Pet Behavior
Consulting
Consulting
About Me
I am both a teacher and a trainer. Committed to finding ways to improve the relationships
between people and their pets is a passion and a science. Embracing the knowledge of operant
and classical conditioning as well as the dynamics that affect a person and their pet, I enjoy
teaching new behaviors and helping change old ones.
I am both a teacher and a trainer. Committed to finding ways to improve the relationships
between people and their pets is a passion and a science. Embracing the knowledge of operant
and classical conditioning as well as the dynamics that affect a person and their pet, I enjoy
teaching new behaviors and helping change old ones.
Background
I initially began my professional career in social services working with children and their families.
For many years I worked extensively with families in a clinical capacity, working with them to find
ways to live together in harmony and without stress.
Armed with years of clinical expertise, I began working with pets and their people full time in 2004.
I had the wonderful opportunity to study dog behavior with some of the best trainers in the world
and I participated in every training seminar I could find. I worked as a Lead Trainer for a local
facility and then decided to start my own business in the first half of 2006.
I initially began my professional career in social services working with children and their families.
For many years I worked extensively with families in a clinical capacity, working with them to find
ways to live together in harmony and without stress.
Armed with years of clinical expertise, I began working with pets and their people full time in 2004.
I had the wonderful opportunity to study dog behavior with some of the best trainers in the world
and I participated in every training seminar I could find. I worked as a Lead Trainer for a local
facility and then decided to start my own business in the first half of 2006.
Credentials
I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Community Health Education and
have taken university level courses on animal behavior through continuing education programs.
I am a Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. The CGC program is offered through the AKC
and is recognized nationally. Dogs that have their CGC can help reduce the cost of home owners
insurance, go into schools or other venues as therapy pets and impress friends and families with
the wonderful accomplishment of being a Canine Good Citizen!
I am a Certified Pet Dog Trainer through the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. The APDT is the
leading organization for setting standards for pet dog trainers. It is the only organization offering
standardized testing for trainers interested in being certified members.
I am a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association for Animal
Behavior Consultants. The process for becoming certified is quite rigorous and I am honored to
be the ONLY certified consultant in the Valley.
I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Community Health Education and
have taken university level courses on animal behavior through continuing education programs.
I am a Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. The CGC program is offered through the AKC
and is recognized nationally. Dogs that have their CGC can help reduce the cost of home owners
insurance, go into schools or other venues as therapy pets and impress friends and families with
the wonderful accomplishment of being a Canine Good Citizen!
I am a Certified Pet Dog Trainer through the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. The APDT is the
leading organization for setting standards for pet dog trainers. It is the only organization offering
standardized testing for trainers interested in being certified members.
I am a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association for Animal
Behavior Consultants. The process for becoming certified is quite rigorous and I am honored to
be the ONLY certified consultant in the Valley.
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