Best Dog Trainers in and Near Denton, TX

All Breed Obedience Training Club is a volunteer led nonprofit that has taught Dallas dog owners since 1968, and it teaches you to train your own dog. Classes meet outdoors on Flagpole Hill at White Rock Lake Park, and new classes start the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The eight week Beginner Obedience course is listed on their site as $125, or $75 for adopted and rescue dogs. After that, an annual membership opens intermediate and advanced classes all year, with work on distance and distractions. A five week Canine Good Citizen class runs in spring and fall, listed at $40 with the evaluation included.

This Carrollton training facility is one of the All Dogs Unleashed locations in Dallas Fort Worth. The main program is a fixed two week board and train, where your dog stays at the facility and trains every day, then you get a turnover session at the end to learn the commands. Puppies can start at 14 to 16 weeks once vaccinated, and younger puppies can book a puppy consultation. The site also lists in home training and private lessons. It calls its method balanced, mixing positive reinforcement with structure. Graduates get lifetime support, though the site doesn't spell out the terms of its guarantee, so ask what it covers.

The Frisco location of this brand sits at Frisco Square and serves Frisco and nearby Collin County neighborhoods such as Phillips Creek Ranch and Stonebriar. Every program starts with an assessment of your dog's temperament, skills and triggers. The board and train is a structured two week stay with daily training that ends with a go home lesson where you learn each command. If you'd rather keep your dog home, in home training and private lessons focus on the triggers inside your house. Board and train graduates get ongoing consultation at no added cost, per the site. Prices are quoted after the assessment.

Always Faithful Dog Training was founded by Marine Corps veteran Abraham Mashal, and its Dallas team teaches private lessons in your home. The Dallas page names trainer Darrin, a Level 4 IDTA trainer with a specialty certification in therapy dog training. Packages are listed on their Dallas page as $200 for a single Puppy Starter lesson for puppies 8 weeks to 5 months, $595 for Beginner, $895 for Intermediate with off leash work and $1,195 for Pro with high distraction work. The Dallas page lists cities like Carrollton and Frisco, so Denton County owners should also see the Denton listing. The company calls its method leadership dog training and says it trains without treats and without shock collars.

Always Faithful Dog Training lists a Denton based trainer, Abby, who is a Level 3 IDTA trainer. She teaches private lessons in your home, using what the company calls leadership based training. The company says it skips treats and shock collars. Packages step up from a single Puppy Starter lesson for dogs 8 weeks to 5 months through Beginner, Intermediate and Pro levels, adding off leash and then high distraction work. The page that names Abby also lists therapy dog and service dog packages, behavior modification for aggression or separation anxiety, and a board and train option at a training facility. That page lists its service counties as Ellis, Grayson and Smith, so confirm Abby will travel to your Denton County address.

This Bark Busters office covers Denton County, with Risto Deinlein listed as the local trainer and dog behavioral therapist. Training happens one on one in your home, with no other dogs and no kennel stay, and moves out to your neighborhood streets once your dog is ready. Its service list includes Denton, Krum, Sanger, Aubrey, Argyle, Ponder, Pilot Point and Lewisville. The site describes a method built on leadership and trust, with no bribes or punishment. Problems it lists include leash pulling, reactivity, resource guarding, separation anxiety and excessive barking. Its Gold Service guarantee promises support at no extra cost for your dog's life.

Sit Means Sit Dallas trains out of a facility just west of downtown Dallas, where general manager Caitlin started as a trainer. Its listed service area runs through Addison, Carrollton, Plano and Richardson along with Dallas. Programs include an immersion board and train of 10 to 20 days, a doggie boot camp for busy owners, private training where you work hands on with your dog, and puppy training that covers a dog's first 20 weeks. Behavior work covers aggression, fear, reactivity and off leash goals. Training starts with a free, no obligation evaluation.

Canine Courtyard Flower Mound is a boarding and daycare resort with five play yards that have dog pools, and it runs a full training program too. The training page names Jon Van Dyke, who has spent 35 years training exotic and domestic animals, including work on film and television sets. He describes a relationship based approach grounded in learning theory that uses positive reinforcement to build confidence and lower stress. After a free 15 minute consultation, you can choose board and train stays of two to four weeks, Daycare and Train days, private lessons on site or in home sessions. A single private lesson is listed on their site as $190, and one Daycare and Train day as $83.

Canine Courtyard Lewisville offers boarding, daycare and grooming, and its training page names Jon Van Dyke as the trainer, with the same program menu as the Flower Mound location. If your dog already spends days at daycare here, Daycare and Train adds training into those days, sold as a single day or in 5 and 10 day packages. Bigger goals fit the two, three or four week board and train stays, and private lessons come in packs of 1, 4 or 8 at the facility. In home training is listed too. A free 15 minute consultation comes first.

Aimee Thompson runs Canine Dimensions Dallas and holds the CDBA, or Certified Dog Behavior Advisor, credential. She's a professional member of the International Association of Canine Professionals, finished the Canine Dimensions trainer certification and came to training from nursing. Her site lists in home Puppy GoodStart, in home obedience and behavior modification, board and train, and a fear and aggression program, and it says she has a reputation for rehabilitating dogs with those problems. Service areas include The Colony, Frisco, Prosper and Celina along with Dallas and nearby towns. Training starts with a free phone consultation.

Jennifer Kraus is listed in our directory with Wigglebutt Academy, and the academy's About page names her as Jenny Kraus, its Dallas behavior consultant. Her credentials there include two CCPDT certifications, one for trainers and one for behavior consultants, plus Fear Free and Family Paws Parent Educator. Our directory lists her focus as private training and behavior consulting for aggression and reactivity. The academy has run since 2018 and calls its training kind and reward based, with programs for separation anxiety, puppies and families with babies and toddlers. Sessions happen in your home, at the Plano facility or by video. Group classes meet in Plano on Tuesday evenings and in Dallas on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Ask whether home visits reach Denton County.

Sit Means Sit Fort Worth trains from Keller, and its service area reaches into Denton County, with Denton and Lewisville both on the list. Owner and trainer Jori Pollard Carns has trained dogs with Sit Means Sit since 2008 and is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. Programs range from a 15 day board and train with two years of follow up lessons to a 10 day stay that includes a CGC evaluation, plus Day Train options and hourly Jump Start lessons. Most packages include graduate group classes at the facility and around Keller. The FAQ calls a remote collar, used properly, a communication tool. Evaluations are free.

Lucky Dog Training Center in Keller runs group classes and dog sports under the motto Positive Training for Positive People. Group courses last four to six weeks, meet for 50 minutes once a week and cap at seven students. The class menu covers puppy and manners basics plus agility, nosework, rally, tricks, treibball, AKC Fetch and conformation. Private lessons are there for dogs that don't do well around other dogs or need help with one behavior. You can tour the building and watch a class if you call ahead and leave your dog at home.

Sit Means Sit Frisco is run by Michael Nease, who has trained dogs since 2010, and Shantelle Nease, who has trained dogs full time since 2012. The facility is in Celina, and the service area includes Little Elm, The Colony, Frisco and Prosper. Day and Train is its most popular program, and the menu also has a board and train stay, in home private lessons, puppy management and group classes for clients who finished a package. The site describes a remote training collar set to a low tap as an attention cue, with a later phase that works on phasing the collar out. Packages are set after a free evaluation.

Off Leash K9 Training's Dallas Fort Worth team works out of Lewisville, and all training happens at that facility. Justin Rie, a Marine Corps veteran, founded it in 2014, and the site says all six trainers are military veterans with K9 experience. Board and train is listed on their site as $2,200 for the two week Basic, $3,000 for the two week Advanced and $5,800 for the four week Elite, with off leash work included. Four private lessons at the facility are listed at $650, and a one week puppy board and train at $850. The site calls its electronic collar a communication tool used at the lowest level a dog can perceive and says it's never used on puppies under 6 months.

Proven Dog Training, which also goes by Proven K9 Training, runs its Dallas Fort Worth location in Ponder, west of Denton, with a second location in Amarillo. It describes itself as a family and veteran owned business and claims more than 50 years of dog training experience. Board and train is its most popular package and comes with lifetime support. The program list also covers puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, behavior modification, private lessons, group classes and deaf dog training. The site says it takes dogs of any breed or age. A free consultation comes first.

Sally Stabb is listed in our directory in Carrollton as working for Wigglebutt Academy. The same listing names her as a student of the Academy for Dog Trainers and a Pet Professional Guild member. She isn't named on the academy's About page, which lists its behavior consultants, so ask on the first call what her role is and which sessions she runs herself. The academy describes kind, reward based training and works in homes in Dallas, Plano, Frisco and other Metroplex cities, at its Plano facility or by video. Its program list includes manners and obedience, reactive dog training and board and train. Ask whether home visits reach your part of Denton County before you book.

The Dog Stop in The Colony is a daycare, boarding and grooming business, and its location page introduces two trainers. Gianna holds the CCPDT's knowledge assessed trainer certification and describes science based, positive reinforcement training for dogs of all ages, from puppy basics to complex behavior problems. Rob, a lifelong trainer, also uses positive reinforcement. The Dog Stop's training page lists puppy, beginner and intermediate group classes, therapy dog prep, Day Camp, Boot Camp stays of two weeks or longer and private behavior lessons. It also says service availability varies by location, so call The Colony location to confirm which programs it runs before you sign up.

Lauren, who goes by The Traveling Dog Trainer, started training dogs professionally in Dallas in 2005. She comes to your home or another spot for private obedience and manners lessons, and she also offers board and train. She calls her approach Loose Leash Logic. She says she's worked with hundreds of dogs from more than 149 breeds, from a 1.5 pound Yorkie to a 180 pound Great Dane, and she holds a degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M. The site says she serves Dallas Fort Worth and nearby areas, so ask whether your Denton County address is in range.

Underdog Kennels is a daycare and boarding business near Love Field in Dallas with a full training menu, and it posts its prices. Board and train programs are listed on their site as $1,995 for the two week Puppy Start, $2,495 for the two week Obedience Essentials, $3,295 for a three week behavior program and from $4,200 for a four week custom plan. Each stay includes twice weekly progress videos, a graduation session and 30 days to six months of support depending on the program. Private lessons are listed at $165 each or $600 for four.

American Pet Spa and Resort in Argyle boards dogs, cats, birds and exotic pets, and it has a dog swimming pool along with its training program. The training page names Jon Van Dyke, the same trainer named by Canine Courtyard in Flower Mound and Lewisville, and it lists the same programs and prices those two pages do. He describes a relationship based approach built on positive reinforcement. Programs include board and train stays of two to four weeks, Daycare and Train days, on site private lessons and in home training. A free 15 minute consultation comes first, and the site names Argyle, Denton and Flower Mound as areas it serves. Pick whichever of the three sits closest to you.