The Best Dog Trainers in New Jersey of 2026

This is a list of the top dog trainers in New Jersey, based on votes from the Sniffspot community and the general public.

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  Jaime Caponetta

  ABCDT, ACBC-IAABC

  Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Monmouth County, NJ

  I'm Jaime Caponetta, IAABC Certified Canine Behavior Consultant and the proud owner of Pawsome University. My most important title, however, is Mom. I have 2 small boys and 3 amazing rescue dogs, who I consider to be my actual children. I started out in 2016, working as an animal care attendant at my local SPCA. In 2017, I started Pawsome Walks - my first company that focuses on pet care with a...

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  Cassi Bee

  CPDT-KA

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

  South Jersey, Central Jersey, Philadelphia

  Originally from New England, I now live in NJ with my partner and our cattle dog mix, Bugsy. I am a positive reinforcement dog trainer who works to help dogs better understand their people, and people to better understand their dogs using upbeat but important training plans focusing on foundation, reinforcement and pattern building. I also really enjoy teaching tricks and sports (for fun!) to t...

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  Nicole Levien

  Agility training, Puppy training

  Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Wallington, Paramus, Englewood, Teaneck, Leonia, Fort Lee, Fair Lawn, Edgewater, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Wykoff, Ridgewood, Mahwah, Tenafly, Montvale, Westwood, Ramsey, Closter. Lodi, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Dumont, Waldwick, Oradell, Cliffside Park, Palisades Park, Glen Rock, Rutherford, Montclair, Bloomfield, Clifton, River Edge, Oakland, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Alpine, Cresskill, Demarest, Emerson, Franklin Lakes, Hasbrouck Heights, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Midland park, North Arlington, Saddle River, Cedar Grove, Caldwell, Nutley, Hoboken, Jersey City, Secaucus, Weehawken, West New York, Paterson, Pompton Lakes,

  WE have a staff of qualified trainers with years and years of experience will all breeds of dogs. Our mission is to help you fall in love with working your dog and participating in fun activities with them.

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  Lyz Knight

  IAABC-ADT, CPDT-KA, Fear Free Certified Professional

  Reactive dog training, In home training, Puppy training

  Vernon Township, NJ. Sussex County, NJ. Warwick, NY. Plus remote work across the country

  Lyz is an Accredited Dog Trainer, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and a Fear Free Certified Professional who has been working with dogs and their people since 2016. She loves working with puppies and with guardians of nervous and reactive dogs to help them see their dogs blossom into confident, comfortable pups. Lyz is passionate about making good training accessible for pet guardians no ...

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  Kelly Fahey

  PMCT3, Fear Free Certified Trainer, Certified SAPro Trainer, Family Dog Mediator

  Puppy training

  Kellie is a certified professional dog trainer, certified a separation anxiety specialist, and is the founder of PupScoutsOfHunterdon.Her journey to work with animals started when she was eight years old with her first for each project, raising rabbits. As she grew older, her animals got bigger Goats, cattle, and horses and it was nothing to see her walking her show cattle on lead, teaching the...

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  Andrea Just

  Certified by Animal Behavior College

  Deaf dog training, In home training, Puppy training

  Mercer County

  Hometown is Hoboken, NJ. Currently living in Central NJ. I worked in corporate America for many years as a marketing manager and event planner. When it no longer was gratifying for me, I did some soul searching and followed my love for animals, especially canines. I graduated from ABC with Honors and started my own business in 2015 - Waggly Tails Dog Training. Best decision I ever made.

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  Grace Heck

  2022 UKI Master's Series National Champion, WAO Team USA 2022 Alternate

  Agility training, Puppy training

  The Hounds of Heck facility is located in Stockton, NJ. All classes, privates, seminars, and events are held at this location.

  Grace is the owner and founder of Hounds of Heck. She started in Agility with her Mixed Breed dog Riley, and now competes with 3 Border Collies (Finnick, Rue, and Ember). Grace's loves getting the opportunity to travel the world and compete with her dogs! Grace and Finnick are the 2022 UKI US Open Masters Series National Champions, and were selected as Alternates for the 2022 WAO Team USA.

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  Andrea Kilkenny

  CPDT-KA certified trainer and also a Canine Good Citizen evaluator through the American Kennel Club

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training

  Andrea Kilkenny has been an animal lover since she was a child. Over the last two decades, she has shared her home with cats and dogs. In addition, foster dogs and foster cats have come to live with Andrea and her own personal pets, gaining basic training, social skills, and/or physically healing from illness or injury.She entered the animal welfare field as a shelter volunteer in 1996, eventua...

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  Stephanie Kowalewski

  M.DIV., CPDT-KA, Certified AKC CGC Evaluator

  Puppy training

  Lawrence Township, NJ

  Stephanie has been professionally training dogs for over 15 years. Upon earning her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, Stephanie felt that her true calling was working professionally with dogs and made her passion into her profession. She trained under some of the top trainers in New Jersey, and was an instructor at the nationally recognized St. Hubert's Dog Training Schoo...

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  Michelle Coleman

  animal behavior certified, obedience certified, Training

  Agility training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  hamilton, mercerville, manchester, princeton

  Went to West Virginia to a school that taught dog training spent 3 months working with all sorts of dogs an all sorts of training. track training , working dog training , bite training obedience training behavior training. This was however more then 30 years ago. I only teach leash walking an behavior (mild) as i am now 70 years old an don't do much training anymore.

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  Nancy T

  ABCDT, CPDT PVMA award recipient

  Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, In home training

  I am a certified trainer and canine behavioral specialist for the past 14 years with a true passion for working with dogs I started my business Peace In The Pack to help dogs with behavioral issues to learn, understand and to become confident and peaceful I love to work from the canine's point of view to help them learn from their perspective It always works!I call my dogs my teachers and ...

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  Ken Macleod

  Certified KPA CTP- FDM L.E.G.S. Certified Family Dog Mediator

  Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Hoboken NJ

  Ken, owner and lead trainer at MPP. A graduate of the distinguished Karen Pryor Academy, KPA, he also holds a certification in L.E.G.S. Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation and more.. Ken's belief is simple Positive reinforcement is vital...it can make the difference between a dog that is living from a dog that is living engaged. Love, Praise, Reinforce. Repeat.

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  Amanda Steffy

  None provided

  Reactive dog training

  Born and raised in Northern NJ, Amanda had a plethora of animals to take care of growing up. It was inevitable that she would take interest in a career working with animals in some way. In school, Amanda gravitated towards math and science so becoming a veterinarian was naturally the way to go. She worked hard through her high school and college years to make this dream happen. Amanda ultim...

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  Laura Harris

  Fear Free Certified

  Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, In home training, Puppy training

  Philadelphia, Southern NJ, Central NJ, Northern NJ

  Hi! I'm Laura. Thanks for coming to meet me! I have been training and working with animals for 23 years. I started with rehabilitating abused track horses that had come to our barn for rescue and placement. After retiring from working with horses I began to work with dogs. I have always been focused on positive experiences and outcomes for the animals I train. It is easy for us as humans to se...

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  Lindsay Chrisitnzie

  ABCDT, AKC Evaluator

  Aggressive dog training, Reactive dog training, In home training, Puppy training

  Suburban/ Urban/ Agricultural

  My name is Lindsay Christinzie and I've been training animals since 2012. At a young age I first set my eyes on a marine mammal trainer training with positive reinforcement in hopes to one day work with dolphins. With an educational background in Marine Biology and Psychology, I realized quickly that working with dogs could provide me so much more than marine mammals ever could. I lent my skill...

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  Lisa Deo

  CPDT-KA, CCPDT

  Reactive dog training, In home training, Puppy training

  Somerset County

  Volunteer St Hubert's Animal Welfare

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  LYNNE PETERMANN

  CERTIFIED DOG TRAINER

  Puppy training

  NORTHERN NJ. WAYNE, POMPTON PLAINS, CLIFTON

  The Pooky Professor was established after having trained my own reactive dog. "Pooky" had many behavioral problems as a pup such as fear aggression & resource guarding. I wasn't giving her back so I had no choice but to deal with her issues. I found I really enjoyed training & decided to persue this as a career. So I guess you could say my life has "Gone to the dogs!" Puppies do not come with i...

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