Mary Jo Duffy

United States, New York, New York, NY

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Mary Jo Duffy

About this trainer

Paws Up, LLC offers private, in-home training, puppy selection, and behavior consultations.

Certifications:

  • Owner Training

Equipment:

flat collars and harnesses of various types

Training Philosophy:

reward and science-based training only.

The professional dog trainer has been in the field since 1996, joining the APDT that same year.

They obtained the CPDT-KA certification in 2003.

Starting as a volunteer at the ASPCA on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 1991, they have been involved in shelters across the country ever since.

With over 20 years of therapy dog experience, both as a volunteer with their own dogs and running a local program for 10 years, they also served as the head trainer for Pets for Vets/ROAR chapter for 5 years, identifying and placing shelter dogs with veterans who could benefit from therapeutic companionship.

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