About Dog Trained LLC

Positive play-based training

Dog Trained is a Washington, DC training company whose philosophy is grounded in positive reinforcement, play, and solid dog psychology. Its team describes themselves as certified, professional dog trainers with over 30 years of experience training service dogs, rescue dogs, puppies, adolescents, and seniors. The trainers say they use welfare, play, choice, and data to help clients reach their goals, and that they commit to training without intentional fear, force, or pain.

Training options

The company offers private training and group classes, with plans tailored to a dog's environment, history, and genetics and to the owner's lifestyle. Goals it names range from teaching good manners and reducing reactivity to entering competition. Puppy Play and Train is available in Northwest DC. Trainers work across DC as well as Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Potomac, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Alexandria, and Arlington, and virtual appointments are available anywhere.

What owners say

One client wrote that "training has made all of the difference" and praised the trainer's "demeanor, patience, and kindness."