The Best Dog Trainers in Spokane, WA of 2026

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

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  Travis Byrnes

  CPDT-KA

  Puppy training

  Travis provides private training lessons and behavior consults in your home or at the training studio. He enjoys helping new puppy owners and adoptive families get off on the right paw with their new friends. He has a special way with shy and fearful dogs and inspires confidence in his human clients, too. He can help you understand your dog, and help your dog understand you.
  
  
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  Diane Baker

  APDT member, NADOI endorsed instructor Freestyle class instructor Ruff Revue member

  Puppy training

  Diane taught with Carol & Dana at Lilac City Dog Training and The Family Dog in the early 90's and has been a DITR instructor since we opened our doors in April of 1996. Diane has a soft spot for rescue dogs and helping them find success in with their new families. Her interests are competing in Canine Freestyle (dancing with your dog) and Rally FrEe.
  
  
  
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  Lisa Lucas

  Reactive dog training, In home training, Off leash training, Puppy training

  Serving Spokane and Stevens County

  I've been training dogs, professionally, for twenty years. The dog training classroom is my "happy place." But when I am not with dogs, students and clients I can be found in my garden, on a hiking trail or in a music studio.

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  Heather Brush

  CCPDT-KA

  Deaf dog training, Reactive dog training, Puppy training

  Spokane

  I have been training for 20+ years. I focus on positive, science based training and finding the easiest, most fun way to reach my clients' goals, while helping them create great relationships with their dogs. I am passionate about education and attend multiple conferences and seminars each year so I can help my clients with the most up to date and successful solutions possible. I have a wide v...

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  Taryn Winegardner

  IAABC-ADT, CPDT-KA

  Puppy training

  Spokane, WA, Coeur d'Alene, ID and the surrounding areas

  Taryn's life is continually enriched through the relationships and activities experienced with her own dog partners. She enjoys a variety of dog sports including nosework, barn hunt, FastCAT, parkour, tricks, and more. She also enjoys fiber arts and finds satisfaction in creating and mending textiles, when she has a spare minute away from playing/training with all the dogs.

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  Carol Byrnes

  Puppy training

  Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed since 2004 / APDT Professional member / Associate Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants / Member of the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals / Charter member of the Association of Force-Free Pet Professionals Guild / Head Trainer at the Pawsitive Dog Prison Training Program at the Airway Heights Corre...

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  Amy Barker

  Puppy training

  Amy is a dedicated and focused trainer, assisting and instructing at Diamonds in the Ruff for many years. Amy is an avid clicker trainer and in addition to teaching beginning through advanced classes, she leads the Tails & Trails hiking and snow shoeing class. In 2012, Amy passed the exam to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She and husband Dan are owners of Prairie Dog Pet Merca...

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  Vicki Barker

  Puppy training

  After 35 years of customer service, Vicki finally retired. Now she can concentrate on more fun stuff--like dog training and dog sports. She adopted "Silly Sally" the border collie from Othello Rescue in 2010. "She has been the dog challenge of my life. I believe dogs teach us as much as we teach them." Vicki and her border collies, Sally, Oliver & Henry enjoy competing in agility. Vicki created...

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  Dakota Eckenroth

  Puppy training

  Dakota is a fun and inspiring teacher who will keep you laughing. She grew up with dogs, but it wasn't until she started volunteering with rescues in Los Angeles that she discovered her passion for working with them. While trying to break into the film industry she filled her free time volunteering, starting with simple walks and working up to basic training classes with under-socialized dogs....

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  Arielle Dykes

  Puppy training

  Arielle and her husband are owned by two dogs who are the same breed, but very different personalities. Fernie is a petite little Rat Terrier who is shy and worried and Louis is a larger, athletic Decker Rat Terrier who is bold and scrappy. Arielle brings a flexibility and deep toolbox to her ability to help our students. Her dogs have taught her much about the need for adjusting approaches ...

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  Allison Miller

  Puppy training

  Allison has had a lifelong love of dogs and became interested in dog training years ago when she got her Lab/St. Bernard mix, Olive, certified to be the Pet Therapy Dog. Since then, Allison has trained two more dogs (St. Bernards Bertha and Margaux) to become certified Pet Therapy Animals. Allison and her dogs volunteer at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Gonzaga University, and Ronald McDonald ...

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  Michelle Brady

  Puppy training

  Michelle has a passion for all animals. Her family has included a dog for most of her life and she's always trained them with compassion and love. In 2018 she took home Kai: a sweet 80lb 2.5 year old mixed breed with separation anxiety that his previous owner couldn't solve. This led Michelle to research modern force-free training. She believes all companion animals can and should be trained wi...

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  Kim Imel

  Puppy training

  Kim taught a variety of classes at DITR, from beginning through advanced. Kim began assisting in 1998, moving into the role of lead instructor in 2000 and passing the exam to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer in 2012. She is a retired veterinary technician with over 25 years in veterinary medicine. She left us to work at Carrington College where she instructs their Veterinary Techn...

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  Justin Pishner

  Puppy training

  Justin Pishner is the Co-Owner of Valor K9 Academy. He served fifteen years active duty in the Air Force as a SERE Specialist with multiple overseas wartime deployments and now serves in the Idaho National Guard. He helps with human resources, curriculum development, and boarding for Valor K9 Academy.
  
  A Boise native, Justin lives in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, with his wife Amy and their da...

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  Kelsi Long

  Puppy training

  Kelsi Long is a Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Chattanooga. She specializes in puppy training and family dog obedience.Prior to joining our team, Kelsi worked as a kennel attendant, veterinary assistant, and nurse aid. She attended the six-day Valor K9 Academy Shadow Program in 2019 and Trainers Course in 2021.Kelsi lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She enjoys hiking, swimming, and running.

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  Taya Hekking

  Puppy training

  Taya Hekking is a Trainer for Valor K9 Academy , Boise. She specializes in family dog obedience and service dog training.Taya attended The Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers and worked for a dog training company in Utah before joining Valor K9 Academy where she studied under Head Trainer Amy Pishner.Taya has an Associates Degree in Communicative Sciences with an Emphasis in Deaf Education fr...

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  Aaron Shenk

  Puppy training

  Aaron Shenk is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Boise. He specializes in puppy training, family dog obedience, and behavioral rehabilitation.Aaron formerly worked as a Trainer for T-Mobile where he designed and implemented training programs for new employees. He is a dog enthusiast who has been pursuing an education in dog training for many years. Aaron is First Aid & CPR Certified and forme...

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  Roberto Aristondo

  Puppy training

  Roberto Aristondo is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy ,Chattanooga. He specializes in puppy training, family dog obedience , and behavioral rehabilitation 'Robert' served five years in the United States Navy and is a combat veteran. After his military service, he joined the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Florida, where he served for fifteen years. He retired as a Supervisor and As...

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  Sarah Avery

  Puppy training

  Sarah Avery is a Dog Trainer for Valor K9 Academy, Boise. She specializes in puppy training and family dog obedience.Sarah is a dog groomer by trade. She started grooming in 2018 and opened her own grooming business in 2023 where she now has staff who work for her. Prior to grooming, Sarah worked as a pet sitter and dog walker. She also taught piano lessons for many years. Sarah attended the fi...

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  Courtney Sims

  Board and train

  Courtney , owner and head trainer, started Courtney's Canine College to help give owners the best chance of having a stress free life with their dogs. Prior to starting her dog training career she worked as a Licensed Veterinary Technician, specializing in Emergency Medicine for 10 years. She also worked with Dermatology, Radiology and Surgical Specialists.
  
  
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  Jenna O'Connor

  Two Gun Kennels is owned and operated by Brian & Jenna O'Connor. We have been dedicated with trying to make the world a better place for Drents and their owners since 2007. Our efforts with a domestic breed organization for the Drent are pretty well known by most. For many years our efforts were what made that organization solvent. The Board established in 2022, stopped the discussion, and in t...

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  Melissa Dillon

  In home training, Puppy training

  My dogs are my kids, and living in a six dog house hold I wanted to make sure that I did all I could to keep structure and calmness in my home. This can be hard when you are working with insecurities in a dog. I new it was time to educate myself on how to achieve my goals. After finishing my Advanced Dog Training and Behavioral Specialty schooling I now have what I was striving for. It was a l...

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