Specialties
We specialize in private, one-on-one dog training focused on obedience, leash manners, and real-world behavior issues.
Our training helps with pulling on the leash, jumping, barking, poor impulse control, fear reactivity, and aggression. We also work with puppies and dogs needing more advanced obedience.
Every dog is trained as an individual—no group classes, no cookie-cutter programs, no one size fits all programs.
History
Established in 2017.
Kurtz K9 was established in 2017. While our business opened in Fenton, MO, our experience working with dogs spans over 15 years, including hands-on work in kennels, shelters, and rescue environments.
We became certified professional dog trainers in 2017 and relocated our training facility to Ballwin, MO in 2019, where we continue serving clients throughout St. Louis County.
Our focus has always been the same: clear communication, humane training methods, and results that last beyond the lesson.
Meet the Business Owner: Carolyn K.
Carolyn is a professional trainer and the owner of Kurtz K9. Her path into training began with her own fearful, reactive dog.
While searching for help, Carolyn realized something frustrating—many trainers could get results with their own dogs, but few were willing to teach owners how or why those results happened. There was no program that taught owners to communicate like professional trainers without going to school themselves.
So she did exactly that.
Carolyn put herself through professional dog training school in 2017 and built a program that teaches owners the skills, timing, and communication trainers use daily. Her approach focuses on real dogs in real life—not quick fixes or one-size-fits-all methods.
She specializes in obedience training and behavior modification, helping owners build confident dogs, address reactivity, and achieve advanced obedience often seen in professional trainer dogs.
If you want to understand your dog—not just manage them—this is the difference.