Zen Dog Seattle, LLC

Certified★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 87 reviews

Bellevue, Washington

Force-freeBasic Obedience & Manners

Bellevue, Washington

Overview

FormatEastside / Seattle area

Training methodForce-free

Led byKeiko Swanberg

About Zen Dog Seattle, LLC

What they offer

Zen Dog Seattle offers fear-free, force-free positive dog training and behavior modification through group classes and private lessons, and runs an apprenticeship for trainers. Reviews describe a series of classes for reactive dogs.

Background

Owner Keiko Swanberg is a CPDT-KA, a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor, a Certified Nosework Instructor and an AKC CGC evaluator. She came to training through shelter and rescue work and a very fearful, reactive dog of her own, and spent seven years as an assistant trainer.

Before you book

Email to ask about class schedules and where classes meet.

What they can help with

Group classes

Train alongside other dogs to build focus around distractions.

Private lessons

One-on-one sessions tailored to your dog's specific goals.

Behavior modification ↗

Behavior modification for unwanted or problem habits.

Trainer apprenticeship

Certifications & verification

GetDogSchool checks each credential against the official public registry. We mark Certified only what we could independently confirm. How we verify →

CPDT-KA

Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CCPDT): the leading independent certification, 300+ logged hours plus a proctored exam. Confirmed in the CCPDT public registry.

Certified · CCPDT view entry ↗

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Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

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Certified Nosework Instructor (CNWI)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

AKC CGC evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Confirmed in the AKC public registry.

Certified · AKC view entry ↗

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APDT member

Association of Professional Dog Trainers, a professional membership body. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

AKC CGC Evaluator

AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator; tests dogs for the AKC benchmark good-manners program. Confirmed in the AKC public registry.

Certified · AKC view entry ↗

Reviews

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 87 reviews · Google

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Zen Dog Seattle, LLC — 5.0★ (87 reviews), Bellevue Dog Trainer