My qualifications
Education & Training
I have been training dogs for over ten years, both as a volunteer and as a professional trainer in my private practice. My passion is to help families train their dogs to be well mannered, polite, fun family members the family is proud to include in family gatherings and on hikes and picnics and other outings.
I accomplish this with the entire family so everyone is involved in training. Training with me involves an hour lesson once a week, then 30 second to three-minute practices three to five times a day during the week until our next lesson. These practices are meant to be short and fun for the family and your dog. You will find you and your dog are learning quickly and the bond with your dog is growing as you engage with each other during these practice sessions. This is one of the benefits of practicing daily, growing the bond that will last a lifetime.
Certifications
- Certified Profession Dog Trainer through Absolute Dogs in Great Britain
- Gradate of the Karen Pryor Academy
- Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers APDT
- Attended Super Trainer Live and ProDog Trainer (AbsoluteDogs)
- Denver University – Human-Animal Bond, 2009
- Attended APDT conferences
- Drink with your Dog – 2023
- Tellington TTouch Practioner in-training
Volunteer
- Colorado Therapeutic Center
- Front Range Rescue Dogs Search and Rescue
- Boulder County Humane Society volunteer
- STAR class – work with shelter dogs to give them some social skills and make them more adoptable