This is a list of the top dog trainers in Spokane, WA, based on votes from the Sniffspot community and the general public.
APDT member, NADOI endorsed instructor Freestyle class instructor Ruff Revue member
Puppy training
Diane taught with Carol & Dana at Lilac City Dog Training and The Family Dog in the early 90's and has been a DITR instructor since we opened our doors in April of 1996. Diane has a soft spot for rescue dogs and helping them find success in with their new families. Her interests are competing in Canine Freestyle (dancing with your dog) and Rally FrEe.
Diane loves tricks, g...
CPDT-KA
Puppy training
Travis provides private training lessons and behavior consults in your home or at the training studio. He enjoys helping new puppy owners and adoptive families get off on the right paw with their new friends. He has a special way with shy and fearful dogs and inspires confidence in his human clients, too. He can help you understand your dog, and help your dog understand you.
As...
Reactive dog training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
Serving Spokane and Stevens County
I've been training dogs, professionally, for twenty years. The dog training classroom is my "happy place." But when I am not with dogs, students and clients I can be found in my garden, on a hiking trail or in a music studio.
CCPDT-KA
Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training
Spokane
I have been training for 20+ years. I focus on positive, science based training and finding the easiest, most fun way to reach my clients' goals, while helping them create great relationships with their dogs. I am passionate about education and attend multiple conferences and seminars each year so I can help my clients with the most up to date and successful solutions possible. I have a wide v...
Puppy training
Roberto Aristondo is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy ,Chattanooga. He specializes in puppy training, family dog obedience , and behavioral rehabilitation 'Robert' served five years in the United States Navy and is a combat veteran. After his military service, he joined the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Florida, where he served for fifteen years. He retired as a Supervisor and As...
Puppy training
Sarah Avery is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Boise. She specializes in puppy training and family dog obedience.Sarah is a dog groomer by trade. She started grooming in 2018 and opened her own grooming business in 2023 where she now has staff who work for her. Prior to grooming, Sarah worked as a pet sitter and dog walker. She also taught piano lessons for many years. Sarah attended the fi...
Puppy training
Amy is a dedicated and focused trainer, assisting and instructing at Diamonds in the Ruff for many years. Amy is an avid clicker trainer and in addition to teaching beginning through advanced classes, she leads the Tails & Trails hiking and snow shoeing class. In 2012, Amy passed the exam to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She and husband Dan are owners of Prairie Dog Pet Merca...
Puppy training
After 35 years of customer service, Vicki finally retired. Now she can concentrate on more fun stuff--like dog training and dog sports. She adopted "Silly Sally" the border collie from Othello Rescue in 2010. "She has been the dog challenge of my life. I believe dogs teach us as much as we teach them." Vicki and her border collies, Sally, Oliver & Henry enjoy competing in agility. Vicki created...
Puppy training
Michelle has a passion for all animals. Her family has included a dog for most of her life and she's always trained them with compassion and love. In 2018 she took home Kai: a sweet 80lb 2.5 year old mixed breed with separation anxiety that his previous owner couldn't solve. This led Michelle to research modern force-free training. She believes all companion animals can and should be trained wi...
Puppy training
Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed since 2004 / APDT Professional member / Associate Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants / Member of the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals / Charter member of the Association of Force-Free Pet Professionals Guild / Head Trainer at the Pawsitive Dog Prison Training Program at the Airway Heights Corre...
In home training, Puppy training
My dogs are my kids, and living in a six dog house hold I wanted to make sure that I did all I could to keep structure and calmness in my home. This can be hard when you are working with insecurities in a dog. I new it was time to educate myself on how to achieve my goals. After finishing my Advanced Dog Training and Behavioral Specialty schooling I now have what I was striving for. It was a l...
Puppy training
Arielle and her husband are owned by two dogs who are the same breed, but very different personalities. Fernie is a petite little Rat Terrier who is shy and worried and Louis is a larger, athletic Decker Rat Terrier who is bold and scrappy. Arielle brings a flexibility and deep toolbox to her ability to help our students. Her dogs have taught her much about the need for adjusting approaches ...
Puppy training
Dakota is a fun and inspiring teacher who will keep you laughing. She grew up with dogs, but it wasn't until she started volunteering with rescues in Los Angeles that she discovered her passion for working with them. While trying to break into the film industry she filled her free time volunteering, starting with simple walks and working up to basic training classes with under-socialized dogs....
Puppy training
Taya Hekking is a Trainer for Valor K9 Academy , Boise. She specializes in family dog obedience and service dog training.Taya attended The Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers and worked for a dog training company in Utah before joining Valor K9 Academy where she studied under Head Trainer Amy Pishner.Taya has an Associates Degree in Communicative Sciences with an Emphasis in Deaf Education fr...
Puppy training
Kim taught a variety of classes at DITR, from beginning through advanced. Kim began assisting in 1998, moving into the role of lead instructor in 2000 and passing the exam to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer in 2012. She is a retired veterinary technician with over 25 years in veterinary medicine. She left us to work at Carrington College where she instructs their Veterinary Techn...
Puppy training
Kelsi Long is a Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Chattanooga. She specializes in puppy training and family dog obedience.Prior to joining our team, Kelsi worked as a kennel attendant, veterinary assistant, and nurse aid. She attended the six-day Valor K9 Academy Shadow Program in 2019 and Trainers Course in 2021.Kelsi lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She enjoys hiking, swimming, and running.
Puppy training
Allison has had a lifelong love of dogs and became interested in dog training years ago when she got her Lab/St. Bernard mix, Olive, certified to be the Pet Therapy Dog. Since then, Allison has trained two more dogs (St. Bernards Bertha and Margaux) to become certified Pet Therapy Animals. Allison and her dogs volunteer at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Gonzaga University, and Ronald McDonald ...
Two Gun Kennels is owned and operated by Brian & Jenna O'Connor. We have been dedicated with trying to make the world a better place for Drents and their owners since 2007. Our efforts with a domestic breed organization for the Drent are pretty well known by most. For many years our efforts were what made that organization solvent. The Board established in 2022, stopped the discussion, and in t...
Puppy training
Amy Pishner is the Founder, Owner, and Head Trainer of Valor K9 Academy. She is a United States Air Force and Wisconsin Air National Guard veteran. Amy graduated magna cum laude from Carthage College with degrees in International Political Economy and Spanish. She is a triple certified dog trainer through Starmark Academy, Vohne Liche Kennels, and The Michael Ellis School. Dog training is a pas...
Puppy training
Justin Pishner is the Co-Owner of Valor K9 Academy. He served fifteen years active duty in the Air Force as a SERE Specialist with multiple overseas wartime deployments and now serves in the Idaho National Guard. He helps with human resources, curriculum development, and boarding for Valor K9 Academy.
A Boise native, Justin lives in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, with his wife Amy and their da...
Puppy training
Aaron Shenk is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Boise. He specializes in puppy training, family dog obedience, and behavioral rehabilitation.Aaron formerly worked as a Trainer for T-Mobile where he designed and implemented training programs for new employees. He is a dog enthusiast who has been pursuing an education in dog training for many years. Aaron is First Aid & CPR Certified and forme...
Board and train
Courtney , owner and head trainer, started Courtney's Canine College to help give owners the best chance of having a stress free life with their dogs. Prior to starting her dog training career she worked as a Licensed Veterinary Technician, specializing in Emergency Medicine for 10 years. She also worked with Dermatology, Radiology and Surgical Specialists.
Her years working in ...
IAABC-ADT, CPDT-KA
Puppy training
Spokane, WA, Coeur d'Alene, ID and the surrounding areas
Taryn's life is continually enriched through the relationships and activities experienced with her own dog partners. She enjoys a variety of dog sports including nosework, barn hunt, FastCAT, parkour, tricks, and more. She also enjoys fiber arts and finds satisfaction in creating and mending textiles, when she has a spare minute away from playing/training with all the dogs.
Welcome to Spokane’s list of top dog trainers. The Spokane, Washington list is based on 7 votes from the Washington Sniffspot community. Only the Spokane dog trainers with the top number of votes made this list. Trainers are ordered by number of votes, with Diane Baker at the top of this list with 2 votes. We also counted 2802 votes for Washington, with the remaining trainers listed outside of Spokane.
Our rankings include trainers certified by CPDT-KA and CPDT-KA. They also specialize in Puppy training, In home training amongst other training programs.
Spokane dog trainer services include:
Behind every successful Spokane training session lies a passionate professional. Diane Baker shares why they chose this path: . All 23 trainers on this Spokane list are committed to positive reinforcement. Trusted Spokane trainer, Travis Byrnes, uses the following methods: .
Explore the top dog trainers in Spokane as voted by our community:
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