About CenTex Elite K9s

Balanced training around Temple

CenTex Elite K9s is a dog training and boarding business serving Temple, Belton and the wider Central Texas area. Trainer Isabella is a multi-certified balanced trainer who uses a LIMA (Least Intrusive Method Available) approach and credits herself with 10+ years and more than 1,000 dogs trained across Central Texas. She specializes in advanced K9 obedience and service dog training, and her own service dog, Ziva, spent over 7 years as a 911 call center therapy dog for Bell County Communications Center. Her motto: "Training starts on both ends of the leash."

Classes and prices

A free consultation comes first. Basic one-on-one classes for dogs 6 months and up run five sessions for $380, covering sit, down, heel, place, leave it, vehicle loading and recall, with a long line, place cot and treat pouch included. Group classes meet at Temple and Belton parks such as Santa Fe Plaza, Temple Lions Park and Pepper Creek Trail: basic group is $300 and advanced group is $400 for five sessions. Advanced one-on-one is $430. Puppies up to 18 weeks can take five in-home sessions or five real-world public manners sessions from $325, and a Buddy Program trains two dogs together from $600. Boarding takes place in Isabella's own home.

What owners say

One owner wrote, "He is able to be around people whereas before he feared everyone and anything."