Laurie Lawless, CPDT-KA

Owner in Burlington, Vermont

Laurie Lawless, CPDT-KA

Owner in Burlington, Vermont

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Laurie Lawless is both a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and an Associate Certified Behavior Consultant.

Laurie has spent the past decade working with dogs in various capacities. Laurie started volunteering at a shelter when she was 18, and went onto manage a doggie daycare, serve as the dog program coordinator at two different shelters, and launched her own dog training and consulting company in 2015.​

In addition to running her Burlington-based behavior consulting business, Laurie volunteers with the ASPCA's Field Investigations and Response Team and Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team assisting with dogs being temporarily sheltered from natural disasters and hoarding, puppy mill and dog fighting cases.

Background, Knowledge and Experience:

-Associate Certified Behavior Consultant with the IAABC

-Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the CCPDT.

-Pet Professional Guild Member

-Vermont Professional Dog Trainer's Network Member

- ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team Volunteer Responder

Previous Experience:

- Operations Manager at Wags Doggie Daycamp and Boarding in Danbury, CT

- Consultant at Canine Kindergarten Dog Daycare and Boarding in MT Kisco, NY

- Canine Program Coordinator at the Humane Society of Chittenden Country

- Canine Adoption Coordinator at Pet Animal Welfare Society in Norwalk, CT

- Volunteer with Danbury Animal Control, Danbury Animal Welfare Society

- Summer Intern in Student Outreach with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

- Award winning college investigative journalistic piece and senior thesis - "The truth about Pit Bulls"

  • Work
    • Dogs Rock! Vermont
  • Education
    • Western Connecticut State University
    • Norwalk Community College