After enjoying an enlistment in the US Army as a Broadcast Journalist and seeing the world, I decided to put my Army College Fund to good use and study Psychology, particularly the behavior of animals. Over the last ten years I have added dogs and cats as well as dolphins, sharks, stingrays, turtles and fish to my list of species (stingrays are one of my favorite animals to train).
Smart Paws was created in 2006 with the goal of teaching other pet owners to lead their pets, just as marine mammal trainers do, with clear guidance and positive rewards. To me, dog training is more than taking a class...it's a committment you make to provide daily enrichment to your pet, to set clear rules and to reward a job well done.