ABOUT YOUR MIAMI DOG TRAINER
Meet Katie Casell, owner of Dances With Dogs
About Dances With Dogs
Dances With Dogs has been providing professional pet services in your neighborhood since 2002.
Our outstanding standards of service and devotion to humane, force-free care has earned us an excellent reputation with our clients in the Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Cutler Bay, South Miami and Kendall, Florida area.
Our Mission
At Dances With Dogs, our mission is to cultivate harmonious relationships between pets and their owners through compassionate, force-free methods.
We are dedicated to ensuring that every interaction is built on trust, mutual respect, and a profound understanding of each pet’s individual needs.
From dog walking to training, we ensure that the well-being and happiness of the pets in our care are always at the forefront.
Meet Dances With Dogs founder Katie Casell
Katie Casell is a double-certified dog trainer, having graduated with distinction from:
Katie believes that dog training should be engaging, motivating, and fun for both you and your dog. That’s why all of her services utilize positive reinforcement. Training methods and equipment should never hurt or scare your dog.
Katie founded Dances with Dogs in 2002. Through the years, she has grown her team of dog trainers, dog walkers, and pet sitters, ensuring consistently reliable, detail-oriented service by conducting extensive background checks and training them to provide positive, fear-free care practices.
Katie’s Credentials
- Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior (KPA CTP).
- CATCH Canine Trainers Academy (CCDTK).
- Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT).
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA).
- Fear Free Certified Professional Trainer and Pet Sitter (FFCP).
- Family Dog Mediator (FDM).
- Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS).
Check Out some of Katie’s Recent Posts
Why Won’t My Newly Adopted Dog Settle?
We have been getting a lot of these calls lately. Someone brings home a newly adopted dog from the Miami-Dade shelter or a local rescue. A week later, they call us because the dog is hiding, will not eat, bolts at the slightest sound, or has decided the husband is...
Decompression Walks for Dogs: 7 Essential Tips for Miami
Your dog gets walked every day. You clip on the leash and head down the sidewalk or street. You cover the same route every day, and 15 to 30 minutes later, you're back home. Your dog is tired. And yet, the barking at the window has not gotten better; the restless...
Miami Dog Trainer Guide: 5 Essential Questions to Avoid a Bad Hire
D og training is an unregulated industry in Florida and everywhere else in the United States. No license is required. No board reviews complaints. No minimum education standard exists. Anyone can print business cards tomorrow, call themselves a behavior expert, and...
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