My path to becoming a dog trainer started with adopting my first dog, Bauer, after finishing university (2018). I always knew I wanted to rescue a dog and give it a loving home. After months of visiting shelters, I met Bauer—a scared pup from Mexico—who changed everything for me.

Caring for Bauer wasn’t easy, especially not knowing his past, but through patience, empathy, and commitment, we built a strong bond. This experience opened my eyes to the reality of dog ownership and inspired me to help more dogs.

I began volunteering with a local dog rescue and took on various roles, including transporter, foster, adoption and vetting coordinator, and event volunteer. Along the way, I saw how much support dog owners need—especially around behaviour—and that led me to where I am today: helping dogs and their people thrive together. Early pandemic, the concerns and support dog owners needed sky rocketed and I enrolled into a Dog Training certification program to continue to learn more on a professional level. In 2021 I became a certified dog trainer through Animal Behavior College.

The first three and half years as a certified dog trainer, I volunteered as the behavioural support and alumni support coordinator for a local GTA dog rescue. I worked hands on with hundreds of dogs and families. In my free time you would find me shadowing other certified professionals in the field, visiting various shelters in Southern Ontario, registering and participating in online dog behaviour conferences, hosting pack walks for fosters and adopters every weekend and learning more and more about my own dog each and every day.