The Best Dog Agility Trainers in Columbus, OH of 2026

Welcome to the Sniffspot list of top-rated dog trainers for Agility training in Columbus, OH. Based on feedback and votes from our Agility training community, we've curated a list of top-rated trainers in the Columbus area.

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  Elissa O'Sullivan

  Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Service dog training, Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  In-home visits: Columbus, Gahanna, Westerville, Upper Arlington, Dublin, Powell, Pataskala, New Albany, Worthington, Bexley, Delaware, Marysville

  Private practice since 1993.

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  Jacey Torrisi

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Jacey grew up around a lot of animals as her mother is a veterinarian. She spent a large portion of her childhood volunteering at veterinary hospitals and animal shelters.Jacey worked as a veterinary technician while majoring in biology in college. After college, Jacey rescued her Belgian Malinois, Akira, who at the time had some behavioral issues. Akira really set Jacey on the path of being a ...

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  “Jacey trained my rescue dog Boomer who was about 1.5 yr at the time. Boomer is a 55lb hound dog mix who struggled with high anxiety, high prey drive and leash pulling. After spending two weeks with Jacey, Boomer is able to walk in a heel, has perfect recall, dog neutral, down on command even in disruptive environments like public transit etc. Even after training, Jacey was quick to answer any and all questions I had for her regarding keeping up with his e-collar training. We moved from Columbus, Ohio to NYC and Boomer adapted seamlessly from the quiet suburban lifestyle to bustling life in Manhattan. He rides with me in the subway, buses etc. I could not say enough good things about Jacey and would truly recommend her to all.”

  — SOWBHAGYA G.

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  Allison Linkous

  Agility training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  "When I was young I dreamed of being a dog trainer. In November of 2019 my fiance and I rescued our dog Nova from Virginia. Nova (pictured on the right) is a 3year old Australian Shepherd and Corgi mix. In 2021 we also adopted a 5 month old Australian Shepherd/Poodle/Border Collie mix. Henry (pictured on the left) is now about 1.5 years old and has settled nicely into our home. Henry has taugh...

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  Phil Reale

  Agility training, Puppy training, In home training

  Phil is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner! Phil started training pups in 2006 through volunteering in The Ohio State Universities Puppy Kindergarten classes. After working with the OSU animal behaviorists Phil found his love of dog training and has never looked back.Phil has helped Animal Care Center at Cherry Way build a behavioral department since 2010. With over 17 years of ex...

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  Selena Schaney

  Agility training, Puppy training, In home training

  Selena is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. Growing up there was never a time in her life when she didn't have a pet to take care of. She is a 2022 graduate of The Graham School. Selena originally wanted to be a Veterinarian Technician, but in her senior year of high school she interned at Reale Dog Training. I never thought I would find such a perfect job for me, she says. Th...

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  Miranda Steenburgh

  Agility training, Puppy training, In home training

  Miranda is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. She has been working in animal care for over seven years. She started training after getting her dog, River! After experiencing the bond that was created with River through positive reinforcement training, she made it her career!

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  Desiree Osterloh

  Agility training, Puppy training, In home training

  Desiree has always wanted to work in the animal field. She's had many exotic and non-exotic pets in her lifetime. She found Reale Dog Training which satisfies her desire to work with animals in a positive environment as well as make a change for the better in the animal world! She plans to enroll in the Karen Pryor Academy in the near future.

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  Abigail Curtis

  Protection/guard dog training, Off leash training, Puppy training, In home training, Agility training

  Abigail has been training dogs since 2002. Her personal dogs have competed in agility, obedience, rally and barn hunt and she is captain of the flyball team here in Columbus. 'At home she has Gina-an ancient border collie mix, Sulley-a chihuahua mix, Flux-a Border Collie Jack Russel mix, and Mouse a whippet.‚ Some of her qualifications include:Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State ...

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  Trish Wilson

  Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Trish teaches all of Adventure Unleashed's Nosework classes.
  
  Trish is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA). She is also a C-Wags Scentwork judge.

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  Allison Marcum

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Deaf dog training, In home training

  Allison has been training dogs of all ages and breeds since 2009 when she started as a kennel tech at her father's franchise. Allison followed her passion back to school and became a certified trainer before starting a professional business of her own. Allison believes you can understand a dog's psychology and emotion simply by observing their behavior. She's honed her techniques through years...

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  Walter Mott

  Agility training, In home training

  Walter Mott is our Lead Dog Behaviorist and Professional Dog Trainer. Walter is certified as an AKC Certified Evaluator, SIRIUS Accredited Dog Trainer as well as through the ADPT (Association for Professional Dog Trainers). Walter was educated at the Dunbar Academy, which advanced and expanded upon the positive reinforcement principles that he had already been practicing for over 15+ years with...

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  Sarah Rutland

  Agility training

  Most memorable accomplishment: My favorite agility moment was winning the 12 inch Challengers round at NAC 2022. I was really proud of our 2023 competition year. My papillon Primo and I made all three international teams. We won our spot onto the EO team, and we placed 9th cumulatively in Pentathlon at our first WAO.

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  Jennifer markiewicz

  Puppy training, Agility training

  My name is Jennifer Markiewicz; I am a happy wife, loving mother and North Linden resident. Making my dreams come true while helping serve my community. I am the proud owner of Proper Pups Dog Training. My whole life I knew I was supposed to be working with animals, so after High School I went to Vet Tech school where I graduated in 2009. Shortly after I graduated from Vet Tech school I complet...

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  Paige markham

  Puppy training, Agility training

  My name is Paige, I am a devoted cat mom of 3 fat cats, who probably have more say in my life than I do, and have been happily married since 2021! Growing up we always had dogs which led me to my first job working with dogs. I knew I had found my passion in the animal world and started looking for ways to expand my knowledge and find a way to ensure I could stay working with dogs. In 2018 I sta...

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  Carissa Maney

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Carissa grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and began working at an animal shelter at the age of 18. She has been working with dogs ever since. Carissa is familiar with many breeds and has a background in veterinary medicine.
  
  Carissa became interested in training while working at the animal shelter. Many of the dogs who came in did not have great manners, so she assisted the training team in t...

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  Sarah Karr

  Agility training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  "I absolutely love helping dogs and owners learn how to have the best relationship possible. I have been working with dogs in a daycare and in training settings for 3 years. My favorite things to work on are "party tricks" and socialization, but above all I just love watching dogs learn and engage with their people! I have two rescues pups! Hunter is a 3 year old Pittie Hound mix, Roscoe is an ...

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  Shannon Busher

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Shannon has been a certified Canine Academy trainer for the last 3 years, and has trained over 375 dogs with positive experience techniques! Before finding her true passion as a dog trainer, Shannon was educated in Equine Studies. Shannon began her dog training career as an agility handler where she competed in CPE trials with her dog. Shannon believes that dog training is important because dog...

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  Jacey Wentz

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Jacey is our second successful graduate from the Canine Academy Training Apprenticeship Program. She has trained over 100 dogs! Before becoming a trainer, Jacey worked as a Kennel Technician on our Care Team where she worked diligently to ensure every dog on our property was cared for while not in training. Jacey's passion for dogs originated from her childhood pup, Milo, and while she might ...

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  Emma Sines

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Emma joined Canine Academy in early 2022, but her desire to become a trainer started with her grandparents' yellow lab, Sunny. At a young age, Emma would spend time training Sunny in her grandparents backyard and attributes her love of dogs to the bond dogs created between her, her Grandfather and her uncle, Shawn. Since joining Canine Academy, Emma has trained and tutored over 100 dogs! Emma b...

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  Alex Ebert

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Alex's desire to become a trainer started in 2011 when he had an out of control German shepherd puppy named Titan. His mom gave him an ultimatum to get him trained or he had to go! That led him to Alex seeking ecollar training. Alex and Titan did so well with the training that Terry offered him a job as a trainer.Alex is passionate about training because he loves to see the better quality of l...

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  Kayla Crist

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Kayla is a graduate from our Trainer Apprentice program. Prior to starting her own apprentice training, Kayla was a member of our care team for over 2 years, helping got make sure all of our dogs were happy and loved while at school! Kayla has spent her life around animals, which started when she joined her local 4H program and continued to support that program as a leader and mentor. Kayla lov...

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  Casey Goldberg

  Off leash training, Puppy training, Agility training

  Casey has been training dogs since 2014. Her personal dogs, a husky and a chow mix, like to play at agility, rally, barn hunt, and doing so many silly tricks for husbandry and for fun.
  
  Casey is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) who likes to puzzle out the Good Dog in any dog, and in particular enjoys fluffy dogs with a lot to say.

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  Kevin Ivasku

  Agility training, Puppy training, Protection/guard dog training, In home training

  Owner of Capital Canine Dog Training, Head Trainer and proud small business owner. When I started Capital Canine I began my mission to help as many dogs and to educate as many human as possible. I believe that dogs are truly an amazing gift the world has given us and we should do everything in our power to build a strong, meaningful bond and give them the best life possible. I've been training ...

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  Andreia Langenberg

  Aggressive dog training, Agility training, Herding training, Deaf dog training, In home training

  Andreia grew up doing what she loved most, working with animals. She has had and taken care of her dogs since she was young. As a young teenager, she volunteered to work in kennels. She enjoyed working at a farm helping take care of horses. She attended schooling at the career center for Animal Management where she learned to care for many different animals. She earned a few different certifica...

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  Jennifer Crank

  Agility training, Board and train

  Favorite part of teaching: While teaching the handling skills and proper obstacle performance is always rewarding, my favorite part is coaching the teams. Finding out their goals, building a plan to help them achieve those goals, and being there to celebrate in their victories.Most memorable accomplishment: My most memorable experience in recent time was winning the 2018 Silver Medal at the FCI...

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  Susan Crank

  Agility training

  Favorite Part of Teaching: The opportunity to help others learn and improve handling techniques and obstacle performance. To show handlers the fun and teamwork they can develop and enjoy with their pets.
  
  Most memorable accomplishment: Winning my way onto the 2015 AKC World Team with Speedo.

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  Shane Gant

  Agility training

  Favorite Part of Teaching: Helping students. Watching them have great moments and then succeeding.
  
  Most memorable accomplishment: Twofold....Being able to get my own nerves, for the most part, under control and making the finals in a national championship....

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  Jackie Brandal

  Agility training, Board and train

  Ever since she can remember, Jackie has always loved animals and dreamed about working with them one day, which led her to the Ohio State University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science. Prior to graduation, Jackie started her dream career working for Joel Slaven's Professional Animals, which produced the animal show Surfin Safari at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, as w...

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