Anna K.
East Sacramento, CA
Training+socializing, CTC certified
Pet care experience
Force free trainer who believes you don’t need to hurt dogs to train them. I specialize in timid and fearful dogs. I am very experienced with dog to dog introduction and supervised play. Every boarding and day care includes basic obedience training, impulse control and supervised socializing sessions with other friendly dogs. I only use aversive force-free training and would not use any methods or gear that hurts dogs. Please specify what needs you and your dogs have so we can decide together what training I would focus on during boarding. I can teach your dog and show you how to practice sit, down, stay, wait, leave it, recall, loose leash walking. I can work on play and socializing skill with dogs that do not have history of injurious dog bites. I cannot currently host or housesit dog reactive dogs but can offer a walk and train sessions. I certified in training and counseling by the Academy for Dog Trainers (Jean Donaldson), one of the best dog training schools in the country. In addition to my Academy CTC education, I have been fostering and training dogs at the Front Street animal shelter since 2016. I’m certified by the City Shelter as an advanced dog handler since 2018, as well as dog handler mentor, and have been a last resort foster for very timid dogs. Besides my work as a dog trainer, I work full time from home and only leave home on weekends or evenings after 5 pm. On weekends I can take dogs on hikes, to the river or to the dog parks. My medium size dog Bella is my former foster who gets along with all dogs, loves to play and will keep your dog exercised and socialized. Our male dog Lo loves playing with dogs, and is very gentle with timid and young dogs. I have a very large fully fenced yard perfect for exercise and play sessions.
Reviews
Highly recommend Anna to watch your furbabies! We had her watch them for the day before we did the extended stay and it made the longer stay much less stressful for us! We just got a new puppy in early March so we were nervous about leaving her with just anyone. We loved Anna’s experience with dogs and how she sent updates everyday with photos and videos! Will definitely use Anna again in the future!
Both our dogs came home tired and happy from a day with Anna! She sent us multiple updates throughout the day so we never had to worry how it was going. She was great with our new 14 week old puppy regarding potty training, watching her intently and making sure her streak of no accidents in the house continued! Will definitely be using her again in the near future! Thanks Anna!
Our Shiba Inu always has the best time boarding with Anna -- she gets to take walks, play with Anna's dogs, meet new dogs that are visiting with Anna, and spend time with kind humans. We also appreciate that Anna always gives us updates twice a day with photos and makes sure we know how our pup is doing. We highly recommend her!
Great experience for our puppy!
About Anna K.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My house seen over 100 foster dogs, and hundreds of Rover dogs, and is very safe and dog proof. I do not have toxic medications, plants or household chemicals accessible to dogs in my house. I love hiking and would take your dog hiking or running on the weekend
Home
Information Anna K. would like to know about your pet
Please provide the snapshot of your dogs vaccination records. Rabbies, dhpp and flea and tick prevention are required. Heartworm and bordetella are recommended. Please let me know if your dog has any allergies, if they are spayed/neutered and microchipped, and whether they have separation anxiety. Please leave the emergency contact number of the person who does not travel with you and the vet number and address. Please specify what areas are of concern and I can incorporate this into my training plan. Please make sure dog has a collar with the tags or I will place my collar on the dog with my phone number. Please note if a dog has 3 or more potty accidents inside the house (not sickness related), they will be automatically enrolled into my potty training program where I avoid any additional rehearsals of potting inside. This will involve dog being either in the kennel, on my lap, or on a leash attached to me at all times inside, taken outside often to stretch and play, and treat rewarded for potting outside. Unfortunately I cannot work with dog aggression/reactivity at the moment, but I can refer you to the force free trainer who can help you with that
A typical day
I work full time from home 8-5, I take dogs on long walks between 6:30 am and 7:30 am, and again after 7 PM, air quality and weather permitting. I provide backyard potty breaks throughout the day, and sometimes lunchtime walk, when temperature is safe for dogs to walk on a pavement. I provide training sessions throughout the day when I stay with the dog. I would love to take your dog on a hike on/off leash on a weekend and let them run around chasing the ball on week days. I have short training sessions throughout the day - before meals, and after play time, before walks and during walks.
Services
Anna can host
Anna can watch in your home
Availability
I’m working from home and can provide hourly potty breaks. The dogs will be inside at all times besides walks, or backyard potty breaks. Dogs that do not experience separation anxiety and are potty trained are not kenneled unless requested. I never kennel the dogs outside. At night the dogs sleep in my room on dog beds or in kennels if requested.
About Anna K.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My house seen over 100 foster dogs, and hundreds of Rover dogs, and is very safe and dog proof. I do not have toxic medications, plants or household chemicals accessible to dogs in my house. I love hiking and would take your dog hiking or running on the weekend
Home
Information Anna K. would like to know about your pet
Please provide the snapshot of your dogs vaccination records. Rabbies, dhpp and flea and tick prevention are required. Heartworm and bordetella are recommended. Please let me know if your dog has any allergies, if they are spayed/neutered and microchipped, and whether they have separation anxiety. Please leave the emergency contact number of the person who does not travel with you and the vet number and address. Please specify what areas are of concern and I can incorporate this into my training plan. Please make sure dog has a collar with the tags or I will place my collar on the dog with my phone number. Please note if a dog has 3 or more potty accidents inside the house (not sickness related), they will be automatically enrolled into my potty training program where I avoid any additional rehearsals of potting inside. This will involve dog being either in the kennel, on my lap, or on a leash attached to me at all times inside, taken outside often to stretch and play, and treat rewarded for potting outside. Unfortunately I cannot work with dog aggression/reactivity at the moment, but I can refer you to the force free trainer who can help you with that
A typical day
I work full time from home 8-5, I take dogs on long walks between 6:30 am and 7:30 am, and again after 7 PM, air quality and weather permitting. I provide backyard potty breaks throughout the day, and sometimes lunchtime walk, when temperature is safe for dogs to walk on a pavement. I provide training sessions throughout the day when I stay with the dog. I would love to take your dog on a hike on/off leash on a weekend and let them run around chasing the ball on week days. I have short training sessions throughout the day - before meals, and after play time, before walks and during walks.
Location
Sacramento, CA
Pets
Anna K.
East Sacramento, CA