Hi, I'm Alex!
Alex and her dog, Cooper on the Bee Hunter trail at Allegany State Park
Alex and her 5th foster dog, Stormie.
Alex and her dog, Razz on a backpacking trip in the Adirondacks
Like most animal people, I've always surrounded myself with animals. I grew up showing and training quarter horses and I've always had dogs. I found myself working in veterinary medicine for five years both in private practice and in shelter medicine where I learned about small animal care and some behavior.
My interest in canine behavior came about after adopting a pitbull mix with high energy and high prey drive. I got her as a puppy who started out super dog-friendly and lovable, but by two years of age developed severe dog-reactivity and became dangerous to cats and other small animals.
I considered sending Razz to a board and train for a few weeks, but I felt that I was part of the problem and I needed to go to school just as much as she did. I have always valued doing the work myself. Teach a man to fish, or rather, teach me how to train my dog.
So I figured out how to become a better dog owner and a better leader for my dog. After a LOT of hard work, we've worked through the reactivity and now she has helped me help other dogs work through their reactivity!
The dog training business wasn't really started on purpose! I started pet sitting in 2020.. which turned into a dog walking business.. which turned into people asking, "when you walk my dog, can you train my dog, too?"
Now, I help dog people become better dog owners and dogs become better family members!
When I'm not working with dogs, you can find me in a kayak, in a tent or on a horse.
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