My emphasis in caretaking is to create an individualized care plan for your pet through our meet and greets. I will not accept a booking without first proposing a meet and greet so you can get to know me and I can get to know your pet's personal needs. I am a dog trainer and behavior specialist currently located outside of Taos, New Mexico. I have over a decade of professional experience caring for pets (including some care of small exotics) and 9 years of professional experience training companion animals with a primary focus on pet dogs with complicated behavior issues such as those rooted in fear or aggression. I currently manage a not for profit dog breed survival program and breed club, so my availability may not be as open as other Rover caretakers, but I have a passion for training and animal husbandry,, enjoy being physically active, and I enjoy helping my community and my fellow pet owners. Rover seemed a perfect fit, to me. For more information on my background and education, I began as kennel manager in 2006, where I was the caretaker for cats, dogs, birds, rabbits (and other small mammals), reptiles and amphibians, and arthropods. I began working as a dog trainer in 2009 in Massachusetts after completing a certificate course under mentors in Colorado. This sparked my interest in taking my knowledge of animal behavior further, and a year later, I entered university to complete my degree in behavioral psychology to apply toward animal behavior. I have nearly 2 years experience in emergency veterinary medicine between Oregon and Rhode Island between 2016 and 2021 and was a reliable employee of the Oregon Zoo from 2015 until 2020 due to covid closures.