Private in-home behavior consults or at training facility in Westfield, MA. Family Coaching & Day Training Programs and packages. Dogs & Storks private and group consults. Behavior seminars.

 

Certifications: CDBC

 

Training Equipment: Clickers, treats and toys, harnesses, gentle leaders and haltis.

 

Training Philosophy: Building and strengthening the human and animal bond and creating successful, life long relationships, through the use of reward based, force free training methods.

 

Locations Served: Areas of Hampden and Hampshire counties of MA. Areas of Northern CT.

 

I have been a Certified Professional Dog Trainer for the past 13 years. I was a graduate in 2002 of The Academy for Dog Trainers at the San Francisco SPCA and received a Certificate in Training & Counseling. I completed a year internship in the behavior and training dept. of the San Francisco SPCA and received a Certificate in Dog Aggression with Honors. I have been an approved and licensed Dogs & Storks and Dogs & Toddlers presenter for Family Paws Parent Education for the past 10 years. I most recently was the Training Programs Coordinator for the Dakin Humane Society in Springfield MA for the past 5 years where I ran and designed the entire training programs for the humane society. I was also the canine behavior specialist and have done behavior evaluations on over 5,000 dogs.