MAREN LAVELLE
CPDT-KA AND PMCT1 CERTIFIED DOG TRAINER
Virtual Private Training Sessions
In-Person Private Training Sessions in Northern, NJ and NYC
Contact info@thebigcitywoofwalker.com for availability & pricing
Maren is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), a Pat Miller Certified Trainer (PMCT 1), and a Peaceable Paws Affiliate Dog Trainer. She’s studied with Pat Miller, a renowned Positive Reinforcement dog trainer, and graduated from Pat Miller's Level 1 (Canine Behavior and Training), Level 2 (Behavior Modification), and Level 3 (Aggression) academies.
As a Positive Reinforcement dog trainer, Maren uses science-based force-free ethical training methods, to ensure her clients’ dogs are always actively participating in and consenting to their training program. Using rewards that are of high value to your dog, along with praise, Maren encourages the behaviors you do want from your dog, rather than trying to suppress the behaviors you don't want. She focuses on building trust and confidence between you and your dog, ensuring you have a shared toolkit to enhance your communication and strengthen your bond together.
Priority scheduling for clients in Montclair, Glen Ridge, and Bloomfield, NJ.
DOG TRAINING SPECIALTIES
Maren takes on basic manners training and behavior modification cases, puppy prep and puppy training cases, reactivity and fear-related behavior cases, and mild aggression cases.
As a film and television director, Maren also specializes in training dogs for tv and film performance as well as live on stage performances.
WHAT IS POSITIVE REINFORCMENT DOG TRAINING?
Positive reinforcement training is a science-based approach to dog training that eliminates the use of aversive equipment and pain-inducing tactics in the training of animals. Instead, it uses positive reinforcement almost exclusively to modify behavior. Positive reinforcement training puts a larger emphasis on the observation of the body language of dogs and examines the reason behind a dog’s behavior, working to fix the underlying behavioral issue, rather than the symptoms.
Check out our What Is Positive Reinforcement Training? article on Spot & Tango’s What The Pup blog!
