Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant
Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant

Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant

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Introduction
I'm Karin, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and Certified Behavior Consultant (CDBC), a Mentor Trainer for Animal Behavior College, and a volunteer Dog Trainer for the Animal Care Centers of New York. I offer customized dog training and behavior management primarily using reward-based, force-free methods in the comfort of your own home or through remote learning (video calls). I'm very passionate about Early Puppy Socialization, and take pride in teaching Potty Training and Crate Training, Recall (reliable come-when-called), and alternative behaviors (e.g. dog rushing to a dog bed when the doorbell rings instead of charging at the door and barking incessantly). The goal is for YOU to learn what training is all about so that (after you work with me) you would be able to train other dogs you may have in the future without necessarily having to hire another dog trainer. Although training sessions are usually held about a week apart, once you sign up, you may contact me 24/7 for questions or concerns that simply cannot wait till our next session. That's certainly one thing that sets me apart from other trainers.
Overview

Hired 81 times

Serves Westfield, NJ

Background checked

1 employee

15 years in business

Business hours

Sun5:00 pm - 10:00 pmMonClosed

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2017

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Specialties
Dog training type

Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and value.

Excellent 4.9

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Steve D.
Oct 19, 2022
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Karina has been amazing to work with. We've had no issues scheduling our training with her around our ridiculous schedules. We're unlearning all the bad training we learned in the past and she's been great at explaining why different methods are better than others, and how we can keep improving and retraining our older dog, while working with our newer puppy. One of the things we love is she doesn't time her classes, so it's as long as needed for us/the dogs to get it. We couldn't have been happier with our choice of working with her and highly recommend her to anyone else seeking training help!

Details: 0 - 6 months old • Medium (26 - 40 lbs) • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

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Anastasia K.
Jan 7, 2022
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Details: 0 - 6 months old • Small (16 - 25 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • House training • Crate training • My home, venue, etc.

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Jessica C.
Jul 21, 2020
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Details: 0 - 6 months old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Private lessons • Puppy training • My home, venue, etc.

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Keysha B.
Apr 20, 2020
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Details: 2 - 10 years old • Extra Small (1 - 15 lbs) • Private lessons • General obedience training • House training • My home, venue, etc.

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Elodie e.
Mar 31, 2020
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Karin is extremely knowledgeable and available. Her expertise goes beyond the technicalities of dog training: she just has the right gut feeling, and most likely, she’s delt with a dog like yours or knows of one. I trusted he at “Hi!”

Details: 2 - 10 years old • Large (41 - 70 lbs) • Private lessons • Aggressive behavior modification • Biting • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant's reply
Hi Elodie, thank you for our conversation and the two referrals so far. Means a lot!
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Anna Karina Araneta