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Welcome to the Sniffspot list of top-rated dog trainers for Agility training in Seattle, WA. Based on feedback and votes from our Agility training community, we've curated a list of top-rated trainers in the Seattle area.
Keiko Swanberg
Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI) AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator
Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
Issaquah, Sammamish, Bellevue, Mercer Island, New Castle, Renton, Burien.
Keiko Swanberg, the owner of Zen Dog Seattle, LLC is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI), a licensed AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator, and a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT). Keiko moved to the U.S. from Japan in 2000 and has been a long-time shelter/rescue volunteer and foster parent ever since. Her...
Margaret Hughes
SF SPCA CTC, CPDT, AKC CGC, Trick Dog, ACT Evaluator
Agility training
Woodinville, Maltby, Bothell, Duvall, Redmond, Snohomish
"Margaret Hughes brings her life-long love of dogs together with positive training techniques that both you and your dog will enjoy." Twenty+ years ago I wrote that sentence on my first advertising brochure. It still holds true today. I love training dogs but I love training people more. My dog training background is in obedience, family style dog training, behavior modification and aggressi...
Alexis Brinkley
CCS
Deaf dog training, Service dog training, Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
Greater Seattle Area, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Mill Creek
Alexis grew up with dogs and from a young age she always knew she wanted to work with them as a career. At the age of just eight years old, she was training basic obedience and tricks to her two rescued Chihuahuas, and now is trialing her dog Molly (a hound mix) in multiple sports. She has learned from some of the best positive reinforcement trainers in Washington State.  
Alexis love...
Ali Peace
CPDT-KA
Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, Preston, Issaquah, Renton, Maple Valley, Bellevue, Sammamish, Redmond, Carnation, Mercer Island,
Ali Peace is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) who has been training professionally since 2005. Despite her first word being "doggie," Ali studied Biological Sciences at Stanford and then spent 4.5 years in a Biochemistry PhD program at Duke before coming to her senses and switching to dog training. She has never looked back and never been happier. Ali teaches group classes and privat...
Four Paw Sports Center Dog Training
Most of our trainers are KPA certified
Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Off leash training, Puppy training
Seattle Metro area, located in Lynnwood, WA
Four Paw Sports Center has four "classrooms", the smallest of which is 50 x 50, and is all indoors. We have been in business for over a decade and are locally owned and operated. We offer classes for baby puppies, elder states-dogs, and everything in between.
Karen Beattie Massey
CPDT-KA
Reactive dog training, Agility training, In home training, Puppy training
King County, Pierce County
Karen is an active member of the dog training and dog sports community in the Pacific Northwest, who participates in ongoing professional training. She competes in agility, rally, and conformation with her dogs. She has competed internationally in agility as part of several different US teams at World Championships and the European Open.
Allie Lowry
CPDT-KA
Reactive dog training, Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
North Seattle, Ballard, Fremont, Northgate, Lake City, Ravenna, Shoreline
Allie has been training dogs professionally for the last fourteen years and has been involved in a variety of dog sports from a young age. As a child she began showing her Labrador Retrievers in Junior Showmanship, Conformation, and Obedience. Since then she has been an active part of the dog world and currently trains and competes with her Cane Corsos and Lowchen in AKC Conformation, Obedience...
Ruth LaRocque
CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer) CBCC-KA (Certified Behavior Consultant for Canines) KPA-CTP (Karen Pryor Academy) CTC (Jean Donaldson's Certificate in Training & Counseling)
Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, Board and train, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training
Seattle and surrounding cities
providing in-person and remote training and behavior consultations since 2006
Jill Seward
CPDT-KA, UW-AAB, CPDT-KA, CCS
Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, Puppy training
North Bend, Snoqualmie, Issaquah, Burien, Seattle
Jill loves learning and expanding her knowledge, and attends regular seminars and teaching events. After leaving the corporate world in 2008, she started a popular Seattle area pet business, Little Furry Things. She managed a team of dog walkers and cat sitters and provided day training for reactive dogs. Jill now teaches Control Unleashed, Agility, and tricks classes at Kinship Dog Training in...
Cassi Anderson Cassi Anderson
Agility training, Puppy training
Anacortes Wa
Training dogs to help you live a better life
Charlene Hoch
BA in Psychology and Sociology
Agility training, In home training, Puppy training
Auburn Washington between Tacoma and Seattle
I first became interested in dog training while in college, finding learning theories especially intriguing. I have been working dogs for over 25 years. I fell in love with working breeds and began my love of training dogs with my first Rottweiler. I have trained in tracking, obedience, handler protection rally, agility, nose work and confirmation. I have titles on several of my dogs for canine...
Margarita Knowlton
Certified Training Partner, Karen Pryor Academy for Training and Behavior.Certificate in Applied Animal Behavior, University of Washington.Living and learning with animals professional course, with Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D. PRO Dog Trainer, Absolute Dogs‚Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology, Columbia State Community College‚Canine hoopers UK certified instructor.
Agility training, In home training, Off leash training
Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Wauna, Pierce county
I am a professional dog trainer (Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and Absolute Dogs PRO Trainer) and a Registered Veterinary Technician.I have been working in the animal field for over 17 years. I have held positions as a veterinary technician, animal shelter worker and a professional dog trainer. As a military spouse, I have also had the opportunity to reside in different states ...
Sandy Bott
Agility training
Hello, Let me introduce myself - I'm Sandy Bott. Over the course of my life I have had the privilege to know and care for many different animals. From my work as a veterinary technician for twelve years to my current work as an Ayurveda Practitioner/Herbalist, I find helping animals and their caregivers to lead a more health filled life a very rewarding experience.
My best friend is my...
Jeanette Ennis
Agility training
Building the human-dog bond is a passion of mine. I have been lucky to share my world with multiple Rhodesian Ridgebacks (and 1 Border Terrier) for the past 22 years. Together we have explored, competed, enjoyed many successes, and learned from not a few failures. I find that I learn more from the failures, and they make the successes so much sweeter. So-I have lots of knowledge to share.I am a...
Diana Harris
Agility training
Diana and Doug have an extensive professional background in training and education that enables them to work effectively with people of all ages and backgrounds. They began teaching Dog Obedience and Therapy Dog classes in 1995 and in 1997 added agility to their curriculum. In 1998 they opened Seattle Agility Center and began providing agility classes 7 days a week to the Seattle area. In Janua...
Wally Johnson
Agility training
Hi, my name is Wally Johnson. From my earliest childhood memories, dogs have always been a part of my life. Mostly rescues as loving family companions. I am now retired and have the joy and honor of having two amazing Leonbergers sharing their lives with me, Mac and Jack.I am currently a board member of the Leonberger Club of the Northwest (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and British Columbi...
Marielle Martin
Agility training
I grew up in the Seattle area with animals as a constant part of my life. My Mom was a school teacher and always had some unusual animal each year for her classes (caiman lizards, land crabs, tarantulas, etc). We also had more normal pets, including gerbils, cats, dogs and for a while, ducks.
I started rescuing animals at an early age. My rescue efforts were interrupted by heading off ...
Alyssa Meehan
Agility training
Hello! My name is Alyssa. I started training dogs at Seattle Agility Center when I was 10 years old with my boxer/Rottweiler mix, Tank. I then added my boxer, Saige, to the mix a couple years later. I took a little hiatus through high school and college, and now I'm back! I'm currently working with my crazy boxer, Maverick.
Training and loving dogs has been a passion of mine ever since...
Lindsey Miller
Agility training
I started taking classes at the Seattle Agility Center many years ago with my old dog Sarah (a cute little corgi-mix) back when the Aqua Barn was still around! After a multiple-year hiatus, I started back up again with my dog Lucy in Spring of 2006. Oh, how I had missed the agility fun! Lucy went to her first trial in September 2007 and earned three Qs (Tunnelers, Jumpers, and Touch n Go) in on...
Rick Oswald
Agility training
I have had dogs (& cats) most of life. My first dogs were Labs & were mostly just family pets and used occasionally for bird hunting. Wanting to try a different breed, I got my first Flat Coated Retriever in 1993 and became hooked on the breed! I got married that same year, and my wife - who has trained dogs since her early teens - started educating me about the proper way to train a dog. It is...
Doug Ricks
Agility training
Doug and Diana are very involved with their 9 grandchildren, all dog owners and lovers too, of course! (Check out the great grandkid photos scattered throughout our website). Both Doug and Diana LOVE gardening. Diana completed her Master Gardener program in 2008, and Doug completed his in 2009. When you come to the facility you can enjoy all the fruits of their labors! Life is Good!
Timothy Riley
Agility training
Except for my college years, dogs have always been a central part of my life. My wife and I came to Seattle Agility Center over 20 years ago to take a puppy obedience class with our Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Delilah. It was here that I took an interest in agility and it quickly became my passion - and Delilah's. Since then, I have run agility with my other Corgis - Murdo, Bisbee, Venus, Serena, and...
Nora Roper
Agility training
Greetings! My name is Nora Roper and I teach Rally Obedience and general Obedience classes. I have been training with Doug, Diana, and staff at Seattle Agility Center for the past 20 years. The primary focus here is helping people and dogs develop a rewarding relationship. We use reward based instruction and games to teach skills in a safe environment.I am the proud owner of three gorgeous Gold...
Sniffspot’s top-rated list of dog trainers for Agility training in Seattle, WA is based on rankings from our community of dog owners as well as the general public. For Agility training, we received 455 total votes, resulting in 23 dog trainers who focus on Agility training. Our top-ranked dog trainers are listed in order of votes, with the top-ranked trainer for Agility training listed first.
Dog trainers for Agility training on this list are certified by CPDT-KA, FDM, or another trusted organization. We're proud to feature Keiko Swanberg, who has been voted the top dog trainer for Agility training in Seattle, WA. Keiko Swanberg’s favorite part of their job is: Seeing so many smiles through working with about 90 dogs (and 90+ humans) with different personalities every week!
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At Sniffspot, we prioritize trust and expertise. Keiko Swanberg, as well as the other dog trainers on this Agility training list, ensures they bring the highest standards of care and training to your dog.
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