Kara apprenticed for two years under various mentors to learn and perfect her skills as a dog trainer. In October of 2021, she decided it was time to strike out on her own and founded Centex Dog Training. She specializes in training psychiatric service dogs and has several past clients working full time as fully trained service dogs. She believes that everyone that needs a service dog should have access to one and be given the tools they need to succeed for training their own!
Kara is involved in various dog sports with her personal dogs including AKC Rally Obedience, Dock Diving, and AKC Trick Dog. She is an approved CGC Evaluator and is constantly working to learn and prove her skills professionally and recreationally.
Training is not "one size fits all" and must be tailored to each individual situation. You get to decide what we prioritize, what tools we use, what the end goal is, when we train, how often we train, what cues we use, and everything else that goes into your dog’s training. If something makes you uncomfortable, we stop doing it. If you want to focus on something specific, we focus on that. You get to decide how your dog is trained.
Keep Dogs in Homes
Our primary goal is to keep dogs out of shelters and rescues by partnering with shelters, rescues, and owners to help create well mannered pets that owners can enjoy having in their homes.
Provide Accessible Training
It is our belief that dog training should be easily accessible to dog owners. We do our best to keep prices at a reasonable rate so that we can better serve more of our community.
Help the Disabled Gain Independence
Service dogs provide a level of independence for their disabled handlers that makes all the difference in the world. Our goal is to give people that sense of independence by training dogs to perform tasks that make their lives easier.
Educate the Public
Our goal is to help owners and the general public learn about dog body language, breeds, behavior, and health to improve the relationship between dogs and humans and keep people safe. By providing resources to the public, we hope to decrease the number of bite incidents, keep dogs in homes, and keep people safe.