Who is the best dog trainer in Austin, TX?
Brett Endes, The Dog Savant, trains Austin dogs in your own home. 30 years of experience, more than 20,000 dogs trained, and a specialty in the aggression and reactivity cases other trainers decline. Programs run $295 for the initial 90 minute workshop up to $1,995. Call or text (512) 430-7953.
Serving Austin
Dog training in Austin, in your home
Brett brings 30 years and more than 20,000 dogs trained to Austin. In home behavior training across the whole city, from downtown high rises to East Austin bungalows to the Hill Country edges. Aggression, reactivity, and anxiety are his specialty, the cases other Austin trainers turn down.
Brett Endes specializes in aggression, separation anxiety, leash pulling, puppy foundation, and rescue rehabilitation. Whether you live in a downtown high rise, a suburban home, or a Hill Country ranch, Brett trains your dog in the actual environment it lives.
Austin specifics
What training a dog in Austin actually involves
Austin's leash rules and off leash exceptions are specific and written down, and most owners have no idea where the lines actually are.
Who sets the dog rules in Austin?
City of Austin, Animal Services and Parks and Recreation.
What are the leash rules in Austin?
City Code section 3-4-1 requires a dog to be under restraint, with section 3-4-4 listing the public areas where restraint is not required. On City land the leash maximum is 6 feet. Failure to restrain is a Class C misdemeanor and fines run up to $500. Parks are generally open 5am to 10pm unless posted.
Where can a dog be off leash in Austin?
Designated areas include Red Bud Isle, portions of Auditorium Shores, part of Zilker Park, the Shoal Creek Greenbelt between 24th and 29th, and roughly 39 acres at the north end of Mary Moore Searight.
What Austin does to a dog
- Off leash areas that are mostly unfenced and next to roads
- Very high dog density, so a reactive dog gets triggered daily rather than weekly
- A patchwork of jurisdictions across the metro, each with its own leash rule
- Heat, which shortens the usable training window to early mornings for much of the year
Where Austin dogs actually go
- Red Bud Isle
- An island park on Lady Bird Lake with off leash access, water, and trails. High dog density and high arousal, and only one way in and out.
- Auditorium Shores off leash area
- Off leash and unfenced with a busy road nearby, which is a bad combination for a dog whose recall is not finished.
- Barton Creek Greenbelt
- Roughly 13 miles from Zilker west to the Loop 360 trailhead. Leash required, widely ignored.
- Shoal Creek Greenbelt
- On leash throughout, with a designated off leash stretch between 24th and 29th.
Every Austin metro jurisdiction compared side by side: Austin leash laws by jurisdiction.
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Ready to fix your dog's behavior?
If you are dealing with reactivity, anxiety, or control issues, the first step is a simple phone evaluation so we can map out a clear plan. Real world results, permanent change, 30 years of doing this for families and their dogs, now in Austin.
You'll be saying, who's a good boy? in no time.
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