Louisville Dog Training & Adventure Care
Training-led care for dogs in Louisville, Pewee Valley, La Grange, Prospect, Crestwood, Jeffersontown, Anchorage, and surrounding areas. Puppy training, private coaching, desensitization, structured walks, drop-ins, and board & train.
Structured, not chaotic
Exercise, enrichment, leash awareness, calm starts, and useful updates after the outing.
Services
Trail & Heel is built for owners who want more than coverage. Every service is selected around fit, safety, realistic goals, and the kind of structure that carries into daily life.
Featured service
Starting at $35
Nature-based outings that combine exercise, enrichment, leash practice, calm transitions, and real-world manners. These are not off-duty romps or pack chaos.
Active dogs who need movement with manners and thoughtful handling
Get StartedEarly foundations for puppies learning how to settle, follow a routine, walk on leash, come when called, rest in a crate, and move through the world with confidence.
New puppies, first-time owners, and families building the first six months well
Starting at $75
Get StartedOne-on-one coaching for the behavior that matters in daily life: leash manners, recall, polite greetings, settling, reliable routines, and clearer communication at home.
Owners who want practical coaching and a plan they can keep using
Starting at $85
Get StartedSlow, thoughtful exposure work for anxious dogs who need help feeling safer in new environments, around everyday sights and sounds, or during normal life transitions.
Anxious, sensitive, or under-socialized dogs who need patient baby steps
Starting at $90
Get StartedShort, useful daytime visits for potty breaks, meals, medication reminders if discussed, play, enrichment, and light reinforcement of the habits you are already building.
Workdays, young dogs, senior dogs, and steady midday support
Starting at $22
Get StartedStarting at $1,800
Limited-availability training stays focused on practical obedience, manners, structure, confidence, and a careful owner handoff so the work transfers back into normal life.
Focused training goals when an immersive training stay is the right fit
Get StartedHow it works
Free consultation first — no commitment. Then a plan, a first session, and useful notes after every visit.
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Use the contact form on this site. Share your dog's name, age, what you are working on, and what you want to change.
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In person or on a call, wherever works for you. No commitment required — just a real conversation about whether the fit makes sense.
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You will receive a clear recommendation with next steps, realistic expectations, and anything to prepare before the first session.
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We show up, do the work, and keep things calm and clear for your dog from the first interaction.
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After every visit, you will receive a breakdown of what was covered, notes from the session, photos, and any homework to carry forward.
Learn more
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Your trainer
Trail & Heel grew out of two things I've always cared about: the outdoors and animals. Getting dogs onto trails, into new environments, and working through real situations felt like a natural fit for both.
My background started with shelters — first as a dog walker and caregiver, then expanding into training. Working with dogs across every temperament and background gave me a practical foundation that's hard to get any other way.
At home I've got a full house: 3 human pups 👧👦👦 and 2 canine kiddos 🐾🐾. I know what it's like to need a dog that actually fits into family life.
I keep availability intentionally limited. Good care requires space, and I'd rather work well with a small number of dogs than spread thin across too many. If you think we're a good fit, I'd like to hear about your dog.
Yes. Puppy training is one of the main services, including crate comfort, potty routines, leash basics, confidence building, early socialization, and household manners.
Yes. Socialization and desensitization work is available for anxious or sensitive dogs. The pace is slow and practical, with careful exposure to new places, sounds, surfaces, people, and routines.
Yes. Structured training walks are available for dogs who are a good fit. These are controlled, purposeful outings focused on exercise, enrichment, leash practice, and manners.
A few ways. I take one dog at a time — your dog is never grouped with others. The outing is built around them specifically: their energy level, what they are working on, and what they need that day. The goal is not just to tire them out but to work on real-world exposure, leash awareness, and mental engagement alongside the physical exercise. You also get a written update after every outing. It is closer to a private training session that happens on a trail than a standard dog walk.
Yes. Board & train is available on a limited basis for appropriate dogs and focused goals. It includes structure, practical training, and a careful owner handoff.
Trail & Heel is positive first. Training starts with clear communication, reinforcement, management, and appropriate equipment for the dog in front of us, and we avoid aversives when appropriate. On adventures and training walks, dogs usually begin with the gear they already understand and are comfortable working in.
New dogs should expect to stay leashed unless it is completely safe, appropriate, and agreed upon. My personal dogs are fully off-leash trained and may be off leash on some outings, but client dogs earn that freedom slowly and only when the setting and training support it.
The focus is puppies, manners, obedience, walking, enrichment, anxious-dog confidence work, and family-dog care. Severe aggression or bite-risk cases may be referred to a specialist.
Yes. Vaccination records are required for training walks, board & train, and ongoing care.
Drop-ins start at $22, structured training walks start at $35, private training services start at $75 to $90, and board & train starts at $1,800. Final recommendations depend on service fit, location, goals, and length of engagement.
Fill out the form to request availability. Share what life looks like right now, what you want to change, and the kind of support you are considering.