Brianna Cortes - Instinct Dog Behavior & Training

Brianna Cortes

Certified Trainer
  • Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Professional
  • Karen Pryor Foundations Certificate
  • Karen Pryor Puppy Start Right Certificate
  • IAABC Animal Behavior Consulting: Principles and Practice Certificate
  • IAABC Supporting Member
  • APDT Professional Member

Brianna is a full-time certified dog trainer at Instinct NJ, working with dogs in our Board and Train Camps and Puppy Raising Programs. Brianna also provides consultations and private coaching for our clients. Brianna has experience working with a wide range of breeds and temperaments, and is skilled at helping clients navigate fear, anxiety, aggression & reactivity issues, as well as life skills & manners and puppy development. Brianna is passionate about using kind, positive methods to strengthen the bonds between dogs & humans and create lasting behavior change at both ends of the leash. Brianna is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from William Paterson University. Brianna also has advanced certification in the dog behavior field. She brings a wealth of knowledge on the overall care and enrichment needs for dogs and horses! Brianna lives in Bergen County with her helper pups Monti and Bentley!