About Springfield Side Kick Dog Training, Boarding, Daycare & Grooming

Who they are

Side Kick runs from two addresses. The kennel, with boarding, daycare and grooming, is at 2150 N State Highway NN in Ozark; Side Kick Academy, where the training happens, is at 1907 South Stewart Avenue in Springfield. The site describes the business as the premier daycare, boarding, grooming and training facility in Southwest Missouri and says it has over 11 years of experience. Misti Fry is the person named on the site for private training, with a separate number given for booking with her directly.

The training

The training menu is described as a wide range of courses from beginner to advanced levels, run at the Springfield academy, with in-home private training available by appointment. Private training is presented as a personalized one-to-one coaching experience for the owner and the dog together rather than a drop-off service. The site also mentions day training options for dogs already in for daycare – training worked into the day rather than booked as a separate visit, which suits owners who are already dropping the dog off.

The rest of the operation

Boarding and daycare run at the Ozark kennel, and grooming runs there too. Lobby hours are narrow and split into a morning and a late-afternoon window on weekdays, with shorter windows at weekends, so collection and drop-off need planning.

Worth knowing

The two addresses are a genuine source of confusion: the academy address in Springfield belongs to this same business, not to a separate trainer. Course details and pricing sit behind their own pages rather than on the front of the site.