About Us

Meet Hayley Richardson: Your Holistic Dog Training Expert

Experience, Expertise, and Advocacy for Positive Reinforcement

A committed advocate for holistic, positive reinforcement training, Hayley is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and Dog Bite Safety Consultant with more than a decade of professional experience.

Throughout her extensive international career, Hayley has supported clients with puppy foundations and manners training through to modification of complex behavioral issues such as anxiety, reactivity and aggression using modern, science-based methods.

Alongside her training clients and their families, Hayley has worked with multiple veterinary clinics, animal shelters, pet care and grooming establishments.

Hayley consults with these businesses on not only force-free behavior management but enrichment programming, daycare safety and socialization protocols, cooperative care, low-stress handing and fear free grooming.

She holds professional memberships with the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and the Pet Professional Guild (PPG).

As a mother herself, Hayley is especially passionate about promoting safe and positive interactions between dogs and children. A representative of ‘Doggone Safe’ (Dog Child Safety Advisory) and ‘Be a Tree’ coach, Hayley teaches children and their grown-ups how kids can interact with dogs safely, both at home and in the community.

In 2022 Hayley closed her Dubai-based business ‘Petiquette’ and brought her expertise to NOVA after moving to Falls Church to be with family.

Though Hayley’s specialization is in dog training and rehabilitation, Hayley has used her clicker training skills to trick train multiple pets and even a few exotic animals over the years too.

Just ask her about that Chicken!

Why choose us?

Certified, Ethical, Experienced: My top priorities are your dog’s well-being and behavior transformation.

Credentials

As a Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant, I adhere to the highest standards of professional conduct. I'm committed to continuous education in science-based dog training. I'm always learning and growing.

Ethics

I care about your dog and their quality of life as much as I do their behavior. Ethical treatment of animals is the foundation of all training programs. I will never use pain or fear based methods on your dog.

Experience

With over a decade of experience in behavior modification, I've helped numerous dogs and their owners. Your 'big problems' are my specialty.