Elite Obedience Training- Ankeny, IA

11/28/2025

So excited to have the team all back together again 😭

PLEASE follow Elite Obedience Training (and on Instagram), as this page will be deleted in order for us to fully merge our two locations 🤍

Stay tuned for more exciting info soon!!

Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving- we are so thankful for all of the wonderful people and dogs we have been fortunate enough to work with this year! 🫶🏼

We are especially grateful to announce that starting in 2026, we will be fully merging our two locations! Kenzie will be relocating to the Ankeny, IA area in the next few months, and we are so excited to have the whole team back together in one place.

To our clients in Kansas- thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I have had the most incredible time getting to know you all, and I am so so grateful for everyone who has trusted me with their dogs in the past 5 years. I am so excited to be closer to my family and friends again, but so sad to be leaving the community we’ve built here. Thank you all, for everything.

ANKENY FRIENDS- stay tuned for updates over the next few months regarding NEW board and train openings, NEW group class options, and NEW opportunities to strengthen your relationships with your dogs. We have some exciting ideas up our sleeves! 😉🕺🏼

In the process of this move, we will be consolidating our social media pages to one single account- please be sure you are following us here at Elite Obedience Training (and on Instagram at ), as the Elite Obedience Training- Ankeny, IA account will be deleted soon!

We can’t wait to share more in the next few weeks- we are so thankful for everyone who has been a part of our journey so far, and we are so looking forward to all that’s to come when we are all together again soon. 🤍

Love,
- Kenzie, Shanna, and Cynthia
The Elite Obedience Team

10/29/2025

10/25/2025

Meet Shanna’s current board and trains!

We have 2 week board and train spots available now, with 4 week spots opening up Nov. 2- reach out for details! 🤍

10/12/2025

We have 2 spots currently available for board and train programs starting Oct. 20 in Ankeny, IA🕺🏼

Visit our website (www.eliteobedience.com) for program details & pricing info, and reach out directly to reserve your dog’s spot!
📞 (515) 360-8233
📧 [email protected]

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10/10/2025

We have a new Basic Obedience Group Class starting Tuesday, October 28 @ 6pm! 👻

Duration: 7 weeks (one night of orientation, 6 nights of class)
Price: $375 ($50 reservation deposit, $325 class price)
Instructor: Cynthia Olson

This course is perfect for dogs/puppies (5 months and older) of all breeds who need help establishing basic commands and manners in the presence of distractions.
Your dog will learn:
- loose leash walking
- place command
- sit/stay
- down/stay
- greeting people politely

Sign up link: https://www.eliteobedience.com/event-details/basic-obedience-group-class-6
📞 (515) 360-8233
📧 [email protected]

09/23/2025

Welcome Sadie to our 2 week board and train program! 😍

This pretty girl is a 1 year-old mini Dachshund here to learn all about basic obedience, household manners, potty training, and confidence building with our trainer Cynthia. We can’t wait to see all the progress to come for Sadie over the next few weeks!

We currently have openings for both 2 and 4 week board and train programs starting October 10 in Ankeny, IA- visit our website (www.eliteobedience.com) for program details & pricing info, and reach out directly with any questions or to get signed up! 🐾
📞 (515) 360-8233
📧 [email protected]

09/15/2025

September: the month of Max & all his Spaniel friends 🤪

Max is a 3 year old German Shepherd here to work on his reactivity towards people & dogs, as well as brush up on his obedience skills so that he listens 100% of the time, instead of only when he wants to 😉

Kaney boy is a 1.5 year old Springer Spaniel here to work on his basic obedience skills, and perfect his off leash obedience. He’s a big STRONG boy, so leash manners are a must as his mom would love to go for a walk, not go skiing. ⛷️

Copper & Tod are Cocker Spaniels from the same household who are here to work on their resource guarding, as well as their on & off obedience skills so they can coexist safely back at home.

Last but most certainly not least, baby FRANKIE! Frankie is a 5 month old Cocker Spaniel puppy who is here to work on her basic obedience + off leash obedience skills. We will also be working a lot on proper socialization & grooming skills with the baby, as she’s at the perfect age to set her up for positive experiences for every facet of her life.

Shanna has been busy this month, but we do have openings for 2 & 4 week Board & Train programs starting October 12th!

📞: (515) 360-8233
📧: [email protected]

06/02/2025

Meet Maverick! 🐶

This sweet boy is a 4 month-old Lab/GSP mix here for a 4 week board and train program with our trainer Cynthia- he’s working on crate & potty training, developing household manners, and gaining a solid understanding of on & off leash obedience skills!

04/23/2025

Say hello to Archer!

Archer is a 4 month-old German Shepherd puppy who has spent the past month enrolled in our Puppy Foundation board and train program with our trainer Cynthia! He has been learning the ins and outs of potty/crate training, foundational obedience skills, household manners, and socialization.

This sweet little man heads home to his family this weekend, and we can’t wait for them to see how much he’s learned!

We have very limited availability for one additional Puppy Foundation, 2 Week, and 4 Week board and train program in Ankeny starting in June. Please visit our website (www.eliteobedience.com) for program details/pricing info, and reach out directly with any questions or to get signed up. 🐾
📞 (515) 360-8233
📧 [email protected]

03/13/2025

Say hello to Shanna’s newest 4 week board and train dogs! 🐶

Mike is an 8 month-old Bernese Mountain Dog here to work through his reactivity towards people and dogs! He’s learning all about confidence building, appropriate coping skills, and basic obedience skills proofed both on and off leash.

Bruno is an 8 month-old Rottweiler here to solidify his basic obedience and household manners- this big guy is working especially hard on loose leash walking, ignoring distractions in the environment, and recalling reliably off leash!

Winston is a 4 year-old Wheaton Terrier here for some behavior modification surrounding his resource guarding tendencies, reactivity, and overall anxiety. Alongside addressing his behavioral issues, we’re also working to instill reliable obedience skills that will help his family manage him much more easily back at home.

Ozzy is an 18 month-old Sheepadoodle here to learn all about the basics! We’ll be focusing especially hard on establishing solid leash manners, instilling a reliable off leash recall, and creating positive associations to handling/grooming.

Shanna’s schedule for new board and train clients will open up again starting May 28! Please visit our website (www.eliteobedience.com) for program details & pricing info, and reach out directly with any questions or to get your dog’s spot reserved-
📧: [email protected]
📞: (515) 360-8233