The Best Dog Trainers in New Orleans, LA of 2026

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

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  Cynthia Stone

  CPDT-KA, PTI

  Aggressive dog training, Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Agility training, Board and train, In home training, Puppy training

  Northshore of Louisiana (Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Madisonville)

  Cynthia Stone, CPDT-KA has been working with dogs for 20+ years. She started with training both her and friends dogs, went on to working with various rescues, and then opened her own business. She has used her innate skills as an instructor to benefit not just the human-canine world, but also to serve as an instructor for Red Cross and PetTech, both human and canine CPR and First Aid. Cynthia ...

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  Jio & Taylor Smart B Modern Dog Training

  CPDT-KA, IAABC-ADT

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

  New Orleans

  Smart Bitch Modern Dog Training is a force-free, rewards-based, female minority owned dog training company based in New Orleans, LA co-owned by Jiovany ‚ 'Jio' Alcaide and Taylor Barconey. Smart Bitch's mission is to help popularize force-free training methods in America and beyond by tackling all areas of dog training. Smart Bitch strives to make their training and methodology as accessible a...

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  Matthew Wilson

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  My love of dogs began with my English Springer Spaniel, Nickie, the perfect nanny dog and a great hunter too. Abby the shepherd came next, a very sweet and anxious little girl. After pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Masters in International Development Studies, I moved back to my true passion and began working with dogs in a professional capacity in 2011. First working as...

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  Sarah Dykshorn

  Aggressive dog training, Board and train, In home training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  I've never known a home without a dog. As a kid who moved around too much to have any real stability, our pets were some of the only constants I could really rely on. When I went to college out of state, I was struck by how quiet it was. For the very first time, I had to make a home without the collars jingling and the nails clicking on the hardwood floor. And it was HARD. I didn't realize it a...

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  Sonja Bacuetes

  Board and train, In home training, Puppy training

  I'm a New Orleans native and grew up in Algiers Point. My mom fostered my love for dogs when I was growing up as we had 8 dogs throughout my childhood. As an adult, I adopted two dogs (Sarabi and Kiara - see their pictures below) from the LA-SPCA who are now 11.5 years old and whom I spend most of my free time with. After college, I spent 8 years working with children providing behavioral servi...

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  Shyneice Baker

  Board and train

  Shyneice 'Shy Baker has been rescuing and rehabbing animals since the age of 6 years old. Shy found her passion for caring and training, while volunteering at the New Orleans Audubon Nature institute center. She noticed how animals can be taught specific task by the zookeepers. She then had a spark inside that ignited into a world win of ideas. She then decided to put her all into learning more...

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  Hannah Forstall

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

  After seeing all 3 of my dogs go through training with DTE, I fell in love with the company its mission. As a former educator I know how important it is to have an effective method of learning and teaching. I can not wait to share my passion and love for teaching and dogs with clients. In my spare time you can catch me hanging with my husband and 4 pups, or dancing!

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• In home training
• Puppy training
• Reactive dog training
• Service dog training

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