10 Top-Rated Seattle Dog Trainers

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Dave

Though our security advisor here at TeachStreet, Zach the Dog, is no longer a puppy, he once was. And as anybody who has ever had a puppy can attest to, with puppyhood comes a host of other joys for a dog owner, including shedding, teething, and staining, just to name a few.

You might always be stuck with the shedding piece, but there’s always doggy or puppy training school to take care of the rest. Last week, when a friend, Jessica, who lives in Eastlake, called to ask if I knew any good dog trainers here in Seattle, I was ashamed to admit I responded by saying “No.”

Picture: Jeffk

In an attempt to give a better answer as to what dog trainers deserve the title “Best of breed,” I conducted a TeachStreet survey. Now, armed with feedback, here is a list of the dog training schools that came most highly recommended.

10 Top-Rated Seattle Dog Trainers

Also, best of breed bloggers in the dog-o-sphere

  • City Dog Blog: Is hosted by City Dog Magazine, whose stand alone site also has a number of good resources.
  • Also here in Seattle, Allen and Linda Anderson have a great P-I hosted blog: Angel Animals
  • Diane Rich, whose Dog Training school made our top ten list, also has a blog a great P-I hosted blog: Canine Chat.

Hopefully this helps answer your question, Jess. Best of luck training Mitzi!

p.s. Here’s a quick photo of Declan, the owner of our first commenter, Wendy :-)

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  • http://www.wendyk.org/wck Wendy

    I can second Pawsabilities. Declan’s wonderful manners are solely due to our great Pawsabilities classes. We took the Saturday morning training classes and learned so much. I loved all the trainers we worked with there. :)

  • http://www.teachstreet.com Dave

    Hey Wendy — thanks for the post — I miss seeing Declan at the old Amazon headquarters! Of course, he was always more well-behaved than Zach the Dog, and always will be :-)

    Hope things are going great for you at Meetup — we’re huge fans!

    Dave

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  • http://ahimsadogtraining.com Ahimsa Dog Training

    Just a quick FYI, Ahimsa is spelled A H I M S A. It’s a devilshly tricky business name, but I love it because it’s a doctrine of nonviolence, which matches the kind of training and teaching that we do.

    Thanks!
    Grisha

    A little PR: Ahimsa Dog Training was voted “Best Trainer” in Western Washington for Seattle Dog Magazine’s 2008 Wag Awards and the only dog trainer finalist in the 2008 NW Source People’s Picks.

  • http://www.Dogs.info Dogs

    Thanks for the list, i`ve used Pawsitive Steps before and I would highly recomend !

  • http://www.Dogs.info Dogs

    Thanks for the list, i`ve used Pawsitive Steps before and I would highly recomend !

  • http://www.acupcakeweddingcakes.com potty training dogs

    Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy life to do this for us! I am so excited because I have wanted to get my dog trained (and myself haha) for a while now, and this really gives me many options. I only knew of one place prior and only heard bad things about it so was nervous. Thanks again!