Meet the trainer, Kailly!
Kailly Muthard, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP
Kailly uses a modern, science-based approach to dog training that is fun for you and your dog. Through the use of positive reinforcement training techniques, she helps dog owners in the create confident, well-mannered dogs who behave because they want to and know how, not out of fear of punishment.
Certified through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy for Training & Behavior, Kailly Muthard has been helping Lehigh Valley dog owners achieve well-mannered and confident dogs since 2013. She has run her own private dog training company and began training at Cold Nose Lodge in April 2025.
She is recognized as an AKC STAR Puppy & Canine Good Citizen evaluator where she regularly helps dog owners prepare for and pass their dog’s Canine Good Citizenship and STAR Puppy tests.
In 2021, Kailly was Certified to work with aggressive dogs through the Aggression in Dogs Course. She is also Pet CPR & First Aid certified.
Before jumping into the world of dogs, Kailly received her master’s degree in social work from Bryn Mawr College.
“Since getting my first dog as an adult in 2012 and working to train him and address his behavioral issues, I have been fascinated with how canines learn. I decided to pursue dog training as a career after spending years taking training classes with my own dogs and seeing how much fun we both had doing it. There is such gratification when you see the ‘Ah-ha!’ moment on your dog’s face when he just gets it. It’s like you both learn to speak a new language. I now want to bring that knowledge and joy to others while they work with their own dogs.”
Kailly’s goal is to be an ambassador for clicker training and to reach those who are struggling to see lasting behavior change in their dogs. Kailly hopes that others will experience, through her instruction, an improved appreciation and understanding of their pet’s learning abilities and, of course, have fun doing it!
Kailly is ready to help you and your dog meet your training goals, improve your relationship and garner mutual admiration.
