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Training all breeds and behaviors while proving that you can teach an older dog new tricks!

We specialize in behavioral cases but can train everyone open to learning at 11628 Gravois Road in Sunset Hills, MO!

11/03/2026

So apparently we’re preparing for 90 days without the power grid.

MREs, bottled water, generators, batteries. Some people are going to have enough supplies to open their own little survival store.

I get it. Better to have it and not need it.

But what about the dog?

If I’m sitting in the dark eating an MRE, I don’t also want to be listening to my dog bark at the neighbor, watching him eat the couch, or wondering which one of us is going to end up sleeping outside.

Ninety days is a long time to be stuck at home with a dog that doesn’t listen.

Might be worth getting that handled before the lights go out.

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10/28/2026

I’ve talked to a lot of dog owners over the years. Pulling, reactivity, ignoring commands, aggression, anxiety a dog that listens in the house but falls apart the second you step outside.

Most people aren’t reaching out because everything is going great. They’ve usually tried a few things already, and they’re tired of wondering what to do next.

I’ve worked with many different dogs and many different problems. If you’re struggling with yours, let’s have a conversation.

I’m not going to promise you a miracle. I’ll evaluate your dog, hear you out, and give you an honest assessment of how I can help.

Sky Soldier Dog Training
St. Louis, MO
Free evaluations available.

10/22/2026

Dogs haven’t changed nearly as much as the world we’ve built around them.

We expect them to accompany us almost everywhere, coexist with strangers, ignore distractions, and behave appropriately in environments we never would have asked them to navigate a generation ago.

Yet we’ve become increasingly uncomfortable with the idea that meeting those expectations requires clear boundaries, consistent training, and accountability.

Meanwhile, dog ownership has become a massive industry, with another product, program, or explanation available for nearly every problem.

Some of it is valuable. Some of it deserves scrutiny.

The question is whether we’re producing better-trained dogs and more capable owners, or simply getting better at managing the same problems.

I wrote about it in my latest essay.

Dogs Haven’t Changed. We’ve Changed.

Read the full piece on Substack. Link in bio.

10/21/2026

The leaves are falling. The temperature is dropping. And your dog is still acting like he pays the mortgage. 🍂

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. The in-laws are coming, the house is getting crowded, and your dog is about to remind everyone why you don’t get invited to host Christmas.

Let’s get ahead of that.

Whether it’s jumping on guests, dragging you down the street, ignoring commands, or treating the front door like a prison break, we’ve got work to do.

Fall training openings are available at Sky Soldier Dog Training.

Don’t wait until Aunt Karen gets clotheslined in the foyer to decide it’s time for training.

📍 St. Louis, MO
🇺🇸 Veteran-owned. Family-operated.

Send us a message today to schedule your FREE training evaluation. Let’s get your dog ready for the holidays before your family starts a group chat about him.

09/29/2026

People often ask, “What’s Sky Soldier Dog Training?”

It’s more than just dog training.

On September 29, 2012, SFC Daniel T. Metcalfe was killed in Afghanistan.

I never had the privilege of knowing him personally. But I was fortunate to learn from men who knew him, were influenced by him, and were themselves shaped by the men who came before them.

That is part of what the name Sky Soldier Dog Training means to me.

It was the motto of the 173rd long before it became the name of a little dog training studio in St. Louis. And long before I ever put it on a business card, there were Sky Soldiers who gave their lives wearing that name.

SFC Metcalfe was one of them.

I have been fortunate to spend my life around men who taught me how to lead, take responsibility, and carry myself when things aren’t easy. Much of what I bring into my work today came from those men.

So yes, I train dogs.

But I also recognize how small and fortunate that responsibility really is.

We get to spend our days doing something as seemingly silly as teaching dogs to sit, heel, and behave because there were men before us who were willing to do things that were anything but silly.

Their sacrifice made the ordinary possible.

Remembering SFC Daniel T. Metcalfe

29 September 2012.

09/28/2026

Your dog does not need to be friends with every dog it sees.

I know.

Absolutely devastating news.

Somewhere along the way, “socialization” became synonymous with throwing your puppy into a dog park and hoping they figure it out.

That isn’t socialization.

That’s a controlled experiment where you forgot to control anything.

If your goal is to have a dog that can calmly exist around other dogs, then teach that.

Find a stable, well-behaved dog.

Control the environment.

Control the interaction.

Teach your dog how to behave.

And accept the possibility that your dog may never be the social butterfly you dreamed about.

That’s okay.

You’re not friends with everyone either.

And somehow you’ve survived.

The dog park isn’t for socialization.

09/25/2026

If you’ve wondered where the hell I’ve been…

I finally wrote it down.

Last September, I got bitten by a 110-pound German Shepherd that had already bitten three people.

That wasn’t actually the part that changed things for me.

What happened afterward was.

Six years.
2,800+ dogs.
Thousands of owners.
A lot of great experiences.

And a few that made me seriously question whether I wanted to keep doing this at all.

I’ve spent the last year thinking about what that incident changed in me, what I’ve learned about dog ownership, and why I’ve become increasingly unsure about how much longer I want to keep doing this.

This isn’t a “5 things I learned from a dog bite” post.

It’s much more personal than that.

I finally wrote the whole thing.

“Where Have I Been?”

Read it on Substack.

Link in bio.

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11628 Gravois Road
St. Louis, MO
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Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 2pm

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