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Karen Beattie Massey

Dog trainer in Seattle

#508 in United States, #51 in Washington, #33 in Seattle

United States

Seattle

https://karenbeattiemassey.com/

Service areas:

King County, Pierce County

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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.

Certifications:

CPDT-KA

Dog training services include

  • Reactive dog training
  • Agility training
  • In home training
  • Puppy training

More info about Karen Beattie Massey's dog training:

Puppy training and socialization, including temperament testing – Manners and basic obedience – Advanced manners including CGC – Behavior consults for motivation, fear, anxiety, and reactivity. All levels of agility training - foundation through competition. Rally obedience and trick training.

Behavioral issue focus:

Anxiety, fear, reactivity, motivation, and handler connection.

Dog training methods:

Science-based, positive training approaches designed to increase dog confidence and improve dog and handler relationship. Group classes, private lessons, and behavior consults available.

Why I became a dog trainer:

Karen worked in corporate training and instructional design. With her love of working with dogs this made the transition to a dog training career a natural fit.

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

Seeing owners learning to connect and enjoy working with their dogs.

My #1 dog training tip:

Having your dog offer to give you attention is the foundation skill for many other behaviors!

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