Rich Allen is a certified dog trainer located in Rochester New York who started working with dogs over 27 years ago, working in the protection sports fields along with obedience using a spectrum of different training methods, including physical punishment and fearful methods. Over the years the more education he has received the more he realized the physical and fearful punishment methods were not only not necessary, but creating more harm than good. While getting his Certified Animal Behaviorist (CAB) certificate through International Canine Behaviorists and his Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers along with Professional Member of Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), Learning new methods to work with reactive and fearful dogs that actually enhance the learning of new behaviors has been a huge success along with the continuing education to keep up with the newest behavioral practices has made him an always improving trainer in multiple fields of animal training. Being the owner and lead trainer at Wags to Rich’s Canine Behavior Training and recipient of the 2022 People’s Choice Award for Best Pet Training , some of the services provided are group classes for Fearful, Reactive and Obedience, Private consultations in home, on location and at private training at Wags to Rich’s training center to work on many different behavioral needs.