All dogs have personalities, minds, and feelings, and every day I love to learn more and more about it in my job as a dog trainer. In high school, I learned from a dog trainer that there is a better way to train dogs, a way that keeps the dog happy and helps them learn to communicate with us and this is Pain and Force Free training. I use treats as a reinforcer and teach the owners how to help the dog learn to communicate with us. 

I started Pause for Paws about three years ago, and I started taking on my own clients about one year and a half ago. In high school I was fortunate to be a part of a program where we learned from certified trainers how to train dogs in the MVF PUP-E SPOTS Program (mentioned in About Page), after I graduated I volunteered my time to the high school to continue training the students what I had learned. In the summer of 2020 I started working for a virtual company where I trained dogs through a video call, and this was an amazing opportunity for me because I was able to learn so much more about dogs, their behavior, how to train them and how to work better with all kinds of people. While this is an amazing experience I really enjoy working dogs not just through the screen - which is why I started Pause for Paws. 

I am currently working on becoming certified with the  Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers® (CCPDT®), as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed  (CPDT-KA®)  as well as Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA®). Everyday is a learning experience for me as I am constantly learning and growing