Best Dog Trainers in and Near Allentown, PA

Melanie Kerber runs Kerber Dog Training from Mertztown and serves the Lehigh Valley and the Reading area. Her site describes her as a positive, reward based trainer. Training can start with a home consultation, where she asks about your goals and builds a plan for your dog.

Private lessons suit busy schedules and dogs that find a group too much. Group classes cover puppy training and obedience, along with AKC Canine Good Citizen prep and a tricks class taught with a clicker. She also teaches K9 Nose Work, the scent sport.

Our directory lists an NACSW certification, from the group that runs Nose Work trials, and it names behavior consulting for aggression and reactivity among her specialties. Prices aren't posted on her site.

Hope Lock Kennels sits on a 35 acre horse farm in Bethlehem Township, near Easton. Its obedience classes for pet owners meet three days a week, Sunday through Tuesday, and the site posts a schedule for each class level, from Basic to Advanced. Classes run outdoors in a fenced grass yard during warm months and move into a 200 year old barn when it's cold or raining.

Hope Lock also offers individualized training for specific behavior problems. It prepares dogs for the Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog certifications and holds testing at set times during the year. Boarding is available for all breeds.

The site doesn't describe training methods or list prices, so ask about both. It fits owners who want a farm setting and a clear path to a CGC test.

Colleen Campbell runs Positive Interactions Dog Behavior and Training from Souderton. Her site describes training and behavior consulting for challenging behaviors, and she serves Montgomery and Bucks counties, from Lansdale up to Doylestown.

Her services cover puppy training and basic manners, along with fear and aggression cases. She also helps families who are bringing a dog together with babies or young kids. Leash reactivity and dogs that get overexcited around people show up among the problems her site names.

Our directory lists her credentials as CBCC-KA and CPDT-KA, both from the CCPDT, plus a B.S. and Pet Professional Guild membership. She's one of only two trainers in this guide with a behavior consulting certification. Booking is online, and her site doesn't list prices.

Leader of the Pack Canine Institute was founded in 2009 by Lisa McDonald, CPDT-KA, and this Allentown site is the original of its two locations. The business serves Allentown and Bethlehem along with the rest of the Lehigh Valley.

Its site lists puppy classes and group obedience classes at every level. For harder cases it offers private behavior modification taught by certified trainers, including help for dogs that show aggression toward people or other dogs. The site shows AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizen badges.

This location also runs doggy daycare with webcams and offers boarding. That helps if you want classes and daycare in one place. The site doesn't describe training methods or post prices, so ask about both on your first call.

The Easton location of Leader of the Pack Canine Institute is the newer of the company's two sites, and its website announces it as now open. It gives owners on the east side of the Lehigh Valley a shorter drive than the Allentown building.

Easton lists the same core services: group obedience classes and puppy classes, plus private behavior modification for dogs that show aggression. It posts its own class schedule. Founder Lisa McDonald holds the CPDT-KA credential, and the site says certified trainers lead the private behavior work.

Ask who will teach your class here, since the site doesn't name staff for Easton. Training methods and prices aren't listed either.

Nicole McBride has worked as a trainer and behavior consultant since 1995, according to her site, and she's based in Harleysville. Our directory lists her as a Certified Instructor, and her site shows the NADOI logo.

She offers private sessions in Pennsylvania as well as Delaware and Maryland, and she's the only trainer in this guide whose site lists virtual training. Group classes meet around Montgomery County and cover puppy and manners skills plus dog sports such as parkour and nosework. She also leads AKC Fit Dog pack walks.

Her site describes a mix of positive reinforcement and the Volhard Motivational Method, with corrective feedback added when she thinks it fits. Ask what that feedback looks like for your dog. Prices aren't posted.

Marion O'Neil runs Molasses Creek Dog Training in Quakertown and serves Bucks and Montgomery counties along with Lehigh County. She holds the CPDT-KA and CTDI credentials and is an Animal Behavior College graduate, according to her site.

Her site describes force free, positive methods. Programs cover new puppies and newly adopted rescues, along with adolescent dogs in a program she calls Teen Rovers. Group classes meet in a heated and air conditioned building, so winter doesn't stop the schedule. She also books private dog park sessions and runs a free Yappy Hour for puppy socialization.

Our directory adds aggression and reactivity work and assistance animal training to her specialties. Prices aren't listed on her site.

Abby Misselbeck is a dog trainer based in Macungie. Our directory lists her as an Associate Member of NADOI, the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. NADOI was founded in 1965 and says its members commit to humane and effective training.

We couldn't find a website for her, so this profile is short, and our record doesn't list her services or prices. When you call, ask whether she teaches group classes or private lessons and where sessions take place. Ask about her methods too.

If you live in Macungie or a nearby town, a trainer close to home can save you a drive each week. Open her AnimalTrainerPro profile for contact options and any details she has added.

Last Chance Ranch is an animal rescue in Quakertown that runs six week dog training courses for dogs from outside the rescue as well as its own adoptees. Bob Kasprowicz of Raise Your Right Paw Dog Training teaches them, and the ranch describes him as a CCDT certified APDT trainer and a newly certified AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator.

Each class takes at most six dogs. The basic course covers cues like sit and down along with loose leash walking, and graduates can move up to an advanced class. Puppies must be at least 4 months old and fully vaccinated. Classes meet Tuesday evenings or Saturday mornings, with the next starts listed for January 5 and January 9, 2027.

The course is listed on their site as $150 for outside dogs and $140 for ranch adoptees. Visits are by appointment only.

Caitlin Nagy runs Caitlin's Animal Training in Whitehall, just north of Allentown. Her site's tagline is "Kind. Effective. Modern."

The main offer on her site is a free first session that pairs an evaluation and consultation with a temperament test. The site lists it as a $120 value. That first meeting lets you see how she works with your dog before you commit to a program. The site also has a members portal for current clients.

Her site doesn't list class types or program lengths, and it gives no prices beyond that first session. Use the free evaluation to ask about her methods and whether she teaches groups, private lessons or both.

The Beauty of Dogs is based in Bethlehem and serves parts of the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County, plus New Jersey. Rebecca Gamez leads it, and her site describes her as a dog behaviorist and somatic practitioner.

Programs cover puppies and adult dogs, often with the owner working alongside as a team, and play and train sessions help with socialization. It also offers facilitated sessions for people. The site pairs reward based training with nervous system regulation and trauma informed education.

This approach stands apart from the obedience clubs on this list. It may suit a nervous dog whose owner wants to work on their own stress as well. Certifications and prices aren't listed, so ask when you text to set up a first talk.

Katz Dogs K9 is Eric Katz's training business in Perkasie, and it offers more formats than most trainers on this list. You can book one on one lessons or board and train for 4 or 6 weeks. A two week Level 1 obedience day training program adds two private lessons for you at the end, and group classes run about five weeks.

The site says the team prioritizes positive reinforcement. Training tools are sold on site and aren't part of program pricing. Katz writes that he learned under mentor Joe Moldovan and trained with Ivan Balabanov, and that he finished three service dog classes over two years. No formal certifications are listed.

The Perkasie building also offers boarding and a self service dog wash. Training rates aren't posted.

Rose Reese runs Reese's Training from the Heart in Jim Thorpe, and her site describes a 100 percent positive approach. She uses clicker training and Tellington TTouch, a method built on touch and groundwork. Clients from Lehighton and Palmerton appear in her site's testimonials.

Her site lists the problems she works on, from leash pulling and jumping up to extreme fear and resistance to grooming. It also names aggression and car sickness. Our directory lists private training as her format.

Rose graduated from Animal Behavior College as a certified dog trainer and belongs to the Tellington TTouch Guild and the Pet Professional Guild. Her site says she started training dogs in 2008 and began TTouch work in 2011. She's a close option if you live in Carbon County.

Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm in Bangor is the one place in this guide where your dog can work sheep. The farm runs herding instinct tests on Saturdays, with upcoming dates on November 14 and December 12, 2026, and a First Herding Lesson seminar follows some tests. Beginners can join Greenhorn herding clinics on Sunday afternoons.

Longer options include a four day Tending Camp, listed on their site at $900. The farm also runs behavior clinics, such as an aggression clinic on December 5 and 6, 2026, followed by a Tough Dog Camp from December 7 to 11.

The site mentions weekly group classes and private lessons, including puppy and obedience work, and says instructors use positive reinforcement for behavior modification. Most events are sponsored by the Slate Belt Herding Organization.

Ali Brown owns Great Companions, which trains at a facility in Whitehall and serves Lehigh and Northampton counties plus nearby towns like Phillipsburg, New Jersey. She holds an M.Ed. and is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, according to her site.

Her class list runs from Puppy Manners for puppies 9 to 16 weeks old to competitive obedience and rally. She's the only trainer in this guide with agility classes, and she teaches nose work and show handling too. Reactive or fearful dogs can join a dedicated group class or take private lessons.

Private lessons also cover separation anxiety and house training, and she offers phone consultations. Her site describes positive motivational training. New Puppy Manners and Foundations classes start January 14, 2027.

The Allentown Dog Training Club has taught local dogs and owners since 1953. It's a licensed AKC Obedience and Rally Dog Training Club and a member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Dog Clubs. Classes meet at Macungie Park, indoors from mid September through spring and outdoors in summer.

The club teaches obedience and rally at every level. It also runs scent work and tricks classes, and young dogs can start in Puppy Kindergarten. Purebred and mixed breed dogs are both welcome.

Anyone can take a class, and members get priority registration at a discounted rate. A six week beginner session starts November 11, 2026, so check the club's site for the next one. Class fees aren't listed online.

Off Leash K9 Training Lehigh Valley is part of a national franchise, and its site says this location opened in May 2017. Owner Evan Carson also runs the company's Scranton and Bucks County locations. The Allentown based team serves towns such as Emmaus and Quakertown.

Private lesson packages include Basic Obedience in four lessons and Reactivity and Aggression Training in nine. A 14 day board and train program ends with a one on one session for you, and an eight lesson package prepares dogs for therapy work. Puppies under 5 months get their own lessons, and in home training is available.

The site says the team uses marker training and specializes in electronic collar training. Its Basic Obedience package notes that a prong collar or electronic collar may be recommended when the trainers think it fits. Ask how they use those tools before you book. Prices are on a separate page of their site.

Best Paw Forward Dog Training runs a facility in Perkasie and serves central Bucks County, including Doylestown and Quakertown. Its site says the business has more than 17 years of experience.

Programs include Puppy School for puppies under 7 months and private lessons for behavior problems. You can also choose board and train with overnight stays, or day training where your dog goes home each evening. Group classes appear in the site menu. The training focuses on skills that carry over to walks and distractions, and on helping owners understand how dogs learn.

The site doesn't name its trainers or list certifications, though a client testimonial mentions a trainer named Michael. Prices aren't posted, and the site promises a reply within one business day.