Best Dog Trainers in and Near Omaha, NE

All Dogs Unleashed La Vista says it serves Sarpy County and the wider metro, from Bellevue and Papillion to Gretna and Offutt Air Force Base. Its main program is a fixed two week board and train, where your dog stays at the facility and works with trainers every day. Puppies can join at 14 to 16 weeks once fully vaccinated.

You can also book private lessons at the facility or in your home. The site calls its methods humane and individualized but doesn't name its tools, so ask. Board and train graduates get lifetime support. Prices aren't posted.

The Omaha location of All Dogs Unleashed works from Bennington, on the northwest edge of the metro, and lists Elkhorn, Dundee, Millard and West Omaha among the areas it serves. It runs a two week board and train in which trainers work with your dog daily at the facility. Private lessons happen at your home or at the facility, which the site calls a more structured setting with fewer distractions.

The site doesn't name specific training tools, so ask. It says standard reservations usually need two weeks' notice, and four to six weeks around holidays and summer. Quotes come at the consultation.

Always Faithful Dog Training of Omaha is part of a national company whose founder, the site says, is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Programs run in levels, from Beginner manners and loose leash walking up to off leash and high distraction work. The company also lists behavior modification for aggression and separation anxiety. Therapy dog, service dog and board and train programs appear too.

It says it doesn't use treats or clickers, and it doesn't use shock collars either. It calls its approach leadership based. The main site says some programs, such as therapy dog training, run only at some locations, and it shows no Omaha details, so confirm what this branch offers.

The Bellevue Dog Obedience Club is a nonprofit founded in 1973 and licensed by the American Kennel Club. Despite the name, its training building is in Papillion, and it serves owners on both sides of the river, from Omaha and Bellevue to Council Bluffs and Plattsmouth. The club offers dog training classes and sponsors agility, obedience, rally and herding trials in the Omaha area.

The home page doesn't list the current classes or fees, and it doesn't describe methods, so check the schedule before you sign up.

BonaFide Dog Academy has trained dogs in Omaha since 2006 in a facility it says covers over 15,000 square feet. Group classes start with puppies at 8 weeks and include AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizen courses taught by AKC Certified Evaluators, plus agility, barn hunt and nosework. Private lessons happen at your home or the academy, and the trainers work on problems like leash reactivity and fear.

BonaFide uses positive reinforcement and doesn't allow prong or shock collars. The site says its trainers hold CPDT-KA and ABCDT credentials. It also runs a puppy day school with a puppy board and train. The site shows no prices.

Camp Lucky Board and Train is veteran owned. Founder Aaron Rustici served 12 years as a U.S. Air Force K9 handler then returned to Kansas City after leaving the service in 2020 and opened the company. This is its Omaha branch. Its main programs are board and train, from one week of basic manners up to four weeks for serious behavior problems or strong off leash control. The three week program targets leash pulling and reactivity.

Trainers work with each dog several times a day, including practice in busy public places. Every program ends with a handoff lesson for you. The site doesn't name its tools.

Dog Gone Problems is the Omaha business our listing ties to David Codr, and it also works in Los Angeles. The site says it grew from a one person behavior practice to over a dozen trainers and behavior specialists. It describes its method as 100% positive reinforcement and force free.

Services include Puppy School and adult dog classes. It also offers separation anxiety training and in home behavior sessions. Its Omaha service area reaches Blair and Council Bluffs. Prices aren't posted, and the site asks you to request a quote.

Dog On It Training & Rehabilitation is run by a trainer named Diana and serves Omaha and Lincoln as well as parts of Iowa. The site calls its approach relationship based. It starts with the dog's emotional state before moving to obedience and behavior modification, and it uses food when that suits the dog. It says it also uses some humane tools to set boundaries but doesn't name them, so ask.

Services cover puppy training and basic obedience, along with leash reactivity work and behavior modification. It offers a free consultation but doesn't list credentials or prices.

Emma DeMaria is an Omaha dog trainer listed in the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors directory as an Associate Member. No website is on file for her, so we couldn't confirm her services or methods from her own pages. Before you book, ask whether she teaches group classes or private lessons and where they happen. Ask which ages and problems she works with, and which training tools she uses and why. Her AnimalTrainerPro profile is the place to start.

Ethan McCoy is a Bellevue dog trainer listed in the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors directory as an Associate Member. That listing is all we have, since no website is on file, and it doesn't say what he teaches or how. On your first call, ask whether he teaches classes or private lessons and whether he travels into Omaha or Papillion. Ask which ages and problems he works with most often, and which training tools he uses and why.

Go Dogs Omaha is a nonprofit dog club with classes in agility, flyball, nosework, and obedience and rally, plus introductory classes. Its instructors are members who compete, and the site lists high level titles such as the AKC MACH and the USDAA ADCH among those earned by the agility instructors' dogs.

The club trains with positive reinforcement only and says its competition skills also work for family life. The home page doesn't list a puppy class or prices, so check the schedule before you join.

K9 Mastery LLC is an Omaha business that works by appointment only. Its site lists basic obedience, personal protection training and dog sports, and it names the Protection Sports Association. It also offers a six week board and train in an in home setting. The site says it handles behavior modification for all breeds, including dogs with aggression or anxiety, through private sessions and group classes.

The pages we read don't name the trainers or list prices, and they don't describe methods or tools, so cover those on the first call.

Nebraska Dog Trainers runs its Omaha training center from La Vista and also has a Lincoln training center, plus packages for Sioux Falls. Our listing names Lesley Thompson for this location. The site covers basic obedience and advanced commands such as place and heel, plus help with reactivity, leash pulling, counter surfing and door darting.

Training runs in phases. Early lessons teach commands with food and praise, and later ones add distance and distractions before practice moves into public places. The site says its trainers have over 50 combined years of experience. Prices aren't listed.

The Nebraska Humane Society is Omaha's animal shelter and also handles pet licensing for the city and nearby towns, plus an animal control line. Its group classes run from Puppy Skills and Adult Skills to a combined Loose Leash Walking and Reliable Recall class. Owly Growly teaches owners of anxious and reactive dogs, and the Fearful Dog Class takes dogs of any age. There's also a Canine Good Citizen class that prepares dogs for the AKC test.

Private lessons are listed on its site as $58.85 for a half hour or $90.95 for an hour at the shelter, and $149.80 for an hour in your home.

Off Leash K9 Training Omaha is a branch of a national company founded by Nick White, who the site says is a former U.S. Marine and Secret Service agent. Packages include Basic Obedience with four private lessons, Basic and Advanced with eight, and an eight lesson Aggressive Dog Package. There are also one and two week board and train programs.

The Basic Obedience package says it includes a leash and an electronic collar. If you'd rather avoid shock based tools, ask how it's used before you book. Its list of towns served includes Bennington and Council Bluffs.

Omaha Obedience is owned by Chase Lee, who grew up in the Omaha area and has worked with dogs professionally for over 10 years. The business sits in Waterloo, next to Two Rivers State Park. Its main program is a two week board and train, offered case by case, that covers commands like sit, down, come and leave it. Dogs practice on and off leash in public places such as grocery stores.

There's also a puppy program for manners and temperament. The site describes reward based, positive reinforcement training and offers a free consultation. It doesn't post prices.

Pups with a Purpose serves the greater Omaha metro and calls its approach relationship centered, balanced training. Therapy dog training is a focus, in private sessions or group classes, for visits in places like hospitals and schools. The site says its trainers make therapy visits with their own dogs and serve as evaluators for a national therapy dog group.

Puppy classes take puppies from 8 weeks to 12 months. Private sessions with a head trainer run one to one and a half hours and can cover reactivity or kennel training. It also runs a day training program. Prices aren't posted.

Quick Command Dog Training is an Omaha business whose website didn't open for us, so this card uses only our listing details. The listing describes a six week board and train program aimed at off leash obedience, with sessions that teach the owner how to keep the training going. It also says the trainer is certified through American Standard Dog Training. We can't tell you which tools the program uses or what it costs, so ask about both, and ask how often you'll get updates during the six weeks.

River City Obedience Training has served Omaha and nearby towns since 1986. Training starts in your home, where there are fewer distractions, and later moves to busier places so the skills hold up outside. The trainer looks at your dog and your goals before building the plan. Behavior counseling is part of the service, and lifetime follow up continues after training ends.

The site says it uses mainly positive motivational methods and adds traditional techniques when they suit a dog's temperament. It doesn't name the tools behind those techniques or post prices, so ask.

Barkside Academy LLC is based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and our listing ties it to Samantha Morrissey, a Pet Professional Guild member. The site introduces her as Samantha, a certified positive reinforcement trainer who owns two rescue dogs. She works in Omaha, Papillion, La Vista, Ralston, Bellevue and Elkhorn, along with Treynor and Glenwood in Iowa.

Services include done for you day training, where she does the training for you, and private lessons in your home. Her Walk n Train sessions teach a dog to walk nicely on lead. The site doesn't mention group classes or post prices.

Steve Watts is an Omaha dog trainer listed in the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors directory as a Certified Instructor. His listing points to a Fidelity K9 website, which blocked our check, so this card uses only the directory details. We couldn't confirm which services he offers or how he trains. On your first call, ask whether he teaches group classes or private lessons and where they meet. Ask which tools he uses and why, and what his NADOI certification required.

Washburn K9 is owned by head trainer Tiffany Washburn, an Air Force veteran who began training in 2021 after bringing home her first Bernese Mountain Dog. Consultations and foundation lessons happen at your home, starting with a 60 minute consultation that sets the plan. Puppy Fundamentals covers crate and potty training in three sessions. Foundation obedience comes in tiers from two sessions up to ten, and the highest tier covers minor leash reactivity.

Pup Search helps you choose a dog before you adopt. The site describes a reward based, balanced approach that aims to be as force free as possible. No prices are listed.