Puppy Training
in Kansas City
Start with connection, not correction.
Bringing home a puppy is exciting—but it can also be exhausting.
Potty accidents. Biting. Jumping. Pulling on the leash. Chewing everything. A puppy who suddenly seems to forget you exist the second something interesting happens.
You don't need to wait for these behaviors to become problems before starting training.
At Connected Dog Training, puppy training is about helping your puppy learn how to successfully live in your world while giving you the tools to understand theirs.
Positive reinforcement • Force-free • Connection-focused
The goal shouldn't be perfect compliance.
Your puppy is learning much more than how to sit, stay, or walk nicely on a leash.
They're learning how to navigate the world, communicate with you, handle frustration, build confidence, make choices, and recover when things don't go as planned.
Of course, we'll teach useful skills. But those skills shouldn't come at the expense of curiosity, exploration, or your puppy's relationship with you.
The goal isn't a puppy who always complies. It's a puppy who feels safe learning, trusts you for guidance, and has the skills to navigate everyday life.
Build the skills that make puppy life easier.
Excitement & Frustration
Help your puppy develop skills for navigating big feelings without expecting adult-dog self-control.
Settling & Relaxing
Help your puppy learn that they don't always have to be doing something.
Potty & Crate Training
Build predictable routines and help your puppy become comfortable with their space.
Most importantly, we'll help your puppy learn that you're someone they can trust and look to for guidance.
Puppy Biting & Chewing
Understand why puppies bite and teach appropriate ways to use those tiny, very sharp teeth
Communication
Learn how to communicate clearly with your puppy—and understand what they're communicating back.
Confidence Building
Give your puppy opportunities to explore, problem-solve, and experience new things at their own pace.
Socialization isn't just meeting dogs.
Good socialization doesn't mean introducing your puppy to as many dogs, people, and places as possible.
It's about helping your puppy experience the world safely and at their own pace.
We'll introduce new people, places, surfaces, sounds, animals, and environments while paying attention to what your puppy is communicating.
Sometimes we'll move closer.
Sometimes we'll hang back and watch.
Sometimes your puppy may need more space.
The goal isn't a puppy who loves everything. It's a puppy who feels confident navigating the world.
Let puppies be puppies.
Sniffing. Exploring. Playing. Chewing. Sleeping. Making mistakes.
Your puppy doesn't need to spend their childhood learning to obey.
They need opportunities to learn how the world works.
Build the relationship from the beginning
Connection-focused puppy training uses positive reinforcement, choice, enrichment, management, and age-appropriate expectations to help your puppy learn without fear, pain, or intimidation.
Positive Reinforcement
Make the behaviors you want to see again worthwhile.
Choice & Exploration
Give your puppy safe opportunities to make decisions, investigate their environment, and learn through experience.
Management
Puppies are going to make puppy choices. Instead of constantly correcting them, we'll set up their environment to make successful choices easier.
Realistic Expectations
Your puppy is still developing physically, emotionally, and cognitively. Training should reflect that.
No shock collars. No prong collars. No intimidation.
Need some help with puppy chaos?
Let's talk about what's happening and build a plan around you and your puppy.
Puppy training isn't just about your puppy.
I want to give you the tools to understand your puppy and continue helping them long after our sessions are over.
You'll learn how to:
Read your puppy's body language
Recognize what comfort, stress, excitement, uncertainty, and overstimulation can look like.
Reinforce what you want to see again
Learn when and how to reward behaviors so your puppy understands what works.
Meet your puppy's needs
Understand how sleep, play, enrichment, exploration, movement, and connection affect behavior.
Prevent problems before they become habits
Use management and your environment to make good choices easier.
Puppy Training
$150 per 60-75 minute session
Personalized, one-on-one puppy training built around your puppy, your family, and your goals.
Ready to Better Understand Your Dog?
You don't need a perfectly obedient puppy.
You need communication, trust, confidence, and practical skills that can grow with them.
Let's build that foundation together.