A little bit about the trainer.
I have long had a passion for all things 4-legged, especially the canine kind! A graduate of the Animal and Equine Science program at the University of Maryland, I spent several years working as a veterinary technician in both general practice and veterinary oncology after graduating from college. I always loved being involved with animal rescue and volunteered several years as a foster and adoption coordinator for Operation Paws for Homes. My interest and growing knowledge of dog behavior quickly moved me into a position as the training coordinator for the rescue at the time, answering questions from fosters and adopters about their new best friends! This sparked the passion about training and eventually led me to make the move to a full-time career in the training field.
I am an AKC CGC and Trick Dog evaluator, and a Professional Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals. I also recently completed Pedestal Training Certification as well as certification as a Canine Conditioning and Fitness Coach through Do More With Your Dog.
With my awesome pups, Boomer, Flirt, Kratos and Yoshi as teammates, we have completed the CGC, several AKC obedience titles, Rally Obedience titles, Weight Pull titles and championships, and Trick Dog titles. My other two dogs, Taffy and Kiba enjoy living the lap dog life at home where their primary job is to help socialize dogs who come for training or foster (though both have also earned their CGC titles).
I am so excited to continue this adventure working with families to help make their dogs a balanced, happy, well-behaved family member!