About The Peaceful Dog

The Peaceful Dog is a full-service dog training and pet care company on East 84th Street, founded and directed by Lauren Camerini, who is listed as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and behavior counselor.

What they specialize in

The stated focus is the set of problems specific to New York City dog owners: house-training, manners training, socialization, city leash walking, and — a genuinely local one — co-op board preparation, the assessment a building can require before a dog is approved. Advanced problem-solving for complicated behavior cases sits at the other end of the same list.

Services

Private manners training, group training, day training, puppy training and pet sitting are the published options, so the training and care sides of the business are deliberately joined up.

The approach in their own words

Three words carry it: holistic, in that they treat the whole dog rather than a single behavior; advanced, in that the methods are described as grounded in learning theory and ethology; and experienced, backed by certification and hands-on work. Every consultation is said to include a discussion of the dog's overall quality of life — nutrition, exercise and enrichment — not only the presenting problem.

Extras

The site publishes a set of free training articles, from teaching a recall to teaching a dog to settle, along with videos and a resources page.