Dog Trainers in Virginia

Jason Wyatt Regner

Wyatt Regner, CPDT-KA, SDC, MHFA has been training dogs since 2017. In 2019, he attended the esteemed Pat Miller's Canine Behavior and Training Academy and graduated with the highest scores in his class. He is a certified professional dog trainer (CPDT-KA) under the Certification Counsel for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT). In 2022, he received his Service Dog Coach certification from service dog expert Veronica Sanchez. He is also a certified CGC and trick dog evaluator, is certified in canine and feline CPR and first aid and adult Mental Health First Aid, and is a member of the PPG, the APDT, and MAAPPPT. He has experience training pet, therapy, and service dogs as well as severe anxiety and aggression cases.

703-795-5066

Jennifer E. Pennington

Get your best Friend BackSpecializing in Energetic dogsGroup, In-home, behavior problem solving, puppy classes.This method is so effective that anyone can learn how to do it, even children. Watch your dog's eyes light up with joy when it's training time. Find out how easy it is to fit training time into your busy schedule. Wouldn't you like to become skilled at creating good behaviors you want in your dog?Jennifer has over 15 years of animal training experience. Is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and is A Fear Free Certified trainer. She uses positive rewards to train dogs, birds, mammals, and reptiles. Jennifer even trained crocodiles! She has a BS in biology from the University of New Mexico. Jennifer was an Operational K9 Handler and trainer with two Search and Rescue Dogs for over a decade.

571-969-7297

Jennifer H. Prentiss

Canine Assist - Training pets and working dogs since 2003: detection, search and rescue, assistance dogs for the disabled.

323-459-4853

Jenny N. Brawley

Jenny Brawley has been involved in training dogs since 2002. In addition to being a CPDT-KA, Jenny is also a Pat Miller Certified Trainer 2, a member of the Professional Pet Guild, and an Elite Fear Free Professional Trainer. Jenny graduated from the SF SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers Counseling Certificate Program. Jenny is also a AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator. Jenny actively competes with her border collie in dog sports. Jenny is currently fully vaccinated and offering private lessons in your home (all COVID protocols followed) from "puppy survival skills", basic manners or dog sport foundation training. Currently not accepting aggression cases.

571-220-5298

Jessica D. McCartney

K9+ Pet Services, LLC offers dog training, dog walking and pet sitting in the Woodbridge, VA area. Jessica specializes in basic manners and helping dogs be part of a happy, peaceful family. She can help with problem behaviors such as pulling on leash and barking among others.Jessica does not work with aggression cases, severe separation anxiety or with dogs who have a bite history.

661-269-6857

Jill I. Freifeld

Whether your dog needs to learn a few basic cues or has serious behavior issues, we can help. Happy Hound Training's private, in-home lessons offer customized plans tailored to meet your goals. We are force-free trainers, so we use rewards (praise, affection, toys, treats, etc.) to motivate your dog to succeed. Using rewards (treats, play, affection, etc.) to motivate dogs to learn stimulates their thinking, improves your relationship with them, creates lasting results and best of all, makes training fun! Dogs learn better when they use their noggins to figure out how to earn rewards rather than doing the minimum to avoid punishment.

301-660-9203

Joanne Jennifer Bignoux Mcmahon

In-home Private dog & cat trainingCanine Standard Manners through to Advanced, Socialization, American Kennel Club (AKC) Evaluations - Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Community Canine (CGCA) AKC Urban CGC (CGCU) and Do More With Your Dog Evaluations, Trick TrainingCat (Feline) Training - Carrier/ Crate Training, enrichment and bonding, Trick Training

804-506-0550

Joelle Rae Hopf Cuprak

Joelle Cuprak is a Lead Trainer at WOOFS! Dog Training Center in Arlington, VA. At WOOFS!, Joelle provides private training sessions for a wide range of dogs, in-person group classes, day training, and workshops for the Northern Virginia area. Currently, she is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), a Karen Pryor Academy graduate (KPA CTP), certified at the University of Washington in Applied Animal Behavior (UW-AAB), Fear Free Trainer certified, and a Family Paws educator. Joelle is a long-time coach and a flexible teacher focused on finding the best positive solutions for each individual and their dogs.

703-536-7877

Joselyn E. Impastato

Julie G. Bastis

Prep Your Pup Training Academy, LLC provides foundational puppy training in a board and train setting. Your trainer will adhere to LIMA guidelines while working with your puppy in their home. Puppy's will be socialized in a safe manner, crate trained, learn basic commands, good manners, leash skills and potty training. We incorporate the Puppy Culture training program as well teaching your puppy to love learning. We set the stage for your puppy to live harmoniously with you. We also teach you what the next steps will be so you can continue the training once your puppy comes home.

301-237-6157

Juliet C. Purll

Jutka Terris

PuppyK has given the best start to thousands of local puppies in our area! We offer AKC STAR Puppy group classes, in-home private instruction, and combo options. Positive, motivational, scientific training methods make classes fun and effective! Look at the PuppyK FB page or Google for hundreds of five star reviews. Also offering periodic Agility, Tricks and CGC classes.

703-447-1500

Karen Baragona

Got an anxious dog? You've come to the right place. I have a soft spot for shy, fearful, anxious dogs like yours. I specialize in helping dogs with separation anxiety, shy/fearful behavior, and anxiety around kids.

571-982-0343

Karen R. Mast

Private consults now offered at my new training center in Keezletown, VA (near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County). Pet behavior consults, basic household manners training, cooperative husbandry and vet care, reward-based methods with an emphasis on clicker training. Training to help you learn to resolve conflicts between you and your pet, between your pet and your pet's environment (other dogs, cats, unfamiliar people, unfamiliar environments). I offer New Pet assessments and adoption counseling.

540-269-6904

Kathleen Ann Alvania

Treats and Triumphs Dog Training provides positive reinforcement training for dogs of all ages in central Fairfax County, VA.We specialize in helping puppies and recently adopted dogs succeed in their new homes. We make training fun and doable for dogs and humans. We are committed to force-free practices: no pain, fear, or intimidation.

571-556-6768

Kathryn J. Kuhlen

Kathy Callahan

PupStart!Alexandria, VA. I love to help people and their dogs live more happily together through behavior consults and private training.

Kathy E. Dailey

804-683-1594

Kelly Spring

Kimberly A. Keleher

We love our dogs and want them with us always. That requires they be on their best behavior. You're busy. That's why I train my clients dogs/puppies for them. I focus on small breed dogs and puppies. Those first 16 weeks of a puppy's life are so important to their development. I also help older dogs deal with the stresses of city living.

571-332-0505

Kimberly Lynn Wegel

Wags by Wegel -- obedience training + behavior modification.

919-265-9483

Kristen Rose Healy

Kristin M Myzie, DVM

Kristin Myzie is a veterinarian in Virginia. Her favorite part of working with dogs and people is watching the relationship grow as each has their own "light bulb moments" in learning to communicate with the other. Kristin works one-on-one with clients and their dogs to provide basic training as well as develop behavior modification strategies for problem behaviors such as dog reactivity.

Laura C. Colleton

Helping Hounds LLCDog Training & Lost Pet Tracking

617-947-5627

Laura Dorfman

Peaceful, positive dog training. Private in-home consultations, dog and puppy training, day training. Offering referrals for all of Chicagoland and serving The Shenandoah Valley.

847-204-7100

Lesley Ann Gurule

Leslie C. Sinn

I am a board certified veterinary behaviorist in private clinical practice. I offer veterinary behavior consulting services and evaluations.

540-454-9081

Lisa A. Marino

Offering: Basic Manners Levels 1 and 2, Puppy Kindergarten and AKC Star Puppy, AKC Canine Good Citizen testing, Treibball, Trick Dog Classes, Puppy Socialization, Enrichment / Fun Group Classes.

304-358-0293

Lisa R. Warden

Upward Pup Dog Training:* Basic Obedience (puppies and adults, all breeds)* Manners and Polite Walking Training* Attention-seeking behaviors (jumping, barking, etc.)* Fear and Shyness* Reactivity to Dogs and People* House training Issues* Rescue Dogs a Specialty* Day Training Packages Available

540-750-9523

Lynne Bettinger

M. Laura Haufler

When guided by a Certified Behavior Consultant, problem behaviors can be greatly improved.Behavior modification begins with an initial two hour meeting to evaluate your situation, assess your dog's issues, and discuss your training goals. It's a deep dive into your dog's background and behavior. The evaluation includes a comprehensive follow-up report with your dog's customized training and/or behavior modification recommendations.Laura, our founder, has extensive experience understanding and applying the science of animal behavior, cognition and is constantly learning more about the way dogs perceive the world. She is an ethology enthusiast: the systematic study of behavior an animal under natural conditions which helps provide a more complex and nuanced understanding of behavior. Laura is an ethical vegan. She studied under renowned author Turid Rugaas at her Nordic School based in Norway. She believes animals deserve our respect, compassion, and understanding. She has worked with individuals, shelters, and rescues since 2017 to address behavior issues, focused primarily in shy dogs, fear and reactivity. Laura helped many rescues save innocent dogs throughout the years and place them successfully in happy homes, this is why she understands the challenges rescue and shelter dogs face.Our Fear-Free Grooming part of the business focuses on cooperative care, and helping dogs feel safe during grooming activities. Our practice is Fear-Free Certified, Force-Free and subscribing to LIMA methods. We are a member of the IAABC (International Association of Behavior Consultants).

Madeline Audrey Bruggeman

Margaret Lockwood

Individual or small group instruction on Star Puppy, CGC titles, beginning conformation, obedience, trick dog and scent work training

757-749-9328

Mariah Virginia Dudley

Confident Canine Coach is excited to provide Force-Free, Modern Dog Training to the Greater Richmond Area! We provide Private Lessons, Pack Hikes, and Workshops, and specialize in Manners (including loose leash walking, strategies to reduce jumping, counter surfing, crate training, and other common problem behaviors), Puppy Training, New Rescue Behavior Adjustment, and Dogs & Babies/Toddlers Home Preparation.

804-446-4464

Mark Parbus

Marti Beth Friedman

Mary Chandler Crawford

Mary Crawford, CPDT-KA, began her professional career as a force-free dog trainer in 2006 and uses modern, science-based, positive reinforcement training methods. She holds her professional certification through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT). Mary is currently working towards the Canine Behavior Consultant (CDBC) certification through IAABC and the Certified Behavior Consultant Canine-Knowledge Assessed (CBCC-KA) certification from CCPDT. She currently specializes in aggressive behavior modification, canine body language, social behavior, and puppy development. Mary also assists with The Board Hound's staff education, development, and training to ensure best practices are being implemented across all of The Board Hound's services.

Megan J. Brooks

All About Dogs: Group classes for basic obedience or behavior modification. Group class locations include: Woodbridge, Springfield and Annandale. We also offer private lessons and behavior evaluations. We are reward based trainers who work with family pets.

Michelle L. Gamage

Loyal-T Dog Training

540-968-6041

Nancy D Liebhauser

703-216-3261

Nina Cheyenne Caldwell

540-751-8280

Nina Tingley

Noelle M. Webb

Fear-free, force-free, positive reinforcement Certified Professional Dog Trainer. In-person and virtual training sessions available. Faculty member, Bergin University of Canine Studies. PawsWith a Cause service dog trainer. Guest lecturer for shelter professionals, students and national community organizations on Canine Body Language. Founder of The Blue Paw Project with a mission of highlighting and promoting the physical and emotional well being of dogs through current scientific canine research and sharing this knowledge via seminars and resources created to enhance the human-canine bond.

804-404-5642

Pamela W. Nashman

Group classes for basic obedience, tricks, shy dogs or reactive dogs. Class locations include: Woodbridge, Springfield and Annandale (services vary by location). We also offer in-home private lessons and behavior evaluations. We are reward based trainers who work with family pets.

703-497-7878

Patricia K. Lude

Paul A. Johns

Paula C. Thomas

Private and group lessons, board and train, behavioral consultations and problem solving. Drop off day training and dog play groups.

540-374-0462

Peggy Bowers

Sundogs Canine Consulting and Training-Providing private in home training for families and pets. Services include basic good manners, Positive Puppy, behavior consultations, behavior modification, adoption consulting and new pet introductions. Group classes are also offered please check website for availability and more information.

703-303-4340