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About Our Puppy Training Services

Puppies are adorable, and with a new puppy comes lots of energy, learning, time, and commitment. It can get overwhelming for new owners at times to navigate this new realm of trying to nurture & train their new family members.

With Knallhart’s expert puppy training services in Iowa City, your puppy will learn everything they need to in order to be the best pup they can be. A 4-week program for puppies 16 weeks to 6 months, has extensive one-on-one training, positive reinforcement, obedience training, and lots of love. Knallhart will teach your puppy everything they need to know to fit in with their new family.

why is puppy training important?

Puppy training is a useful and effective tool that can last a lifetime for your pup. Training builds confidence, provides mental stimulation, and strengthens the human-animal bond. That way your puppy is happy, healthy, and safe. Knallhart offers a top-notch 4-week puppy training program in Iowa City that will have your puppy sitting, staying, and rolling over in no time.

Knallhart Puppy Training Services in Iowa City

Obedience Training

Ensuring that your puppy can operate with your family and others is important when it comes to ensuring their safety. That means the first things that puppies need to learn are manners or basic obedience. With Knallhart’s expert puppy training services in Iowa City, your puppy will be exposed to training such as responding to their name & basic commands, potty training, to finally building trust with you and others.

Decrease in Chewing & Biting

Much like infants, puppies go through a teething phase where they seemingly just want to gnaw and chew on everything. This can also lead to some minor biting issues as well. With Iowa City’s top puppy services at Knallhart, your puppy will be taught how to deal with those urges and decrease biting as well as teething on your staircases or shoes.

Social Training

How your puppy interacts with dogs and other people is extremely important. It can determine if they’re a good fit for your family, as well as make their and your life easier. Here at Knallhart, our puppy training in Iowa City is expert when it comes to socializing your pup. By incorporating them with other puppies, dogs, and people, your puppy will leave being able to operate around a wide variety of people.

Crate Training

Crate training can be a great thing for owners and puppies alike. Crate training is essentially the process of helping your puppy learn to spend time in their crate—which is hugely beneficial for many different reasons. First, it gives your puppy a sense of space that is their own, much like a child having their own room. Crate training can help you continue to live your life as well, being able to go out and know your puppy is comfortable and content.

Knallhart Kennels & Training Academy provides the top puppy services in Iowa City to ensure that your puppy is happy, healthy, and safe.

The Knallhart Process
Time

Many owners don’t have the time to fully invest in their dog’s training themselves. With Knallhart’s state-of-the-art boarding & training services in Iowa City, we do the heavy lifting, so your dog returns to you happy, healthy, and well-behaved.

Quality

Dog training is hard—and that’s okay. After all, that’s the reason that Knallhart is here! Quality is something that Knallhart Kennels in Iowa City take very seriously when it comes to spending the time to get the best results for your pup and family.

Efficiency

Lots of time combined with quality work creates an efficient training & boarding program—which is exactly what we here at Knallhart in Iowa City provide for each and every dog. With multiple hours per day of training for multiple weeks, our board & training programs are immersive, effective, and long-lasting.

Consistency

Knallhart’s board & training programs provide a controlled environment that allows us to observe, guide, and reinforce every behavior your dog displays while with us. This top-notch consistency is nearly impossible to achieve with any other means.

Customization

Having your dog here with us at Knallhart for multiple weeks gives us the unique opportunity to really get to know your dog on a deeper level. This allows us to develop an individualized strategy for your dog specifically. Meaning they’re getting the best program fit just for them.

Puppy Training Services You Need in Iowa City

Your puppy deserves the best puppy training services in Iowa City—and that’s exactly what you’ll get when working with Knallhart kennels. Our puppy training program is truly one-of-a-kind and produces long-lasting results so that your pup can live a happy, healthy, and full life.

With our extensive services for puppy training, such as obedience, crate, and potty training your puppy will be in tip-top shape in no time.

We’re paws-itive that we can train your puppy to live the best life they can! Reach out or register today by texting 319-873-2133 to start your puppy training journey!

The Knallhart breeding program

We adhere to the American Kennel Clubs written standards (both in conformation and temperament), and produce healthy, sound, quality Newfoundlands and German Shepherd Dogs. We specialize in breeding a small amount of puppies consisting of the highest quality pedigrees. 

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Puppy Dog Programs

The puppy programs at Knallhart Academy are designed to give dogs a strong, confident start through balanced, positive training. Each program focuses on building good manners, emotional balance, and real-world skills to help dogs become well-behaved, happy companions.

Jump Start Puppy Program

  • Program Length: 4 Weeks
  • Price: $4,800

This program is designed for puppies (8-16 weeks) ready to begin their training journey right after leaving their litter or breeder. Our focus is on creating a positive foundation through crate training, socialization, name recognition, leash introduction, and early obedience commands.

We also guide owners on the best ways to build a strong relationship and lasting bond with their puppy—setting you both up for a lifetime of trust, communication, and success together. Because of the young age of participants, a waiver acknowledging the risks of early training must be signed, and specific health and vaccination requirements must be met for approval.

Older Puppy Obedience Program

  • Program Length: 4 Weeks
  • Price: $6,600

This program is ideal for puppies (16 weeks +) who already have a solid start and are ready for their next level of growth. It’s designed for young dogs without major behavioral challenges whose owners want to elevate their dog’s manners, focus, and reliability through a professional, psychology-based approach.

Throughout the program, your puppy will build confidence, consistency, and impulse control while mastering real-world obedience skills. You’ll gain the tools, structure, and guidance to maintain that progress at home, setting you and your puppy up for a lifetime of success together.

Advanced Puppy Obedience / Troublesome Puppy Repair Program

  • Program Length: 6 Weeks
  • Price: $8,400

This comprehensive program is designed for puppies (16 weeks +) who are ready to advance into the next phase of training, refining skills into reliable, confident behaviors that hold up in real-world situations. Over six weeks, we take their early skills and refine them into reliable, confident behaviors that hold up in real-world situations.

Your puppy will learn to maintain focus and obedience through distractions, walk politely on leash, hold extended stays, and recall promptly even with environmental challenges. We’ll strengthen impulse control, build calmness in stimulating environments, and introduce off-leash reliability in a safe, structured way. This program is also ideal for puppies needing behavioral support, such as fear, nervousness, or overexcitement. Using a psychology-based approach, we help them build confidence, trust, and emotional balance. By the end of the program, you’ll have a composed, confident young dog who listens, adapts, and thrives both at home and in public.

Family Dog Programs & Behavioral Modification

The Family Dog and Behavioral Modification programs at Knallhart Academy are designed to help everyday dogs build reliable obedience, confidence, and calm behavior in real-world settings. Whether your dog needs a solid foundation or more advanced support to overcome challenges like leash manners, impulse control, or mild behavioral issues, these structured programs use a balanced, psychology-based approach to create lasting, positive results for both dog and owner.

Basic Obedience / Behavioral Modifications

  • Program Length: 4 Weeks
  • Price: $5,200

Our 4-Week Program is ideal for dogs with little to moderate training who need to build reliable obedience, confidence, and calm behavior in everyday situations. During their stay, dogs work daily with our trainers to master key skills such as leash manners, place work, recall, impulse control, and polite greetings, while also addressing mild behavioral challenges like jumping or pulling.

This program is perfect for dogs who need structure, consistency, and focused training to reach the next level in their development. By the end of four weeks, your dog will return home with a stronger foundation, improved listening skills, and a calmer, more balanced mindset. You’ll also receive hands-on lessons and guidance to ensure lasting success once your dog transitions back home.

Intermediate Obedience / Behavioral Modification

  • Program Length: 6 Weeks
  • Price: $7,200

Our 6-Week Program is ideal for owners looking to take their dog’s training to the next level. Building on a strong foundation, this extended option allows for more practice, polish, and real-world proofing of skills. We focus on advancing obedience under higher levels of distraction and strengthening off-leash reliability in new environments.

This program is an excellent choice for dogs who benefit from a slower pace of learning or need extra structure to overcome mild behavioral challenges. The 6-Week Program gives your dog the time and consistency to internalize training more deeply—turning learned skills into dependable habits. You’ll notice a smoother, more confident response both at home and out in public, supported by our detailed guidance to maintain long-term success.

Advanced Obedience / Behavioral Modification

  • Program Length: 8 Weeks
  • Price: $8,800

Our 8-Week Program is designed for dogs who need the highest level of training or more intensive behavioral work. This most comprehensive program is crafted to create lasting change for dogs with complex challenges such as reactivity, fear, anxiety, or severe impulse-control issues, with a strong focus on emotional balance and real-world reliability.

Over the course of eight weeks, we build on all foundational and advanced skills, giving your dog the consistency and exposure needed to turn new behaviors into second nature. This program is also the best fit for owners pursuing off-leash mastery, therapy or service dog readiness, or complete behavioral transformation. You’ll receive ongoing communication and in-depth lessons to ensure a seamless transition home and continued success.

Working Dog Programs

The Working Dog programs at Knallhart Academy are crafted to develop highly capable dogs and handlers ready for meaningful roles beyond basic obedience. From the Certified Therapy Dog Program that builds calm, socially appropriate companions for community work to Service Dog and Advanced Service Dog training tailored to specialized tasks and public-access skills, each program focuses on advanced obedience, emotional stability, and real-world reliability to create confident, dependable working partnerships.

Certified Therapy Dog Program

  • Price: Inquire For Pricing

This program is designed for dogs and owners who want to make a positive impact in the lives of others. It focuses on creating calm, confident, and socially appropriate dogs who can provide comfort and connection in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and community settings. Training includes advanced obedience, public manners, emotional stability, and exposure to real-world environments.

We also prepare both dog and handler for certification testing and public access readiness. Because every dog’s journey is unique, pricing for this program varies depending on age, temperament, and previous training experience. We’ll create a customized plan that fits your dog’s starting point and your specific goals. The Therapy Dog Program is more than training—it’s the foundation for a lifelong partnership that brings comfort, confidence, and joy wherever you go.

Basic Service Dog Program

  • Price: Inquire For Pricing

Our Service Dog Program is built for dogs who will provide essential support to their handlers through specialized training and reliable performance in public settings. This program focuses on advanced obedience, task-specific training, public access skills, and emotional stability, creating dependable service partners equipped to assist with daily life needs.

Each dog’s training plan is fully customized based on the handler’s requirements and the dog’s natural abilities. We work closely with each team to ensure consistent progress, clear communication, and full preparation for service certification and public access evaluations. Because service dog training varies greatly depending on age, temperament, and the type of assistance needed, pricing is determined after an individual assessment and consultation. This program is designed to create a confident, capable, and trustworthy service dog that enhances independence and strengthens the bond between dog and handler.

Advanced Certified Service Dog Program

  • Price: Inquire For Pricing

This program is designed for dogs and handlers requiring a higher level of precision, reliability, and task-specific mastery. It builds on foundational service training and moves into complex task work, advanced public access, and full certification readiness, with a strong focus on composure under stress and confident task execution in any setting.

Dogs in this program are trained to perform specialized tasks such as mobility assistance, deep pressure therapy, medical alert, or other individualized needs based on the handler’s requirements. Because every service team’s goals and needs are unique, pricing for this program varies depending on the level of task training, age, and prior experience. Each dog’s journey is carefully evaluated to create a customized plan for long-term success. The Advanced Service Dog Program represents the highest level of our training, crafted for those who require unwavering reliability, emotional balance, and the deepest partnership between dog and handler.

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