Helping Dogs—and Their People—Feel Understood
Meet Kyle Schreiber, CPDT-KA
Meet Kyle
Hi, I’m Kyle Schreiber, CPDT-KA, founder of Pawsitive Path Dog Training and a Fear Free Certified Animal Trainer.
I help dogs and their people build practical skills, better communication, and more confidence together through humane, reward-based training.
What I enjoy most about this work is helping people understand what their dog is trying to communicate. Training can feel overwhelming when you’re dealing with barking, pulling, fear, reactivity, resource guarding, or simply a dog who seems to experience the world a little more intensely. My goal is to make that process feel clearer and more manageable.
I want clients to leave training with more than a list of exercises. I want you to understand why we’re doing what we’re doing, how to recognize progress, and how to adjust when real life doesn’t go exactly according to plan.
Why I Became a Trainer
My path to professional dog training started with my own dogs.
Like many dog owners, I’ve experienced what it feels like to deeply love a dog while also feeling unsure about how to help them through difficult behavior. Living with dogs who struggled with fear, anxiety, resource guarding, and other behavior challenges gave me firsthand experience with just how complicated life can feel when your dog is having a hard time.
Those experiences led me to start learning more about behavior, learning theory, and the ways our training choices can affect a dog’s emotional well-being.
The more I learned, the more I realized that good training isn’t just about teaching a dog to sit, stay, or walk nicely on a leash. It’s about understanding what is driving behavior, creating an environment where learning can happen, and giving both the dog and the person realistic skills for navigating everyday life.
That realization ultimately led me to professional dog training and to founding Pawsitive Path.
Today, those early experiences still influence the way I work with clients. I understand how frustrating, confusing, and emotional behavior challenges can be, and I believe owners deserve support that is practical, compassionate, and free of judgment.
My Approach
Every dog is an individual.
Their behavior is influenced by their genetics, learning history, environment, experiences, emotions, and the situation happening in front of them. Because of that, I don’t believe effective training should rely on a one-size-fits-all system.
My approach is grounded in positive reinforcement, modern learning theory, and humane, evidence-based practices.
Rather than using fear, pain, or intimidation to suppress behavior, I focus on understanding why the behavior is happening, changing the environment when needed, and teaching skills that give your dog better options.
That might mean teaching a dog who jumps on visitors how to settle on a mat, helping a dog who pulls learn how to stay engaged during walks, or supporting a fearful or reactive dog by gradually building comfort and confidence around the things they find difficult.
Just as importantly, I focus on the human side of training.
You should understand what we’re working on, why it matters, and what success looks like. I’ll help you break training into realistic steps that fit your dog, your household, and your everyday life.
The goal isn’t perfection. It’s progress, better communication, and a relationship built on trust.
My own dogs have played a huge role in shaping both my life and the way I think about training.
Finn
Finn was one of the dogs who first pushed me to look more deeply at behavior.
Living with his challenges taught me that difficult behavior is rarely as simple as a dog being “stubborn” or “bad.” It made me curious about what was happening underneath the behavior and ultimately became part of what led me toward professional training.
His impact continues to influence the way I approach dogs who are struggling and the people who love them.
Sadie
Sadie brings plenty of personality to Pawsitive Path and has earned the unofficial title of Chief Barketing Officer.
She’s a great reminder that training is an ongoing conversation rather than something that is ever truly “finished.” Dogs continue learning throughout their lives, and the relationship we build with them grows right alongside those skills.
Casey
Casey serves as Pawsitive Path’s Chief Treat Acquisition Officer, a role she takes very seriously.
She is another reminder of how different individual dogs can be. What motivates one dog, worries another, or works beautifully in one situation may look completely different with the next dog.
Together, Finn, Sadie, and Casey have taught me countless lessons about patience, communication, flexibility, and seeing the individual dog in front of me—lessons that continue to shape how I work with every client and dog who comes to Pawsitive Path.
Meet the Dogs
