Best Dog Trainers in and Near Wichita, KS

Barktopia is a Wichita dog daycare that also offers boarding, grooming and a full menu of training. Its training page lists a one week board and train for dogs that need foundation obedience, covering sit, down, place, recall, loose leash walking and impulse control. A two week program adds field trips for distraction work, an introduction to off leash work and electronic collar training.

If you'd rather stay involved, Barktopia offers private lessons. A four lesson Basic Obedience package covers come, sit, down, place, leash walking and "off", and a single starter lesson is also available, with more lessons listed on their site as $100 per session. Both lesson packages include an electronic collar and a 20 foot lead. A Play & Train option pairs a half day of daycare with three one on one sessions. For puppies, Barktopia offers an in home consultation on basic obedience and house training.

The FAQ says the team uses positive reinforcement and a marker, such as a clicker or a word, and that puppies can start as early as 8 weeks. Both board and train programs include follow ups for life.

Best Canine Training LLC is based in Rose Hill, southeast of Wichita, and its website presents the business as dog obedience training for Wichita. The site says the trainer specializes in dog behavior modification and works on a wide range of behavior issues.

Our directory record lists board and train along with puppy and adult obedience. It also names behavior modification for reactivity and anxiety, plus leash problems. That makes this listing worth a call if your dog barks or lunges on walks, struggles when left alone, or pulls hard on the leash.

The website is short and doesn't name the trainer, describe methods or tools, or list prices. Before you book, ask who will work with your dog and which tools they use. For a board and train stay, ask how long it runs and how many handoff lessons you get to keep the training going at home.

CJ's Golden Home, LLC and Play Nice Therapy Dogs is a Wichita listing that pairs dog training with therapy dog work. Our directory record lists positive reinforcement dog training and therapy dogs as its focus. The same business also breeds Golden Retrievers.

The website wasn't available for us to read when we checked, so we can't confirm class formats, schedules or who does the teaching. If your goal is a dog that can visit hospitals, schools or care homes, this is one of three listings in this guide that offer therapy dog training.

On your first call, ask whether training is open to dogs of any breed or mainly to the Goldens it places. Ask too whether lessons are private or in a group, and which therapy dog organization its teams test with.

Complete K9 LLC serves the Wichita and Hutchinson areas and covers a wide spread of training on one site. Obedience runs from basic through intermediate and advanced to competition style. The business also teaches an AKC Canine Good Citizen class and gives the test.

Beyond manners, Complete K9 lists therapy dog training, personal protection work and disability service dog training, with a mobility assistance dog shown on its site. It also offers behavior modification for any behavior concern. Training comes as small group classes or private sessions, and any of these programs can be combined with boarding as a board and train stay.

The site pictures Toney Turner as a handler and trainer. It doesn't list methods, tools, credentials or prices, so ask about all four on your first call, especially if you're looking at protection work.

Family Dog Training & Behavioral Center, LLC in Wichita is owned by Kelly Spencer, CPDT-KA, and says it has served clients since 1998. Two more trainers on the team page also hold the CPDT-KA. Our directory record adds that Kelly is a Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dogs International evaluator and a Pet Professional Guild member. The center describes its methods as science based positive reinforcement.

The group class list is long. It covers puppy classes for pups 8 weeks and older, basic manners and obedience, Canine Good Citizen, a leash work boot camp and rally. Intro scent work, agility and AKC Trick Dog round it out. For one on one help, you can book a behavior consultation at the center or private lessons in your home.

Reactive dogs are a stated specialty. The center also runs day training for dogs of any age and a Puppy Day School, where your dog trains during the day and goes home with you at night.

Midwest Dog Center sits in Andale, northwest of Wichita, and has operated since 2013. Owner and head trainer Hank Cocking spent 27 years with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office and retired as a sergeant. He became a K9 handler in 2002 and a K9 handler instructor in 2004. He runs the center with his wife, Lyneisa.

Group classes cover puppy socialization, basic obedience and advanced skills in small groups, running September through February. Private lessons happen at your home or on the center's campus and can target specific behavior problems. A two week board and train covers advanced obedience and off leash control, and it can be split into one week stays.

The site puts weight on teaching the handler how dogs think, and owners are coached to be firm, fair and consistent while rewarding good behavior. In 2025 the center dropped protection training to focus on obedience. It also offers daycare, boarding and grooming.

Oakcrest Pet Hospital is a Wichita veterinary clinic that offers dog training through Amanda Hudson of Via Canines. The training page says Amanda has worked with dogs professionally for more than 20 years. Her background includes shelter behavior evaluations, veterinary technology, search and rescue, and detection dog training at Auburn University.

Puppy classes run four weeks at the clinic for puppies about 10 weeks to 6 months old. They cover sit, down, stay and come, plus socialization and common puppy problems. Puppies need current rabies, DHPP and Bordetella vaccines and must be free of fleas and ticks.

Private lessons handle problems like jumping, door dashing, barking, guarding food or toys and conflict between dogs in the same home. You can book a phone consult, a single lesson or a four or six lesson package, at your home or elsewhere. In the Live and Learn program, Amanda takes your dog home, trains it daily and then teach you her methods. Call the clinic for class dates.

Off Leash K9 Training Wichita is a local location of the national Off Leash K9 Training company, founded by former Marine and Secret Service agent Nick White. The site says its handlers have military and veterinary technology backgrounds, along with rescue and shelter volunteering. It lists service across Wichita and nearby towns such as Maize, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Goddard and Bel Aire.

Lessons are private. The Basic Obedience package is four lessons covering sit, heel, down, off and place, and a Basic and Advanced package doubles that to eight lessons with distraction work. A two week board and train focuses on off leash obedience and behavior modification. Dogs under 5 months can start with a puppy consultation on obedience, potty training, crate training and socialization.

The Basic Obedience package includes a leash and an electronic collar, so ask how the collar is used if you're weighing methods. A free phone consultation is offered to see whether the program fits your dog.

SitStay Dog Training teaches from a climate controlled, matted training center of 2,500 square feet in south Wichita. The site cites more than 20 years of experience in training, behavior modification and service and therapy dog work. It calls its methods balanced and says it helps owners pick what fits them and their dog.

Obedience classes run in levels. Puppy Only meets on Saturday mornings for pups 6 months or younger with at least one shot. Basic is open to dogs of any age for seven weeks, starts with a mandatory dog free class and uses positive reinforcement as its primary method. Intermediate runs six weeks and gets many teams ready for the Canine Good Citizen test, and Advanced is by invitation. Each class ends with optional time on agility equipment.

SitStay also teaches competition obedience, rally and nosework. It tests teams for Therapy Pets Unlimited and the Canine Good Citizen, and it offers private behavior modification lessons.

The Wichita Dog Training Club is a not for profit club in north Wichita that says it has taught since 1949. All classes are open to the public, and you get into the building through class enrollment. The club teaches people to train their dogs with fun, positive techniques.

Obedience classes start with a six week puppy class for pups 10 weeks to 5 months, focused on socialization and preventing problems. Basic Obedience follows for dogs 5 months and older, covering leash walking, sit, down, stay, leave it and recall, and it ends with an evaluation and certificate. Rally and a seven week Canine Good Citizen prep class come next. The CGC prep also readies teams for the Community Canine and Therapy Dogs International evaluations.

Agility runs in a heated, fan cooled building of 9,000 square feet with AKC regulation equipment. Dogs start at 18 weeks or older in Foundations and move up through contacts, jumping, weaves and handling.

The Wichita Kennel Club runs short training courses at its own building in north Wichita. Classes meet once a week for three to six weeks, and you sign up through an online registration form. The class page lists lower fees for members than for non members, and juniors pay half.

Scent work is the deepest track. Beginners start with an Intro to Odor class, and later classes run from Novice through Master and Detective, plus Handler Discrimination. Bring a crate, a water bowl, a plain collar, a leash of 6 feet or more and good treats.

The club also teaches conformation handling for dogs headed to the show ring. Its Canine Good Citizen class is open to purebred and mixed breed dogs of any age, with the test on the last night. Dogs that pass can move on to the Community Canine class. The page names instructors for several classes, such as Nikki Winzer for beginner scent work.