Find a Dog Trainer or Behavior Consultant
The Humane Training Alliance of Indiana is a privately maintained list of trainers and behavior specialists in Indiana who use only positive, reward-based training methods.
The trainers on this list are committed to humane training that does not employ the use of force, fear, or punishment. LIMA describes a trainer or behavior consultant who uses the least intrusive, minimally aversive strategy out of a set of humane and effective tactics likely to succeed in achieving a training or behavior change objective.
While we do our best to ensure the trainers listed here adhere to these standards; we do not provide oversight over each individual listed here. If you have worked with a trainer on this list who recommends using choke chains, prong collars or electric training collars for your dog or who you feel uses any other aversive method please contact List administrator Connie Swaim at iclickdogs@gmail.com.
Read the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainer’s: Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA) Effective Behavior Intervention Policy
Read the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s: Position of Humane Training Policy
Trainers are listed in alphabetical order and by region (Central, North, West, South, East).
Search tip: Press Ctrl + F and type in your town, nearest city, or county. “surrounding areas” will help you find someone close to larger cities (i.e. Fort Wayne and surround areas) Keep in mind, many trainers will travel or can work virtually so reach out to several who are closest to you!
Central Indiana
Canine Confidence Training
Owner: Lauren Gargano, KPA-CTP
Service Area: Hendricks & Putnam County
Services Offered: Private Training
Contact: canineconfidenceindiana@gmail.com
Home (canineconfidencetraining.com)
Canines in Action
Owner: Laura VanArendonk Baugh, KPA-CTP
Service area: Indianapolis; happy to drive anywhere; does not mind driving long distances
Services offered: Specializing in basic manners, service dog public access work, anxiety/aggression issues and puppy basic manners, Virtual services available
Contact: trainer@caninesinaction.com
Click Treat Repeat Canine Coaching, LLC
Owner: Keelie Burkett, CPDT-KA
Service Area: Located on the Southside
Services offered: Specializes in board and train in a home environment.
Contact: (317) 473-9863 / clicktreatrepeat22@gmail.com
Facebook.com/clicktreatrepeat
Dog Training by Jarod
Owner: Jarod Wilkerson, CPDT-KA; Level 3 Fear Free Certified Veterinary Professional
Service area: Indy Metro Area
Services offered: In-home dog training, dog walking and pet sitting. Offers basic obedience and works with reactivity issues.
Contact: dogtrainingbyjarod@gmail.com / (317) 610-0870
Elite Performance K9s
Owner: Christina Curtis
Service Area: North, South, East, & surrounding Indianapolis
Services: Manners, fearful dogs, reactive dogs, disc dogs, tricks, other behavior issues
Contact: discdogfreak@yahoo.com
Good Dog Happy Home
Owner: Lora Robinson, CPDT-KA
Service area: Avon and surrounding areas
Services: Puppy, Basic Manners, shy/fearful/anxious dogs, in-home and group sessions
Contact: 317.250.5091
Goodnight Pup Canine Training Services
Owner: Cass Goodnight, RVT, CPDT-KA
Service area: Brownsburg, Indiana
Services: Puppy training and socialization, newly adopted dogs, in-home training, dog sitting
Contact: 317.946.5532 / casswithcanines@gmail.com
www.goodnightpup.com
Happy Family Pets LLC
Owner: Courtney Rains, ABCDT
Service area: New Castle, Greenfield, Rushville, Richmond, Muncie, and the surrounding area.
Services offered: Group classes including puppy socialization, basic manners, intermediate manners, advanced manners and tricks. Will work with serious behavior issues. Offers private training in client’s home or at her facility. Virtual sessions available.
Contact: courtney@happyfamilypetsllc.com / 765-520-6991
Inspirago Dog Training
Owner: Angie Russo, CPDT, Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, AKC Trick Dog Instructor
Service Area: Avon, Brownsburg, Plainfield, Danville, and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Puppy training, dog training and behavior modification, trick dog training, etc.
Contact: angie@inspiragodogs.com
Inspirago Dog Training LLC (inspiragodogs.com)
I Speak Woof Training
Owner: Andrea Burggrabe, ABCDT
Service Area: West Central Indianapolis
Services Offered: Private Training and Behavior consultation for dogs with issues such as resource guarding, reactivity, aggression, anxiety, high drive, or hyperactivity.
Contact: ispeakwooftraining@gmail.com
Facebook.com/ispeakwooftraining
Luann Keyton, KPA-CTP
Service Area: Hendricks & surrounding areas
Services Offered: Private Training & Group Classes at Misty Eyes Animal Shelter
Contact: LuAnn@mistyeyes.org
Dog Training | Misty Eyes Animal
Maggie's Foundation Pet Training LLC
Owner: Emilea Dawn Byrum, RVT, KPA-CTP
Service area: Indianapolis and surrounding areas
Services offered: Service Dog Training, Basic Manners
Contact: 317-518-0074
www.Maggiesfoundation.wixsite.com/website
Perked Ears
Owner: Kristen Board, CTC, CCBC-KA
Service area: Indianapolis and surrounding counties
Services offered: Private in-home sessions specializing in leash reactivity, fear, and separation anxiety. Virtual sessions available.
Contact: perkedearstraining@gmail.com
Positive Only Pups LLC
Owner: Corey Hardwick (CDT-C)
Service Area: Indianapolis Area
Services Offered: Private Training and Behavior consultation for dogs with issues such as resource guarding, reactivity, aggression, anxiety, high drive, or hyperactivity.
Contact: coreyhardwick@positiveonlypups.com
Proper Pups
Owner: Liz Stringer
Service Area: Plainfield and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Private Training & Group Classes at Misty Eyes Animal Shelter
Contact: LizStringer@theproperpups.org
Puppy Pitstop Training & Wellness Center
Trainer: Robbie Barnes, CPDT-KA
Services Offered: Private Lessons, Group Classes, AKC Evaluator
Contact: (317)672-4237
Sky’s the Limit Animal Training
Trainer: Allie Kirby, CTC, SAPT, FFCP-Trainer
Service Area: Lawrence, Geist, Fortville, McCordsville, Carmel, Fishers, Zionsville, Noblesville, and surrounding areas. Virtual training available.
Services Offered: From puppies to behavior modification, including separation anxiety and group classes
Contact: allie@skysthelimitanimaltraining.com
www.skysthelimitanimaltraining.com
SS Boarding LLC
Owner: Shelby Bauchle
Service Area: Greenwood, Center Grove, and surrounding areas
Services: Private Training Sessions, Board&Train, Play&Train (for adolescent/puppy), boarding & drop in care. Basic Obedience, puppy foundational skills (including cooperative care), enrichment and confidence building, Behavior Modification for: reactivity, fear, and some aggression.
Contact: SSB_LLC_Shelby@yahoo.com
https://www.SSBoarding.net
TD Forever Home Dog Training
Multiple Trainers
Service Area: Between Coatesville and Terre Haute
Services Offered: Behavior modification–reactivity, aggression, leash walking, canine good citizen, basic training, puppies, dog walking, and more!
Contact: tdforeverhometraining@gmail.com
The Dog Analyst
Trainer: JoAnna Rogowski, M.S., KPA CTP
M.S. Comparative Pathobiology - Animal Welfare & Behavior | Purdue University
B.S. Animal Sciences | Purdue University
Service Area: Westfield, Whitestown, Zionsville, Carmel, Noblesville, Fishers, and North Indy areas
Contact: thedoganalyst@gmail.com
317-762-8660
Uptown Pup
KPA-CPT Trainers on Staff
Service Area: North side of Indianapolis
Services offered: Group training classes, private lessons, day school, and boarding school, as well as daycare, regular boarding, and Fear Free grooming.
Contact: training@uptownpupindy.com / 317-757-8509
Wag & Win Dog Training
Owner: Sharon Henriksen, ADPDT, CTDI, AACE
Service Area: Brownsburg and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Private Training & Group Classes
Contact: wagnwin@gmail.com
Whole Dog Training
Owner: Jan Cizik, KPACTP, RVT, LFDMT, FFCP
Service Area: Zionsville, Westfield, Whitestown, Carmel
Services offered: My specialty is puppies, but can take most behavior cases except aggression.
Contact: 619-806-7364
Northern Indiana
All About the Dog
Janis Crary, CPDT-KA, Dog Gone Safe Educator, Fear Free Certified, E-Training for Dogs Instructor
Service Area: Avilla, Fort Wayne, Wabash, Elkhart
Services Offered: Training Classes
Contact: janis@allaboutthedog.us
http://www.allaboutthedog.us/index.html
All Dogs Canine Training
Owner: Taryn Schultz, KPA-CTP
Service area: Within an hour of Lafayette/West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County.
Services: puppy training, helping owners with dogs that need a little behavior modification. Certified AKC Trick Evaluator.
Contact: allthedogscaninetraining@gmail.com / 765-416-3447
www.allthedogscaninetraining.com
Amy McPhail, RVT KPA-CTP, FFCP-Elite
Service Area: Warsaw and surrounding areas
Services: Offer group classes, remote or in-person sessions (including in-home sessions)
Contact: amym.lcahwc@gmail.com
Best Chance Dog Training
Owner: Calli Beal - CPDT-KA, FFCP, SBA
Service Area: Northwest Indiana - Lake County, Porter County, LaPorte County, Starke County and some parts of southwest MI.
Services Provided: Specializing in adolescent rescue dogs, I work with anxiety, fear, impulse control, obedience and reactivity.
Contact BestChanceDogTraining@gmail.com / (219) 216-0472
https://www.facebook.com/BestChanceDogTraining
Brittany Coe, RVT, FFCP (level 3, veterinary), KPA-CTP
Service Area: Alexandria
Services Offered: Private Training & Group Classes inside Alexandria Animal Hospital
Contact: alexandriaanimalhospital@yahoo.com
Earth Dog
Owner: Morgan Charpentier, IAABC-ADT
Service Area: Based out of Anderson but offering virtual visits anywhere!
Services Offered: Private Sessions, Behavior Modification, Scent Work, Performance Judging
Contact: (317) 619-3197
Jamie's Dog Training and Behavior Modification LLC
Owner: Jamie Gregory, CCBC-KA, CPDT-KA
Service Area: North Central Indiana and South Central Michigan
Services: puppy training, including crate training, potty training and nipping to barking, jumping, leash training, fear, aggression, anxiety, destructiveness, resource guarding, etc.
Contact: (574) 904-6771 or Jamiegdogtraining@gmail.com
Facebook.com/jamiesdogtraining
My Best Friend Dog Training
Judy Archer-Dick, B.A., B.Ed., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA , CNWI™, AABP-CDT
Service Area: Fort Wayne and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Private Training & Group Classes
Contact: judy@mybestfrienddogtraining.com
https://www.mybestfrienddogtraining.com
Pawsitive Pets, LLC
Hilary Briggs, CCMT & Patrick Holland, CPDT-KA
Service area: Lafayette and West Lafayette
Services offered: In-home private training, pet sitting, dog walking, canine massage medication administration and pet transport services.
Contact: pawsitivepetsWL@gmail.com / (765) 325-PAWS (7297)
Polite Paws
Owner: Trish Miller, CPDT-KA, AKC Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog Evaluator
Service Area: Fort Wayne
Services Offered: Housebreaking, socialization, barking, jumping, pulling on walks, chewing, counter surfing, foundation skills, canine good citizen training
Contact: info@politepawsfw.com
Polite Paws – Effective, Enjoyable Training for the Family Dog (politepawsfw.com)
Positive Experience Training School, Inc.
Owner/Trainer: Toni Bianchi CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, CDBC, SBA
Service Area: Northern Indiana, SW Michigan
Services: Behavior Modification, in home consultations, basic training, aggression
Contact: (219) 405-3477 or toni@positivepettraining.com
Website: www.positivepettraining.com
Tammie’s Dog Services
Owner: Tammy Cain
Service Area: Portage
Services Provided: Private Training, Group Classes, Daycare
Contact: tammie2377@outlook.com
Tammie's Dog Services and Training - Portage, IN (tammiesdogservices.com)
Wonderful Animal Guidance Services (WAGS)
Owner: Sheryl Walker, Ph.D., CAAB, Board-Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist
Service areas: Lafayette, West Lafayette, Delphi, Brookston, Battle Ground, Dayton, Crawfordsville, Monticello, Remington, Rensselaer.
Services Offered: Specializing in helping families be proactive with puppies, specifically socialization, training, and environmental management.
Contact: sheryl@sblwalker.com
Western Indiana
Connie Swaim Canine Behavior Services
Owner: Connie Swaim, KPA-CTP,
Service area: Parke, Vermillion, Vigo, Clay, Hendricks, Montgomery and Fountain Counties in Indiana. Also, Vermillion and Edgar Counties in Illinois. Will travel to any area if needed.
Specializing in behavior issues, virtual & in-person. Offering Zoom and Phone sessions for people who live outside my in-home range.
Contact: Email: iclickdogs@gmail.com / Phone: 765-686-1246 (call or text)
www.connieswaimcaninebehaviorservices.com
Simply Dog
Owner: Susan Seitz BS, MS Veterinary Professional, Member IAABC
Service area: Rockville, IN and surrounding counties
Services: Specializing in home assessments, reward based training, puppy classes, both private and group lessons provided, Training includes loose leash walking recalls, learning techniques to mastery of sit, down, stay, place, focus, enrichment and other areas for building a lasting bond and relationship with your dog. Experience with multiple dog households including households with cats. AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing, Rally and Obedience preparation
Contact: seitzs83@gmail.com / text 765-592-0520
Southern Indiana
Bloomington Canine Services
Owner: Emily Herr, CPDT
Service Area: Bloomington & Monroe County
Services: Training and Behavior Modification
Contact: https://bloomingtoncanineservices.com
Click to Communicate
Owner: Jordan Bradley, BS, KPA-CTP, FFCP Trainer
Service Area: Bloomington & Monroe County, Online
Services offered: Specializing in reactivity, multi species household issues, and veterinary/husbandry training
Contact: clicktocommunicate@gmail.com
Hot Diggity Dog
Owner: Lisa Korf, CPDT-KA, CDBC
Service Area: Columbus, IN
Services: We offer boarding, training classes, behavior consults, and board and train
Contact: (720) 454-6451 / info@hot-diggity-dog.com
Hot Diggity Dog (hot-diggity-dog.com)
Picasso Dog Training LLC
Owner: Ashli Picasso-LaCross, KPA CTP
Service Area: Southern Indiana
Services: Separation Anxiety
Contact: 812-287-9185 / Ashli@picassodogtraining.com
https://picassodogtraining.com/
Riffraff Dog Training
Owner: Kayla Pence, KPA-CTP
Service Area: Online, Columbus, IN
Services offered: Specializing in reactivity, dog-dog household conflict, basic training, and tricks.
Contact: info@riffraffdogs.com
Train Loyal Companions LLC
Owner: Leslie Hudson, CPDT-KA
Service Area: Bloomington & Monroe County
Services: Comprehensive training programs for puppies, manners, reactivity, Canine Good Citizen, First Aid, etc.
Contact: 812-606-1269 / trainloyalcompanions@gmail.com