Personalized training for you and your pet.
You just brought a new family member into your home and …
That cute cuddly puppy has suddenly turned into a little shark and thinks your hands and clothes are great chew toys. Oops! Your new pup needs to learn where the toilet is. Your new rescue has fear and anxiety and is having a hard time adjusting. Or your puppy has become an adolescent and needs to learn some better manners or needs more desirable ways to occupy time and use energy instead of eating your couch cushions or grabbing your socks and playing keep away.
Your new kitten likes to practice hunting skills using your ankles. Or you adopted a new cat and your resident cat isn’t as thrilled as you are. Or your dog and cat need to learn how to be comfortable together. Or your inside cats seem bored and you would like to enrich their lives with activities in the house or safe time outside.
If you need help with your puppy, new rescue, resident dog, cat, or bird,
you’ve come to the right place.
I offer private in-person and virtual training and group classes to help you improve your pet’s life skills and build your relationship while having fun.
Meet Bad Dog Good Dog Trainer,
CJ Hazell
Certificates: Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner | Certified Dog Parkour Instructor with the International Dog Parkour Association | Certified Trick Dog Instructor
CJ Hazell, has been a professional pet trainer since 2010. Her journey started in graduate school when she was doing research on wolves and jackals in Central Asia and decided to take on training a scent dog to help her collect wolf and jackal scat for her research.
Her focus on well researched positive training techniques has enabled her to work with different kinds of pets to teach better manners, life skills, and help your pet become a well-adjusted member of the family.
Member of: Karen Pryor Academy | Pet Professional Guild | Philadelphia Ethical Pet Professionals | International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
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Training Services
In-person & Virtual
Private Training
Private training is tailored to your individual needs. With dogs, training is a combination of in-person and virtual training. In-person training is done at my location. Training for other pets is virtual.
Trick Classes
Current classes offered are Tricks for all Occasions which is virtual and in-person. You can work on any trick you think is fun or use my suggestions.
Dog Parkour
Dog Parkour classes are virtual and in-person. Your dog learns the basic moves using everyday things we encounter, and you can then practice while out and about with your pet.
What is Dog Parkour?
Dog Parkour is the best new dog sport that works for everyone.
Just like in human parkour, dogs learn to use whatever is in the environment as an obstacle course. It builds both fitness and confidence and is a great way to spice up a walk or time in the park.
You can also use parkour to have fun in your house when the weather outside just isn’t the best. It’s a sport you can play anytime and anywhere. It can be done by dogs of all ages and physical abilities. It’s never too early or too late to start. Give it a try… your dog will love it!
Testimonials
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There is not space enough to describe the severity of my dog's problems.
After 6 months with me he was still dangerous. Then I found Bad Dog Good Dog and CJ. With her instructions this dog now loves everyone, walks beautifully even when encountering his triggers, is learning to play and do tricks. He is now a happy, confident, sweet pet.
-Joan & Keeper
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Zoom classes are the perfect solution.
Between my dog's anxiety-driven reactivity to other dogs and my own busy schedule, we could never make in-person classes work. CJ's Zoom classes are the perfect solution. We get the fun and community of group classes, with CJ's perceptive feedback and coaching, from our living room!
-Lisa & Perry
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Bear loves CJ and loves going to class.
I've been taking Parkour classes with CJ for the past 3 years and I have learned so much from her. CJ explains the reason behind her training methods and is extremely creative in coming up with new ways to challenge my dog, Bear. Bear loves CJ and loves going to class. I would highly recommend her as a trainer
-Nora & Bear
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If you are having doggie issues, CJ will certainly be a great help!
CJ was such a great help. After moving into a new home, my dog Max had severe separation anxiety. He is also a Jack Russell Terrier obsessed with toys and many bad habits. After only a few sessions, Max was much calmer when we left, learned to channel his excitement into tricks, and seemed happier in general.
-Jillian, Greg & Max
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