Best Dog Trainers in and Near Kansas City, MO

All Dogs Unleashed Kansas City is one location of a national training company, with a facility in Kansas City, Missouri. It names Brookside, Westport and Waldo among the neighborhoods it serves, plus Kansas suburbs such as Prairie Village and Overland Park.

The main program is a two week residential board and train. It also sells private training at your home or its facility, introductory group classes, and boarding and daycare, and it describes help for reactive dogs and leash pulling. Methods are described as science based positive reinforcement, with no tools named. Prices are listed on their site as group classes from $150, in home sessions at $100 to $190 an hour, and residential training up to $2,500. Individual trainers aren't named.

Always Faithful Dog Training is a national franchise with more than 130 locations, and this listing covers its Kansas City office. Training comes in levels. Beginner covers loose leash walking, basic commands and potty training, Intermediate adds off leash work, and Pro adds high distraction training. Puppies can start at 8 weeks.

The company also sells behavior modification for aggression and separation anxiety, board and train, and therapy and service dog training, though it notes that not every location offers the therapy and service work. The site says its trainers don't use treats, clickers or shock collars, calls its approach leadership based, and says trainers are certified through the company and the IDTA. The company site doesn't name the Kansas City trainer or list prices, so ask who will work with your dog.

Boosted K9 Dog Training serves the north side of the metro, naming Liberty, Kearney and Gladstone on its site along with Kansas City, Missouri. That makes it one of the few options here focused north of the Missouri River.

Its two main services are board and train, where your dog lives at the trainer's home instead of a kennel facility, and private lessons. Our records add obedience and behavior modification. The site offers a free consultation at your home before you choose a program. The site doesn't name the trainer or list prices, so ask about both on that visit, along with methods.

K.I.S.S. Dog Training is Mike Deathe's business in Shawnee, Kansas. He began training dogs professionally in 2008 and founded the business in 2010, and he holds the CPDT-KA and a psychology degree from the University of Kansas.

Lessons are private and mostly happen in your home, with phone evaluations for complex cases. They cover basic obedience and puppies, behavior concerns such as fear or aggression, and family sessions for homes with children or a newly adopted dog. Training uses positive reinforcement and redirection, and the site says he doesn't use prong collars, choke chains or shock collars. A lot of each session goes to coaching you. He lists Overland Park, Lee's Summit, North Kansas City and Leawood among his areas. There's no board and train or group class. Prices are listed on their site, for example $185 for a single session and $505 for a three session package.

Kansas City K9 Academy runs a training facility in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Its board and train programs come in tiers: Bronze Paw is a one week stay, Silver Paw runs 10 days, and Gold Paw focuses on advanced proofing. It also offers one on one training at the facility, group classes, and boarding for current and former clients.

Our records add protection, service dog and aggressive dog training, which the homepage doesn't detail, so confirm before you book. New dogs get a free consultation and temperament test, and military members and first responders get 10% off. The site doesn't list trainer credentials or program prices.

Daiger Dog Training is Kay Lampe's behavior consulting business in Kansas City, Missouri. Our records list her specialties as behavior consulting along with aggression and reactivity, and they show her as a member of the Pet Professional Guild.

Her website wouldn't load when we checked, so we can't tell you which formats she offers or what she charges. If your dog lunges at other dogs or has bitten, ask whether she meets at your home or by video and how many sessions a typical case takes.

KC Dawgz Dog Training Academy has locations in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas, plus Gladstone on the Missouri side. Its menu is one of the widest here: board and train for obedience or behavior, day training, Puppy 101 and 201, private lessons at the facility, at home or by video, and help for reactive and aggressive dogs. Group classes include companion agility and intro scent work.

The site describes a balanced approach that keeps owners involved at every step. It lists trainer education through Michael Ellis and Karen Pryor, among others, and shows an electronic collar retailer badge, so ask how those tools fit your dog's plan. It says the staff includes AKC certified evaluators. Prices aren't listed.

Marquis Dog Training, formerly Noble Dog Training, is based in Kansas City, Missouri, and led by founder Benny S. It names about 19 service cities on both sides of the line, from Liberty and Parkville to Olathe and Raymore.

Most work is private and in your home, starting with a free 30 minute visit. Programs cover puppies, obedience up to off leash reliability, and anxiety and aggression cases. Our records list group classes in foundations, real life obedience and Canine Good Citizen prep. The site calls its approach the Trust First Method, with positive reinforcement first plus counterconditioning and desensitization for fear and reactivity. Owners get short daily practice plans between visits. Prices aren't on the main page.

Melinda Murphy is a dog trainer in Blue Springs, Missouri. Our records list her as a Certified Instructor with NADOI, the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, which makes her one of the few trainers here with a named credential from a trainer membership group.

We don't have a website for her, so we can't say whether she teaches group classes or private lessons, or what she charges. Open her profile to get in touch, and ask where lessons meet and which methods she uses. She's one of only three trainers on this list based on the Lee's Summit and Blue Springs side of the metro.

Midas Touch Dog Obedience School is James B. Stokes's business in Kearney, Missouri, serving the Kansas City area and Clay County. The site says Stokes is certified as a master dog trainer for the IDTA and is a mentor through the Instinctive Dog Training Association.

Services include private obedience sessions, in home training, and behavior rehabilitation for fearful or aggressive dogs. Our records add board and train and boarding. The site tells owners to keep rewarding good behavior and to practice commands at home between sessions. Prices and program lengths aren't listed. For families in Kearney or Liberty, it's one of the few trainers here based north of the river.

MustLoveDogsKC is an in home dog training business in Overland Park, Kansas. Our records list the problems it works on, including loose leash walking, potty training, jumping and barking, plus aggression, behavior modification and boundary training. It's listed with a certified dog trainer credential, though our records don't name the certifying group.

The company's website blocked our check, so we can't confirm its methods or prices. Before you book, ask which group issued the certification and what tools are used for boundary training.

Off Leash K9 Training Kansas City is a local branch of a national franchise, listing service areas such as Parkville, Liberty, Raytown, Grandview and Belton. Founder Nick White is described as a former Marine and Secret Service agent. The local trainers aren't named.

Programs include obedience as a package of 8 private lessons, a two week board and train, a puppy consultation for dogs under 5 months, an aggressive dog package, and therapy dog development, with in home training available. The page doesn't describe methods or tools or mention group classes, and prices sit on a separate page. Ask which tools the trainer uses before you sign up.

Precision Dog Training Academy is a veteran owned training center in Shawnee, Kansas. It sells board and train, private training including a behavior modification program, group training with a Puppy 101 class, and boarding, starting with a free consultation and assessment.

The site lists problems it handles such as leash walking, reactivity, separation anxiety and recall. It names positive reinforcement as a method and also lists training collars and tools as a topic, so ask exactly what your dog would wear. Its instructors graduated from programs such as the Tom Rose School and STSK9 University in Belgium. No prices are listed.

Sit Now Stay runs a training facility in Lenexa, Kansas, serving Johnson County and both Kansas Cities. Options include private lessons, day school, boarding school and therapy dog training, and puppies can join in home puppy preschool, online puppy training or a Puppy Genius program.

The facility has an indoor heated dog pool for swimming lessons, and its dog sports menu includes Muscle Mutts. The site shows logos from the International Association of Canine Professionals and the AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator program, without saying which trainer holds which. It talks about clear structure and fair communication, doesn't name specific tools and doesn't list prices.

SmartyPaws is Debra L. Murray's training business in Lee's Summit, Missouri, with more than 20 years of experience according to its site. It holds AKC Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy evaluator credentials and lists membership in the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.

Puppies 5 months and under can get a consultation, an in person package or self paced video training. Her other services include private in home consultations and sessions, CGC training and evaluations, and group classes. A Kids and Canines program teaches children 4 and older to work safely with the family dog. Training uses positive reinforcement, and the site says it doesn't use shock, prong, choke or electronic collars. It works with blind and deaf dogs too.

Sit Means Sit Kansas City is a local office of the Sit Means Sit dog training franchise, run by a trainer listed in our records as Tom. Its website wouldn't load when we checked, so this entry sticks to what our records show: a franchise dog training business based in Kansas City, Missouri.

We can't tell you which programs this office sells or what it charges. Ask which tools are part of the program and how many sessions are included, and ask about the trainer's experience with dogs like yours.

Who's Walking Who? KC Dog Training is based in Olathe, Kansas, and lists Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee, Gardner and Spring Hill among the places it serves.

It offers obedience, aggressive dog training and reactive dog training, and names requests such as jumping, leash pulling, lunging, recall and resource guarding. It describes the goal as an obedience foundation with clear boundaries. The homepage doesn't name trainers, methods or credentials, and it lists no prices, so ask about the trainer's experience with reactive dogs.

Zoom Room Metcalf is an indoor dog training gym in Overland Park, Kansas, part of the Zoom Room chain. It runs puppy training, obedience classes and agility, plus scent work and tricks. Socialization options include playgroups, parties and open gym time, and its policies mention private training.

The site describes its methods as positive reinforcement only. New clients can book a free 30 minute orientation without their dog, and the booking form shows the 30 minute evaluation with your dog at $0. Class prices sit on a separate page.

Zoom Room Overland Park is the chain's second indoor gym in the city, well south of the Metcalf gym, so it may be closer for families in south Johnson County. The menu matches its sister location: puppy training, obedience, agility, scent work and tricks, plus playgroups and gym time, and its policies mention private training.

Training is described as positive reinforcement only. New clients can book a free 30 minute orientation without their dog or an evaluation with the dog, which the booking form shows at $0. Class prices are on a separate page.