Always Faithful Dog Training of Kansas City
Dogs in Human Environments
When dogs are born in the wild, they are born in a natural environment. Their mother and older pack members instinctively guide them to learn all the skills for survival. The dogs learn quickly to use those instincts to thrive and survive.
Dogs living with humans are living in an artificial environment. The artificial environment can create artificial problems. We see a range of behaviors including leash pulling, jumping, excessive barking, nipping, anxiety and aggression.
The solution to ALL of these problems is found by using our leadership-based training. Check out the videos below to learn more.
At Always Faithful Dog Training, we teach you to lead your dog using the instinctive methods of a pack leader. Our founder, Abraham Mashal, explains what we call Leadership Training.
Our Founder Abraham Mashal explains how the human created artificial environment takes a dog away from their instinctual natural environment.
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Dog Training Services
Private lessons are located in your home and focus on meeting your specific training needs.
Private lessons cost $110 per lesson, or choose from the following packages and save from the per-lesson price.
WE OFFER 10% OFF ANY TRAINING TO MILITARY, POLICE OR FIRE DEPT.
Obedience Packages
All Packages start with establishing Leadership. Obedience work is a key element to Leadership resulting in a well-balanced, well-behaved dog.
Basic Obedience
This training package is 4 in-home lessons that include five basic commands: Heel (walking), Sit, Stay, Come and Down. For puppies, we also provide guidance and documentation about house training, crate training, socialization, and responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping.
Cost: $500 for 1 dog; $800 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience
This package is 7 in-home lessons that include the five basic commands and expands their application based on your unique needs.
Cost: $850 for 1 dog; $1045 for 2 dogs
Advanced Obedience with High Distraction
This 9 lesson training package includes everything in Advanced Obedience and adds skills to achieve obedience in high distraction environments (listening with other dogs/people/distractions around).
Cost: $1045 for 1 dog; $1445 for 2 dogs
Foundations
These are short, targeted lessons to set a strong foundation quickly. It’s best to follow these with an Obedience package.
Leadership Essentials
This 3 lesson pack is a more in-depth focus on AFDT leadership techniques, structured leash walk, establishing a daily schedule/feeding routine, impulse control work, and calming exercises to ensure you get started off on the right track to having a more calm, confident, obedient pack member. This package will ensure a strong foundation for future AFDT obedience training packages and strengthen your leadership and position as pack leader. This package is perfect for early puppyhood (8-12 weeks of age), and rescues and other adult dogs that clients may be struggling to gain trust and respect with.
Cost: $395 for one dog; $595 for two dogs.
Puppy Starter Lesson
This is a single in-home lesson to assist you & your new puppy to get started on the right foot. We’ll cover house training, exercise, feeding routine, crate training, socialization, responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping and laying the right foundations for leadership.
Cost: $150
Foundations
These are short, targeted lessons to set a strong foundation quickly. It’s best to follow these with an Obedience package.
Leadership Essentials
This 3 lesson pack is a more in-depth focus on AFDT leadership techniques, structured leash walk, establishing a daily schedule/feeding routine, impulse control work, and calming exercises to ensure you get started off on the right track to having a more calm, confident, obedient pack member. This package will ensure a strong foundation for future AFDT obedience training packages and strengthen your leadership and position as pack leader. This package is perfect for early puppyhood (8-12 weeks of age), and rescues and other adult dogs that clients may be struggling to gain trust and respect with.
Cost: $395 for one dog; $595 for two dogs.
Puppy Starter Lesson
This is a single in-home lesson to assist you & your new puppy to get started on the right foot. We’ll cover house training, exercise, feeding routine, crate training, socialization, responding to common behaviors like nipping & jumping and laying the right foundations for leadership.
Cost: $150
Specialty Training Packages
Therapy Dog Training
Teach your dog to provide affection, comfort and support to people in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas. At our assessment, we will evaluate your dog to determine if his/her temperament is a good fit for Therapy Dog work.
Cost: $1500
Canine Good Citizenship
The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club.
Brian is a CGC evaluator and conducts testing regularly.
Testing for dogs needing to be certified is $100 per dog.
Cost: $500 for complete training and certification
Behavior Modification
This training provides dog owners with the ability to:
✔️ Correct all anti-social, dominant or aggressive behavior.
✔️ Change the household from dog dominant to human dominant.
✔️ Create a strong, trusting relationship with your dog(s).
Cost: $450 for 3 lessons or $750 for 5 lessons
2-Month Tune-Up
A single, 1-hour lesson 2 months following your last lesson to work on any issues or difficulties you may have experienced since graduation.
Cost: $125
Board-and-Train
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training.
Cost: Starting at $2000
Board-and-Train
Board-and-Train is an opportunity for your dog to stay at facility for 1-2 weeks depending on the training need and your schedule to receive daily training.
Cost: Starting at $2000
All services are offered throughout Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding suburbs.
About Brian
Packleader and Owner | Level 4 IDTA Trainer
Specialty Certificates: CGC, Tracking, Therapy Dog Trainer
Training Cesar’s Way: Essentials of Dog Psychology and Socialization Course Graduate
I have always had a passion for animals. Growing up I’ve had every variety of four-legged creature but the bond you have with a dog is unlike any other. Before retiring from the military, my wife and I adopted our dog Tucker from a local shelter in Jacksonville, FL. We were Tucker’s 3rd home and he came with an abundance of challenges. Tucker has changed our lives forever and has been the inspiration for me to refocus the leadership skillset I learned in the military into training dogs. When the opportunity to join the Always Faithful Dog Training Franchise came along, it was a perfect fit for me and my family. In addition to my focus on leadership-based dog training techniques, I regularly assist my wife with her pet sitting business or volunteer at our local animal shelter. My day begins and ends with dogs and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love being able to help dog’s and their owners live happier and healthier lives and providing the ability to strengthen their relationships with each other.
I am a native of Kansas City, MO. I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 19 and served honorably from 1996 – 2016. I served in multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a logistics specialist, moving manpower and equipment to and from all areas of the globe. During the last few years in the military I was stationed in Florida where I worked as a Logistics Manager in the MPS Program, traveling the world, training alongside our country’s allies. In 2016 I retired honorably from the Marine Corps and my wife and I made the decision to move back home to the city we loved and missed, Kansas City.