About For the Love of Dogs & The Dog Tank

Positive family dog training

For the Love of Dogs and The Dog Tank is a Mendota Heights training facility on Pilot Knob Road offering positive, effective family dog training alongside dog sports. The goal is a dog who greets politely, walks calmly on leash, comes when called and settles, taught with simple positive reinforcement techniques. Owner and head trainer Kristin Powell, ABCDT, CSMT II, set up the business in 2005 after a previous career as a software trainer, and is credited with more than 35 years of experience training and showing her own dogs.

Classes and sports

Classes cover obedience, Canine Good Citizen, rally, nose work and scent work, conditioning and fitness, and barn hunt, and The Dog Tank adds dock diving and swimming in an indoor pool. Day training, private sessions and canine massage are also offered, with visits by appointment or scheduled class.

Credentials

Kristin is an ABC mentor trainer, a Canine Sports Massage Therapist II, a Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and the International Association of Animal Massage Bodywork.

What owners say

One family wrote: "I have seen a significant change in my dogs behavior and I feel that this was a great foundational course for us."

What to ask

Ask about class schedules, pricing and pool booking times.