About Me

Thank you for your interest in K9 Partnership. I'm a Certified Professional Dog Trainer since 2002, a graduate of the "Havard" of Dog Training Schools the SF/SPCA and was a  Victoria Stilwell endorsed trainer.  As a credentialed professional, I must earn continuing education credits to maintain my title. Not only do I continue learning about dog behavior and training but how adults learn. I have earned a TagTeach Level 1 Coach credential.

I am a cross-over trainer, meaning that my early exposure and education about how to "train" a horse or a dog was to not respect them and use abusive/aversive approaches. 

I learned about a new perspective and philosophy in 2001 then went to the SF/SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers which opened my eyes and mind about classical and operant conditioning as well as clicker training. It opened a whole new world. It changed my view on how to live with dogs and how to develop a trusting/working relationship.  

I work with all dogs of any size of any breed - disabled, blind, or deaf. The bulk of my services are geared for Private One-on-One with the dog and the family. I can help you with nail trimming, loose leash walking, brushing teeth, come-when-called, crate training, and so much more. 

I have several webinars that you can purchase through www.raisingcanine.com, I have  been mentioned/quoted in several dog related magazines and I have been published in a peer journal called The APDT Chronicle of the Dog. 

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