I’ve been working professionally with dogs since 2017, when I started my own dog walking business, Lotus Petsitting. Spending the days walking all kinds of different dogs taught me so much about their unique personalities and how that affects how they communicate with us, which continues to be one of my all-time favorite things about dogs!

In 2020, I started working at a daycare for reactive and shy dogs. I had no idea what to expect, but spending time with these dogs humbled me. I realized that their fears and anxieties were much like my own, and this newfound empathy helped me bond with them and build up their confidence. Just the subtle change in my compassion towards them created lasting effects right before my eyes. Not only did their reactivity and trust improve, but mine did as well.

Soon after, I met my mentor, Keiko Swanberg. I currently assist her manners classes, reactive rover, control unleashed, and multiple other classes. While working with her, I’ve learned the power of force-free training and seen it applied to hundreds of dogs. From reactive 150 lb mastiffs to fearful shepherd puppies, we have helped so many dogs! I greatly look up to her and am incredibly thankful for all of her ongoing guidance.

As I began taking my own private lesson and day training clients, I felt all of the years that led up to this come together. After completing 300 hours of teaching classes and privates, studying ethology and learning theory, refining my teaching style, and meeting so many dogs, I became a CCPDT-KA certified trainer!

My methodology is science-based, fear-free, and focuses on building trust between a dog and their parents.