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Karen Gordon Betournay, CPDT
Owner and Operator

Karen has an extensive background in obedience instruction and private consultations. Her past positions have included Staff Trainer of service and hearing dogs for one of the country’s largest provider of assistance dogs, Placement and Hotline Admissions Coordinator for the largest purebred rescue organization in the United States, and Obedience Instructor for one of the most successful training schools in New England. Karen also provides animal models and on-site training for magazines and commercial advertisers. See below for a list of her memberships and certifications.

Her professional experience, working with both dogs and people, makes Karen uniquely qualified to teach you how to positively develop a new relationship with your pet.

Animal Manners, Inc., has been serving the seacoast New Hampshire area since 1996.

Karen and Java

Memberships and Certifications

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)
  Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
  

• Professional Member
  Association or Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
  

• Professional Member
  Association of Animal Behavior Professionals
  

• Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
  The American Kennel Club
  

• Licensed Presenter
  Dogs and Storks
  

• Member
  The International Association for Animal Behavior Consultants
  

• Member
  No Shock Collar Coalition
  

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for people and their pets.”