Personalized training for you and your pet.
Do you have a pet who you adore but struggles to fit in?
Maybe they’re sweet and affectionate with you but nervous around guests or reactive toward unfamiliar people or animals. Perhaps they seem anxious, afraid of everything, or overly excited when something happens and hard to calm down. High-energy pets may find trouble when looking for something to do, and special needs pets—whether blind, deaf, or living with another physical disability—may need extra guidance.
Your pet can learn to navigate the world with confidence, stay calmer in exciting situations, and feel more comfortable around strangers. Together, you and your pet can build a stronger bond through play and other fun activities.
Let’s help your pet live their best life—start today!
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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