Karen Baragona has worked as a canine behavior specialist at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) and the Washington Humane Society (renamed the Humane Rescue Alliance). She has worked with many hundreds of dogs & their people in group training classes, private homes, and animal shelters using positive, force-free, reward-based principles and practices.
Training Philosophy
Karen Baragona uses positive, force-free, reward-based principles and practices.
Services
- Separation Anxiety
- Shy & Fearful
- Anxiety with Kids
Certifications
- CBCC-KA: Certified Behavior Consultant, Canine.
- CPDT-KA: Certified Professional Dog Trainer.
- CSAT: Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer.
Specializations
- Separation Anxiety
- Fearful Behavior
- Anxiety around Kids
Training Methods
- Systematic desensitization
- Desensitization & counterconditioning
- Nosework & scent games
- Consent to pet
- Pattern games to draw focus away from triggers
- Enrichment games for mental stimulation
- Tricks, e.g. high five and spin
- Life skills, like attention on you
Media Appearances
Karen Baragona has presented webinars at the nonprofit Your Dog’s Friend, and has been interviewed on Good Morning Washington.
