Since 2018, I have been taking clients and working as a dog trainer and behavior specialist with a focus on working dogs. My past has included becoming certified as a dog trainer through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy, working as a dog trainer at multiple facilities, completing well-known dog training courses, internships, attending workshops and seminars, working as a K9 Officer, K9 SAR handler, and competing with my dog in multiple sports.
I am a Certified Dog Trainer through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy. I am currently a student at the K9Sensus Detection Dog Trainer Academy. As a trainer, I am continually studying training techniques, methods, theories, skills, and everything canine through coursework, seminars, and hands-on learning. I attend annual continuing education via in-person seminars and online webinars, so that I am always learning best practices and new training protocols. I am also the K9 Officer on a local, non-profit search-and-rescue team, where I oversee the SAR K9 program (which means I am responsible for the training and upkeep of our working dogs).
Read about my current K9 partner, Lux, here.
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I was also in charge of dog handling and leading demonstrations for the Canine Handler Academy of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center as a counselor, where I also learned a lot about working dogs in general, as well as the training process, handling, and care of said dogs for 3 summers.
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