Former volunteer at the San Francisco S.P.C.A. District Dog Trainer for Petsmart, 2010 - 2018. Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers. (APDT) DOGTEC dog walking academy graduate. (40 hours) First Aid & CPR certified by DogSafe & PetTech. Certified Dog Groomer, and has completed the Petsmart Grooming Academy, and have professionally grooming dogs since 2015. AKC Evaluator for Canine Good Citizenship, APDT Evaluator for C.L.A.S.S Certified to Train and Evaluate your pup! Your dog(s) will be handled and evaluated from a Dog Trainers perspective. The key difference between an experienced dog handler and a dog lover is the level of knowledge; the ability to handle different and difficult situations. As a dog lover, your dog(s) will be provided with the love and care of someone who has owned dog or dogs based off of their own personal experiences. An experienced dog trainer/handler understands how to prevent unwanted behavior, know how to work with reactive dogs, take precautions needed to ensure safety of both handler and dog, and the ability to work with a variety of dog personalities and temperaments. Under my care, your dogs will be provided with the best of both worlds. Transparency is equally just as important. I've worked in pet hotel/pet boarding facilities for years. If you've dropped your pets off for daycare or overnight stays, you know the ropes. You pick them up, and you get the cute handwritten report cards that tell you "Cody had a wonderful day at camp, he got a bunch of belly rubs, and play with his best friends Kona and Freddy." What's not in there is all the nasty or bad stuff.. Carefully articulated notes you never hear about all the times your dog was eating poo, and how he/she beasted out in the poo bucket. Funny thing is that dog, was my dog training client. When I witnessed it and told him about his dog's extra curricular activities, his expressed it was the first he's heard of it. After I confronted my colleagues about not addressing it. I got the response I expected. "We're not allowed to write that in there..". I have many other similar stories, but I'm not going to turn this into a blog. I mean that's the reason you're on here right? This was just one of the many few reasons I've added dog walking/boarding to my forte. Over the years of training dogs, the biggest factor is consistency but also how easily it can be undone. If you've ever had that happen to you then you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's the story you tell your friends about; that one time you let your Mom/dad/friend/uncle/aunt watch your dog for only two days. Then when you got the dog back and he/she was pooping,peeing, jumping, and biting on everything like a terror. This is where I come in. :)