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Serving Northern Utah

UTAH DOG TRAINING STOP FIGHTING WITH YOUR DOG AND ENJOY THEM!

Calm walks. Reliable recall. A dog you actually enjoy living with. Let us help with that, we want you to enjoy your dog more! Serving Salt Lake, Utah, Summit and Weber counties. Your dog lives in your home, not a warehouse. When your dog come to stay with us it is in our home.

Real Utah dog owners

What they're saying

Elyssa Zimmerman's dog Joey — Rescue
"Our rescue dog Joey was boarding with Bart for a while we were out of town. We didn’t discuss any formal training, we talked about what we had been working on. Our dog has never been aggressive, but his time as a stray had made him hypervigilant and was presenting a big challenge in a home with three small children. Before his time with Bart, any time anyone even shifted in their seat, Joey would be alert and checking to make sure we were all safe. Now we have been able to sit and watch movies, take naps, and play while he relaxes. We are really grateful for the work Bart did with Joey, especially on settling, it’s really improved the quality of life for us and our dog."
Elyssa Zimmerman
Joey — Rescue
Beth Farmer's dog Boone — Goldendoodle
"Boone! Boone was pulling on the leash and wouldn’t come when we called. Bart gave us step by step training to gradually train Boone to follow these commands! And the results were QUICK! I couldn’t believe the difference in Boones behavior even after just ONE session working with Bart. Bart was very knowledgeable and patient and kind with our dog. We highly recommend Bart!"
Beth Farmer
Boone — Goldendoodle
Becky H.'s dog Big-dog boarding
"Our dog is a handful. She is energetic and demanding and requires a lot of exercise and attention. We had no idea we were going to get dog training with boarding! Bart sent us daily pictures and took such good care of her. She was calmer when we brought her home and we plan on doing more training with Bart. Your dog will beg to stay there! Thank you, Bart!"
Becky H.
Big-dog boarding

Certified with honors

Bart and Jeff are both certified graduates of Innovative K9 Academy — hands-on training with 100+ dogs of every size, age and breed.

Our home, not a warehouse

Your dog stays in our house — not a shelter-style facility. Max 4 dogs at a time so every one gets real attention.

Northern Utah, covered

We serve Salt Lake County, Utah County, Summit County, Weber County — from Ogden to Provo, Park City to Sandy.

Bart Merrell and Jeff Belnap with their trained dogs in northern Utah
Our story

Bart & Jeff, together.

Bart and Jeff met at Innovative K9 Academy training school. Both had reactive dogs. Both were determined to fix it. Two heads turned out to be better than one — so they joined forces to bring the same clarity to Utah dog owners.

Between them: decades of hands-on dog experience, formal certification, and hundreds of local dogs helped. Balanced, fair, humane — every time.

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Ready to make your dog a Top Dog?

Book a free evaluation and we'll walk you through the right program for your dog.

Call (801) 592-1524Free Evaluation