While growing up on a dairy farm, I always dreamed of having a furry companion to run the fields and relax with after a long day of chores. I must’ve written “Husky” 99 times on the chalkboard when asked which dog I wanted. I saved the last “1” for a small dog just in case, as they need love too. BEHOLD: the tiniest dog I ever did see, I didn’t believe him to be real! Indeed real he was, and he became the best cow-herding, bike-chasin, snuggle-bug for 16 long years. Including my own pet ownership, I had spent summers traveling to Florida to volunteer at my sister's shelter. Throughout highschool and the start of college, I continued to volunteer at local shelter’s helping in any way I could while gaining experience in animal care. In the fall of 2018, I went off to school to study Biochemistry and in line to study veterinary medicine. Unfortunately, due to a lack of financial assistance, I was unable to continue education and continued my travels while deepening my search in the workforce. Since, I have been a Veterinarian Assistant/Ranch Hand and helped raise and care for quarter horses in South Dakota, cared for many paws during their stay in the kennels I’ve volunteered for, took on the role of a doggy daycare pack leader and dog trainer, and reshaped the lives of many as I am a dog trainer for service dog tasks as well as the many lives I have fostered and rehomed as we find each other on our journeys. Overall I have experience in the cleaning and maintenance of animal care, including feeding and basic grooming. I have comfortability with medication administration, including most over-the-counter injections and basic first aid care and recovery aftercare. I have knowledge in a wide variety of training, which incorporates basic obedience, basic agility, psychiatric, mobility, and medical alert/response service tasks, minimal to moderate aggression/reactivity, separation anxiety or troubling behaviors, public and animal socialization/integration, and various collar methods (E, Prong, Slip, muzzle). Positive reinforcement is utilized primarily and above all else.