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Hannah Halpern

Dog trainer in Washington

#418 in United States, #39 in Washington

United States

https://www.anhonestdog.com

Service areas:

Greater Seattle Area

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My name is Hannah Halpern (she/her) and I am a KPA Certified Training Partner, a lifelong dog lover and an eager student of all things behavior. My passions are in understanding and teaching positive reinforcement techniques as means for dogs and humans to build strong, healthy relationships through science-based training, communication, and foundational skills.In addition to my love for dogs, I am an artist and illustrator, graduating with a BA in Studio Art from Pacific University. My dream is to combine my passions for animals, art, and education to share knowledge in fun and informative ways with learners of all ages!

Certifications:

KPA-CTP, Fear Free Certified

Dog training services include

  • In home training
  • Puppy training

More info about Hannah Halpern's dog training:

I'm honored to help families and their dogs with basic manners training, developing leash walking skills, recall, and teaching new behaviors as well as supporting and working with the families of new puppies! I strive to meet needs for both the dogs and humans I work with.

Behavioral issue focus:

I focus mostly on training and teaching new behaviors and setting dogs and puppies up for success. Because I am relatively new in the industry and not yet a behavior consultant, I usually refer clients in need of support with behavioral issues to other more qualified professionals in my area.

Dog training methods:

I offer private training sessions which include a consultation phone call followed by an in person (or virtual) session. After the session clients are provided with a comprehensive training plan and access to related resources. I teach using only positive and force free methods.

Why I became a dog trainer:

I was working with a balanced trainer with my own dog, and realized after several years that while I saw behaviors change using the methods they taught me, the underlying issues weren't going away and ultimately my dog was getting worse, and more unpredictable. I didn't trust him, and I know he didn't trust me. That's when I started looking for other options, and stumbled across KPA. As soon as I started reading their material I was hooked! There's nothing more exciting than truly understanding what drives behavior and how we can learn to communicate effectively with our pets. It's changed the way I live my life, not just in how I interact with dogs, but all living things - humans too!

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

Giving people and dogs tools to communicate and learn in ways that work for them! My favorite thing is to see the lightbulb go off in a dog's head when they're learning for the first time, and starting to figure things out! It's like being able to speak dog there's nothing cooler. The idea that we can communicate with, teach, understand and cooperate with another species without the use of force, punishment or manipulation is truly incredibleand gives me so much hope, for animals and for humans.

My #1 dog training tip:

Learn to read body language!

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