Gina is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) & Accredited Dog Trainer (ADT) with IAABC (International Association for Animal Behavior Consultants) and Trauma Informed Pet Professional with ABK - specializing in over excited, anxious, trauma-related and aggressive behaviors. She offers both life skills training as well as behavior modification for deeper issues. Her approach consists of education for the human, management strategies and skill building through positive rewards based training. This approach empowers the dog & builds the human-dog relationship with communication, kindness, understanding and fun as the partnership grows. Gina offers both private in home (local) and/or online virtual sessions.

 

Certifications: CDBC

 

Job Title: Owner

 

Training Equipment: Food, toys, play, harness

 

Training Philosophy: Gina has a holistic approach centered around the individual dog and believes an educated guardian is important. She believes a strong & healthy relationship are the cornerstone to every success with our dogs.

 

Locations Served: Anywhere the internet can reach. Local to Clarksville, TN; Woodlawn, TN area

 

Gina is a holistic CDBC, ADT & PDT that specializes in helping dogs with behavioral health issues, such as trauma, over excitement, anxiety, and aggression. She offers a variety of services, including education, management strategies, skills training, and behavior modification, all delivered with a science-based and compassionate approach. Gina considers the whole of the dog and such things as genetics, environment, stress, diet, age, past learning; epigenetics; trauma; abuse, which can all impact behavior. Gina is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant & Accredited Dog Trainer with IAABC, Professional Dog Trainer with Absolute Dogs. She is also a Control Unleashed student, furthering education with Grisha Stewart Academy - CBATI-KA certification (ongoing) and has completed the Aggressive Dog Master course. Gina has also participated in hundreds of hours of educational webinars. Gina has owned German Shepherds for over 25 years and currently lives with two Corgis, a German Shepherd and a Siberian Husky