Dog Training in St. Charles and St. Louis, MO
Power Up Your Pup’s Training
From chaotic walks to relaxed, happier dogs – we’ll guide the way!
“Liz has provided many techniques and strategies to help me… Strategies have included helping my dog overcome fearfulness of places and objects, starting with basic skills the dog can do and gradually building into more complex tasks”
— Morgan and Milo
“This training is tailored to our exact needs in our home. Liz is patient, flexible to adapt to our needs, and clear in her instructions. Nothing phases her and the training was based on respect for the dog and the owner. It didn’t feel like a power struggle so much as it was building a relationship and setting boundaries in that relationship.”
— Lisa and Cassie
“Liz was so knowledgeable and helpful and helped us think about solving issues in a new way every time we met with her! We learned so much! My biggest concern was behaviors including reactivity to other dogs, difficulty while on walks, and getting stuck in ‘barking loops’. Roxie has greatly improved in all of these areas!”
— Linda and Roxie
Dog Training Services
More than training sessions – real partnerships for real success!
Power Up Your Pup’s
Confidence
Building a trusting relationship is one of the main goals of dog ownership. Sometimes things don’t go to plan and dogs become fearful of even the people who are caring for them. Fear appears in a dog’s behavior in reactivity, hiding, cowering, and other ways that may go unnoticed to pet owners. We work with you from the very first session to set up management and foundation skills. There are ways to make our dogs feel safer in their world and we can help with that. Connect with us to get started!
Power Up Your Pup’s
Manners
Sometimes all you need is some extra help to teach your dogs how to live in your home so that everybody is happy. Problems like jumping up on people or counters or pulling when walking make living with our dogs a little more difficult. We can give you the tools you need to help you and your dog. Whether you prefer private training in your home or you want to take classes with other dogs, we offer both. In-home training is perfect for dogs that might not do as well in a group setting.
Power Up Your Pup’s
Fitness
Do you ever feel like your dog isn’t moving as well as you would like? Your dog might get tired quickly on walks or might not want to jump. Does your dog participate in dog sports and want to mitigate injury as best as you can? Strength training for dogs is a wonderful way to build a relationship with your dog and give them physical and mental enrichment. We work with puppies, older dogs, and dogs in their prime! Your dog must be checked by a vet to ensure exercises are safe.
About Power Pups
We want to help you and your dogs succeed with whatever your goals are through positive reinforcement based training. We think that dogs should not have to experience pain or fear when they are learning what we are expecting of them. Liz holds a master’s degree in animal science and behavior and certifications in training, fitness, and cooperative care. Our training is aligned with the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
We teach dogs in small steps so that they learn and grasp concepts faster. We understand dog body language and can use that to give recommendations on what to do to help your dog learn best. Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to help give you the life you envision having with your dog.
Liz is amazing at breaking training down into small steps. She is also good at offering options based on how your particular dog learns. For example, I was trying to teach Trooper to side-step towards me by watching training videos and following steps shown on the videos. None of it was working for Trooper. Liz watched what I was doing and from there was able to break it down into small individual movements based on how Trooper would best learn. We worked on one movement at a time and within a few weeks, Trooper was side-stepping like a champ!
Patience was my biggest challenge. I want Trooper to learn tricks and techniques without breaking them down into small individual pieces. Liz taught me to practice one small step at a time and reward and celebrate before moving to the next. This has made a tremendous difference for both Trooper and me.
Liz understands and is knowledgeable about so many aspects of dog training, from obedience, exercise, trick training, freestyle, agility, rally, scent, etc. She uses all of this knowledge when training. For instance, one of our moves in freestyle is backing up. Lately, Trooper didn’t seem to enjoy backing up like he did in the past. Liz suggested that we work on some strength training for his back leg muscles and showed me some exercises. It seems to be working!
— Joanne and Trooper