About Us
Meet the Owners Of Positive Pathways Dog Training
Finding the right partner to guide you and your dog is the first step towards a truly wonderful life together. Welcome to Positive Pathways Dog Training! Based in Alburtis, PA, and proudly serving families throughout the surrounding communities like Macungie, Oley, Allentown, Topton, Trexlertown, and Emmaus, we believe the heart of great training lies with warm, knowledgeable, and friendly trainers. We’re focused on helping you build a strong, joyful connection with your canine companion, and it all starts with the dedicated people you’ll meet right here.
With 8+ years of combined experience, our team is united by a love for dogs and a commitment to relationship-based training, often incorporating fun and effective clicker training techniques. Our core mission is simple: creating more freedom and happiness for both dogs and their families across the Mertztown, Breinigsville, Wescosville, and Hereford areas. We focus on building understanding and trust through positive, science-backed methods that make learning enjoyable, strengthening the special bond you share.
Whether you’re navigating the exciting journey as a first-time puppy owner, looking to have engaging fun with trick training, or exploring the important path of service dog training, finding a trainer you connect with is key. We invite you to learn more about the individuals on our team – their unique skills, backgrounds, and the special connection they build with dogs and owners in areas like Upper Milford and Maxatawny. Discover the friendly, experienced trainer ready to partner with you on your positive pathway!
Meet Ingrid
Hi, I’m Ingrid. For five years, I’ve had the privilege of working one-on-one with students, guiding them in training their incredible canine companions. My focus is on strengthening the bond and fostering mutual understanding between human and dog. This passion began in my childhood, specifically in sixth grade, when I taught my Collie, Silver, to walk, trot, and canter. It was then I discovered the power of kindness and joyful training, realizing how much faster and more effectively dogs learn when they’re having fun.
Experiencing life’s challenges, including navigating a disability and training my own service dog, deepened my understanding of the profound connection between humans and dogs. Witnessing my service dog’s remarkable intelligence and unwavering loyalty ignited a passion to help others experience that same deep connection. I then spent valuable time working alongside an experienced trainer, absorbing all I could. This experience served as a springboard, launching me into my own one-on-one client work.
Now, together with my wonderful partner, Bella, we bring you comprehensive training, from puppyhood through adulthood. Our shared goal is to empower you to build a relationship with your dog based on trust, respect, and love. Seeing the joy and strengthened bond between you and your furry companion truly fills our hearts. We’re dedicated to helping you both experience the beautiful, fulfilling relationship you deserve. I am an AKC GCG Evaluator and we do S.T.A.R. Puppy and the CGC tests in our classes.
Meet Bella
Hi! I’m Bella. I have been working with dogs since I brought home my first shelter dog when I was 12. Professionally I have been taking clients for the last 3 years. I’ve completed a 1 year long internship while in my senior year of college. I graduated with a degree in marketing and I am currently working in a school as a registered behavior technician. Along with that I am working on getting my masters in behavior analysis to become a BCBA.
I love working with dogs and their handlers to analyze their behaviors and teach the pet parents to become a true team with their dog! Personally I have 3 dogs, my first dog is a rescue dog named Ginger. My 2nd is a border collie mix named Sevy, he is my agility and performance dog. We have performed with dog talent groups at many live shows including seaside heights, nascar, and Super Pet Expo. Along with that, you can find us at many agility demos. Lastly my service dog and demo dog Ellie. She is a standard poodle and helps me navigate my heart conditions. She has worked with me for speaking events at Lehigh Valley Center of Independent Living.
I am excited to work with my partner Ingrid and help as many dogs and their people as possible!
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