About Canine Karma Training – Texas

Relationship-based training in Killeen

Canine Karma Training – Texas is a Killeen dog training business serving Austin, Waco and Central Texas, specializing in behavior modification and board and train. Owner, head trainer and behavior specialist Sierra Elsmore has worked with pets and their owners for over 8 years and is described as a Certified AKC Evaluator and Instructor. She previously ran Blazing Tails Dog Training, and in 2024 apprenticed with Canine Karma founders David and Isabela Herbert before bringing the brand to Texas.

Approach

Under the motto "Relationship dictates behavior," the team describes itself as reward-based, balanced trainers who distance themselves from dominance theory, compulsion and intimidation. Sierra believes all dogs need play and that a dog's desire for training should be reward driven, and she focuses on educating owners.

Programs

Services include board and train, a JumpStart Puppy program, in-home lessons (individual or packages) where the trainer comes to you, day training, behavior modification for aggression, fear and separation issues, and group pack walks. Law enforcement and military discounts apply to all board and train programs.

What owners say

One family wrote that after a 40-day board and train, their puppy's "dog/leash aggression" showed "drastic improvements."