week class that starts in November, with limited spots.

The site lists what to bring to obedience class, including a 6 foot leash and a 20 to 30 foot long line along with water and treats. Obedience is listed on their site as $100 for rescue dogs. Registration nights are weather dependent, so check the site before you drive over.