Cipriana C. - Pet Care Professional and Dog Trainer - Saugerties, NY
Nice to meet you! My name is Cipriana Costello. I offer Relationship-Based dog training and pet care in the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY. I specialize in basic obedience, advanced obedience, and behavior modification for family and working dogs. I offer solutions for puppy raising, crate training, leash walking, separation anxiety, and human and dog reactivity.
I have always loved all animals. When I was young, my answer to “what do you want to be when you grow up?" was always “rescue animals”. My mother nurtured my love for rescue from a young age. From moving turtles and lizards from the road, to stray cats and loose dogs darting through traffic, we helped them all. But how does someone rescue animals for a living? Surely that’s not a nine-to-five gig you find in the classifieds. Well, that is what I spent my young adult life trying to figure out. After graduating from Rider University with a B.S. in Business Administration in 2017, I started working as a veterinary assistant at a local veterinary office in Saugerties, NY. I filed the rest of my time pet sitting, boarding, and dog walking which was the sed that started my business today.
In 2020, I filled my newly found free time interning for a local dog trainer in Catskill, NY where I learned the basics of dog training, puppy whelping, puppy raising, scent work, tracking, trailing, search and rescue, detection, service dog training, bite work, protection sport, and more.
During that time, I put my childhood dreams together with my passion for dog training and realized that one of the best ways to “rescue animals” is to get and keep them out of shelters (and in their homes) with owners who just need some help. And now that is what I get to do every day by providing individuals and families who are looking for a better relationship with their dog with the tools and resources to reach their training and lifestyle goals.
Humans and our canine companions see the world in very different ways. That’s why I am here. Let me help you understand how to best communicate with your dog while also making the human world clearer from the canine perspective.
Please book and pay me on Petworks. Thank you.
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Pricing Packages
How do you serve precious pets?
- Private Dog Training
- Animal Behaviorist
- Puppy Trainer
- Dog Obedience Training
- Dog Trainer
What training tools do you use?
- Back-clip Harness
- Barriers
- Clicker
- E-Collar
- Leash
- Long Line
- Martingale Collar
- Muzzle
- Praise/Affection
- Prong Collar
- Slip Lead
- Toys
- Treats
Which training type do you employ to encourage paw-sitive behaviors?
- Dog Agility Training
- Pet Behavior Modification
- Detection Dog Training
- Dog Obedience Training
- Service Dog Training
- Dog Therapy Training
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Cats
- Dogs
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 48 hours notice required
What year did you begin serving pets?
2017
How did you hone your craft?
Shelter work, internships, mentorships, shadowing, and research are all a part of my learning story.
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Research your animals primary form of communication and understand that they do not communicate the same way we do so we have to adjust to have the most fulfilling relationship with them.
How do you serve precious pets?
- Private Dog Training
- Animal Behaviorist
- Puppy Trainer
- Dog Obedience Training
- Dog Trainer
What training tools do you use?
- Back-clip Harness
- Barriers
- Clicker
- E-Collar
- Leash
- Long Line
- Martingale Collar
- Muzzle
- Praise/Affection
- Prong Collar
- Slip Lead
- Toys
- Treats
Which training type do you employ to encourage paw-sitive behaviors?
- Dog Agility Training
- Pet Behavior Modification
- Detection Dog Training
- Dog Obedience Training
- Service Dog Training
- Dog Therapy Training
What part of the animal kingdom do you serve?
- Cats
- Dogs
On a scale of snail to elephant, what size animals do you work with?
- 20-39 lbs
- 40-79 lbs
- 80+ lbs
- under 20 lbs
Cat-astrophes happen! What is your cancellation policy?
- 48 hours notice required
What year did you begin serving pets?
2017
How did you hone your craft?
Shelter work, internships, mentorships, shadowing, and research are all a part of my learning story.
What tip would you give pet parents for working with animals that you've learned as a pro?
Research your animals primary form of communication and understand that they do not communicate the same way we do so we have to adjust to have the most fulfilling relationship with them.