Think Like a Dog Training

08/27/2025

A win is a win! Two of my lovely pup clients are in the same condo building, so naturally they’re scheduled back-to-back!

07/23/2025

It's so hard for me to choose, personally! My absolute favorite is any kind of shelter/rescue mix, they always have the happiest personalities and truly the best ears. However, I do love a boxy terrier, like a Westie, a sleek terrier like Rat Terriers or Toy Fox Terriers. I also love a long-nosed Silken Windhound, or Borzoi. When I retire, I have always planned to have Shih Tzus, because I think they are absolutely hysterical!

07/14/2025

07/07/2025

When I first met Penny, a Belgian Malinois mix, she was transitioning from foster to adoptee. She was timid, and unsure, but very sweet and gentle. Penny was born with a vision impairment, and the world was very scary for her. I saw an immediate need for confidence building and increased human-to-dog communication to help her bloom.

As Penny’s family and I worked together on her overall confidence, communication techniques, and leash manners, we saw her true personality flourish and watched her come out of her shell. Seeing her finally do zoomies and wag her tail outside of the home brought me to tears. I am so proud of Penny & she continues to enjoy life even with her suppressed vision--dogs have such an admirable way of overcoming obstacles!

07/04/2025

Happy US Independence Day! My girl loved sporting patriotic gear and going for a stroll on July 4, with her friends!

06/30/2025

This beauty is Birdy! When I first met her, she had moved across the country and was settling into her new home. She is one of the happiest girls on the planet, and clearly so intelligent. I was very excited to start with her! Throughout the course of 6 weeks, we worked on overstimulation on leash, general redirection from distracting stimuli, apartment building manners, and recall.

Birdy and her parents now have significant improvement on leash, calm behavior in common areas in their building, and Birdy's "Come!" cue has become very reliable!
She is a rockstar and I am honored to have been her trainer!

06/28/2025

For the 2nd time ever I am officially holding off on accepting new students!!! Not a bad problem to have I suppose, looking forward to new consultations beginning in August -- date TBD. For now, I want to ensure my focus is on current pups & undivided attention for their needs and training plans!

Thank you to everyone for supporting me!

05/24/2025

I'm about to cry 🤣 @ NEW ENGLAND SKIES! Can we PLEASE stop raining every single weekend?! I have had to cancel and reschedule appointments every Saturday for the past 2 months!!!! STOP RAINING!

04/11/2025

Happy National Pet Day! I have had all kinds of animals over the years--obviously dogs, a cat, fish, aquatic frogs, tree frogs snails, ghost shrimp, birds, I also turtle-sat with my sister one summer!

04/09/2025

Not a bad problem to have! I am grateful for all my current students!