Private Sessions

Private Session Training Partners

HRA’s Training and Behavior Center is supported by professional trainers who offer training services through their own businesses in addition to the work they do at HRA. If you are in need of private training and behavior services, we proudly recommend the following trainers: 

Liana Burgoyne, CPDT-KA, CCFT, CCFC, NASM-CPT

LianaFit™️Canine Conditioning uses positive reinforcement to shape confidence, health, and harmony between dog and handler. Forge a stronger bond and a happier life together with your dog through effective and fun behavioral training and canine fitness services!

Training should be effective, solution-oriented, and enriching. We spend time getting to know our clients and their pets so we can provide science-based guidance that is customized specifically to you and your dog.

Whether you just got a new puppy, are experiencing a behavioral problem with your dog, or want to improve your pet's quality of life, we'll go beyond single-issue fixes and teach you how to start thinking like a dog trainer!

The foundation of effective training is trust. Our head trainer was voted number one best dog trainer in DC, and is certified as a CPDT-KA, CCFC, and NASM-CPT. She is also an AKC CGC® Approved Evaluator, and a certified canine fitness trainer (CCFT). All of our trainers are either certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers or the Karen Pryor Academy. We practice only force-free training built on positive reinforcement.  Work with us on obedience training, basic commands, potty training, distraction training, Canine Good Citizen training, canine fitness for sports dogs and pet dogs, and more!

Alexandra Dilley, M.A. Animal Behavior, CPDT-KA, SAPRO

Alexandra Dilley is the owner of Home Alone Canine, which provides treatment and support for separation-related problems in the community. Alexandra was the Director of Training and Behavior at the Humane Rescue Alliance from 2013-2021. During her time there, she worked with the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Asheville, North Carolina, to develop HRA's first intensive program for severely fearful dog rehabilitation; additionally, she started and ran a prison dog training program at Patuxent Institution in Jessup, MD; she also taught classes on everything from obedience to dog reactivity and provided ongoing private session and behavioral support for adopters, fosters, and the Washington, D.C. community.  

Over those years, she worked closely alongside and completed a formal mentorship program with Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT, from Separation Anxiety & Beyond, in how to address separation-related problems in foster and shelter-adopted animals.  After leaving HRA, she became a trainer for Separation Anxiety and Beyond. She continues to support shelter dogs by taking on separation anxiety and other behavior cases in foster homes. 

Joyce Loebig, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA

Joyce is the owner and lead trainer of Rewards Dog Training. Joyce is certified as a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed. Joyce has been training and volunteering with dogs in the Metro DC area for over 15 years. Her experience includes work with basic and foundation behaviors, puppy socialization and life skills, enrichment, and behavior issues such as leash reactivity, fear, dog-cat relationships, and aggression. She has volunteered as a trainer and dog handler for rescue and non-profit organizations. Joyce uses only force-free, positive training methods and never uses pain, fear, or intimidation to achieve results.

Positive Dog Solutions

Positive Dog Solutions provides the support and resources needed to ensure a healthy, happy human-dog relationship. We provide strategies and solutions to enhance communication between dogs and the humans with whom they interact. Founded by behavior consultants Jackie Maffucci and Vivian Levén, a neuroscientist and a mediator with a degree in conflict resolution, respectively, Jackie and Vivian have a combined 30+ years of experience and knowledge working with dogs and people.  Positive Dog Solutions specializes in addressing more serious behavior challenges and is committed to improving behaviors in dogs using science-based techniques while enhancing awareness, knowledge, and compassion in the families and the communities in which they live.

Jackie Moyano, BS, CPDT-KA, PMCT, SAPRO

Jackie is the owner of Behavior United. She transitioned careers from a respiratory therapist to dog training. In addition to caring for patients, she also taught both patients and respiratory therapy students. Jackie's medical teaching experience lends itself well to teaching people how to train their dogs. Pssst! Dog training is really people training! Jackie's dog training expertise and education comes from completing three of Pat Miller's training academies, attending Ken Ramirez' Animal Training Seminar at SHEDD Aquarium, attending Sue Sternberg's Eden Internship working with Alaskan husky sled dogs, plus completing all 5 of the Bailey-Farhoody chicken workshops where Jackie learned animal training science and practiced training skills with chickens.  Jackie actively pursues continuing education and recently added a separation anxiety credential, SAPro to her name. 

Rachel Rollins, CPDT

Rachel is a certified professional dog trainer and owner of Rollins Family Dog Training. She graduated with distinction from Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior as well as Catch Canine Trainers Academy.   She is a certified specialist in the treatment of separation anxiety as a graduate of the Julie Naismith SA Pro Trainers program and is an active member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.