We are one of Nashville’s highest rated and most affordable trainers!
Our mission
At Music City K9 Training, our mission is to help you and your dog build a strong, positive, and lasting relationship. We believe that every dog is unique and deserves to be treated with love, respect, and understanding. Through our science-based, positive reinforcement training methods, we aim to not only teach your dog good behavior, but also to foster a deep bond of trust and communication between you and your furry friend. Our mission is to make the training process enjoyable, enriching, and rewarding for both you and your dog, and to ultimately help you create a harmonious and happy life together for years to come. Remember “A Well Trained Dog is a Happy Dog!” – Chris Steele
Why choose Music City K9 Training?
We're dog lovers
We are dog LOVERS! We believe that every dog deserves a happy, healthy life. We treat your dog like they were our own. We want to give them and you the BEST lives together we possibly can.
We use positive reinforcement
We use positive reinforcement and traditional training methods to get your dog to make the correct decisions. We don’t believe in shocking your dog if they make the wrong one. Natural training requires 4-6 weeks.
Top rated
We are a 5 Star rated business on Google. We have over 100 Five Star reviews and counting. We love reading our customers’ reviews and stories about their experiences. We strive to make it a fun and rewarding experience!
We’re affordable
#1 reason for going to the shelter is lack of training. #1 reason for not training is cost. We strive to keep our prices affordable so we can help as many as possible. We just don’t believe it should cost thousands of dollars to help you with your dog.
Chris Steele
Founder and Lead Trainer at Music City K9 Training
With over 10 years of experience in dog training, Chris is a certified professional dog trainer.
Chris started training and showing dogs as a youth with Hillsdale County 4H Club. That experience has stuck with him throughout his life. Always having a special connection to animals, training his own dogs and other animals, and helping his friends with their dogs and animals, Chris knew this was his calling. After graduating from K9-University, part of the Canine Behavioral Specialists Network, Chris has nurtured his passion for training animals into Music City K9 Training. His goal is to give you the quality training necessary to transform your dog into a happy, healthy member of your family!
Graduate Testimonials
Hubbles Success Story
We completed the 6-week training course with Chris and are very happy with the results. Our two-year-old dog, Hubble, walks nicely on a leash after working through some trouble with leash reactivity. Chris was great at answering our questions and giving us sound advice. It was also clear that he cares about Hubble and about giving us the best outcome possible. Chris offered any follow-up help we might need with Hubble, and we are glad we chose to work with him. Hubble auto-sits when we come to a stop, is much more responsive to our commands and is much less reactive when he sees other dogs. We highly recommend this training course to others.
Daisys’ Transformation
I could not be happier with the outcome of Daisy’s training!!!! Chris was amazing and has totally changed my dog. He had solutions for every issue we were facing and they all WORKED! We noticed a difference right away, and after completing the course, we have a whole new dog. My only regret is that I didn’t start the course sooner! Thank you, Chris!
Desis’ Obedience Journey
Chris was a great trainer to work with for our 7 month old dog, Desi. Chris would meet with us each week and help us work on developing the skills to best train Desi - each week my wife and I felt like we learned something new and unique that would really help us out going forward. There were definitely moments of frustration where we felt like we weren’t doing things correctly, but Chris was quick to provide encouragement and different ways of approaching the specific command to get results. Desi was very big at pulling on her leash before we started training and now we can walk her in peace knowing that she’s not going to rip our shoulders off!! While Desi is still growing into her personality, Chris helped provide us with the proper tools for a well trained dog going forward. Thanks for all of the help Chris! Tyler Portanova