History and Experience

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Number Breakdowns

  • 25 years dog training

  • 15 years teaching

  • 2,500 hours lead dog training

  • 8 years Avalanche Search and Rescue dog handling

  • 2 years Behavioral Consulting for animal shelters

  • 15 year Business Owner

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Classes and Courses

  • Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Dog School

  • AKC Canine Good Citizen

  • Animal Behavior

  • Zoology

  • Psychology of Learning

  • Dog Breed Identification

  • Rare Dog Breed Identification

  • Bonding and Pet Loss

  • K9 Academy Tracking and Trailing

 
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Bragging Rights

  • Host and Producer of “Dog House Radio”

  • Trained with Los Angeles’s Task Force 1 Disaster Dog teams

  • Police ride-a-longs with multiple California K9 units

  • Animal training for the movie industry, including 2 feature films, and 7 commercials

  • Species training includes rats, a pig, cats, birds of varying species, coyotes, and wolves

 
 
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Certifications and Memberships

  • Nationally Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CCPD-KA)

  • AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator

  • Bachelors Degree in Outdoor Education

  • Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers

  • Professional Member of the International Association of Canine Professional

  • Wilderness First Responder

  • Leave No Trace Master Educator