About kona's touch

kona's touch promotes peaceful, respectful relationships between dogs and their humans. Founder Laura Dorfman has been living with and loving animals her whole life. She is one of very few Certified Pet Dog Trainers (CPDT-KA) on the North Shore and an Affiliate of Pat Miller's Peaceable Paws Program. Laura lives with her family, which includes three fabulous canine companions. (Read more on About Kona.)

• CPDT-KA
  (Certified Pet Dog Trainer—Knowledge Assessed)
• Level 2 graduate of the Peaceable Paws Intern Program, Hagerstown, MD
• Peaceable Paws Affiliate
• Attended training and behavior seminars by Jean Donaldson, Trish King, Kathy Sdao, Pat Miller, Ken Ramirez, Terry Ryan and Karen Pryor.
• Clicker Expo 2006, 2007 and 2011
• APDT Conference 2004 and 2011
• Professional Member APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) since 2003
• Trainer for a Day, Shedd Aquarium
• Beluga Encounter, Shedd Aquarium
• Himalayan Animal Rescue Team (HART) Leader USA

kona's touch, inc., is devoted to teaching lessons of love.
We are dedicated to dogs never being hurt in the name of training.

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