I am a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT-KA). I specialize in teaching people to teach their dogs basic manners and life skills, helping fearful dogs gain confidence and come out of their shell, and helping dogs and their people communicate more clearly with one another. I’ve spent much of my career working with shelter and rescue dogs, reactive dogs, and dogs needing to build confidence and trust with their people. My goal is to help people and their dogs work cooperatively by building trust and communication rather than using intimidation or coercive methods to gain compliance. I've been training dogs professionally since 2008. I have a Bachelor degree in Biology (2016), and I’m a member of the Pet P...