Jennifer Malawey - Instinct Dog Behavior & Training

Jennifer Malawey

Trainer & Behavior Consultant
(she/her)
  • Certified Professional Dog Trainer CPDT-KA
  • Fear Free Certified
  • Certified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer
  • Certificate in Training and Counseling
  • Professional Member, PPG

Jennifer is a certified trainer at Instinct Portland, providing coaching in-person and virtually, as well as puppy camps. She specializes in puppy raising, having worked with hundreds of puppies of all breeds during their sensitive first few months of life. She also enjoys coaching people through cooperative care skills and separation anxiety. Jennifer is a kind and compassionate teacher who loves making learning fun and magical for dogs and their humans. Jennifer is an honors graduate of The Academy for Dog Trainers and is certified through the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers. She has earned additional credentials as a Certified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer and a Fear Free Certified Professional. She lives outside Portland with her three dogs, Dizzy (the Supermutt), Keely (the Pomeranian/Shiba inu mix), and Pizza (the Chihuahua). She loves doing dog parkour with all of them and has trained the occasional chicken to do some cool moves too. In her free time, she can be found in her garden, on the lindy hop dance floor, or in a book.