Penny Bolton, Dog Training Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Positive reinforcementFear, Anxiety & Confidence

Seattle, Washington

Overview

FormatOnline

Training methodPositive reinforcement

Led byPenny Bolton

About Penny Bolton, Dog Training Seattle

What they offer

Penny Bolton works one-on-one with you in your home within the City of Seattle, or online. She likes to see your dog in its usual surroundings, then picks out the most important issues to work on and keeps the plan simple. She also invites owners of cats to get in touch.

Approach and background

The focus is on rewarding the good things your dog does and building new behaviors rather than punishing mistakes. She writes that 6 years with shelter dogs taught her that confusion, anxiety and fear often sit behind problem behavior. Her listed education includes a Certificate in Applied Animal Behavior from UW (2016), Karen Pryor Academy certification (2017) and Fear Free Shelters (2019).

Before you book

Contact her through her site.

What they can help with

One-on-one in-home training ↗

Sessions in your own home, where many behavior problems actually happen.

Online sessions

Help with fear and anxiety-driven behavior ↗

Easing the panic and destruction some dogs feel when left home alone.

Certifications & verification

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

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Certificate in Applied Animal Behavior, UW (2016)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

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Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Karen Pryor Academy (2017)

Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, a positive-reinforcement credential. Listed by the trainer — not independently verified. check the registry ↗

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Fear Free Shelters (2019)

Listed by the trainer — not independently verified.

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