Bec is is a CCTA Certified Dog Trainer through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy where she graduated with distinction.
Bec got started on her dog training journey after adopting her fur-baby, Brodie. Bec and her husband Dan adopted Brodie in the middle of winter during the COVID-19 Pandemic, so most training classes were either virtual, outside, or only allowed one human to go with the pup. Dan wasn’t interesting in virtual and it was COLD outside, so Bec decided to start training Brodie on her own.
After a lot of research, book reading, and YouTube watching, Bec sparked a passion for training dogs, working with them to be their best selves, and pretty much anything dog related. That led her to pursue her professional certification!
Bec continually attends continuing education webinars and courses! She is always learning and working towards new certifications to help her clients.
Currently she is pursuing a certification as a Dog Bite Prevention Educator through Doggone Safe and DogNostics!
Certifications
- CCTA Certified Dog Trainer
- CATCH Canine Trainers Academy Graduate with Distinction
Certificates
Continued Learning
Courses
- Fundamentals of Dog Training & Behavior Course-Victoria Stilwell Academy
- December 2021-February 2022
- Master Certification Course-CATCH Canine Trainers Academy
- December 2022-December 2023
- Pet CPR & First Aid-Paws ‘n’ Claws 911
- February 2023
- Management For Reactive Dogs-Fenzi Dog Sports Academy & Dr. Amy Cook
- June-July 2023
Webinars
- 3 Strategies to Strengthen your Training Plan & Relationship with your Dog!-Paws & Reward Behavior Consulting
- Resilient, Responsive Social Skills: Intro to BAT 3.0 for Dog Reactivity-Grisha Stewart
- The Role of Emotion in Aggressive Behavior-Aggressive Dog.Com & Dr. Nicole Lobry de Bruyn
- Walking Reactive Dogs-Fenzi Dog Sports Academy & Dr. Amy Cook
Conferences
- Aggression in Dogs Conference 2023-Virtual
- Clicker Expo Live! 2024 (registered)
Podcasts
- The Bitey End of the Dog with Michael Shikashio, CDBC
- Paws & Reward Podcast with Marissa Martino
- Worry Less, Wag More: The Behavior Vets Podcast-Ferdie Yau
- Enrichment for the Real World-Pet Harmony Animal Behavior and Training
- The Leashed Mind Podcast-Mandy Boutelle & Woof Cultr
- Drinking from the Toilet -Hannah Branigan
Books
- The Other End of the Leash-Dr. Patricia McConnel
- The Culture Clash-Jean Donaldson
- Don’t Shoot The Dog-Karen Pryor
- Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog-Leslie McDevitt
- Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog’s Daily Life-Allie Bender & Emily Strong
- The Stress Factor in Dogs: Unlocking Resiliency and Enhancing Well-Being-Kristina Spaulding
- Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practices-Malena DeMartini-Price
- The Canine Thyroid Epidemic: Answers You Need for Your Dog-W. Jean Dodds & Diana Laverdure-Dunetz
- Way To Go! How to Houstrain a Dog of Any Age-Dr. Karen B. London & Dr. Patricia B. McConnell
- My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do?-Turid Rugaas
- Barking: The Sound of a Language-Turid Rugaas
- On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals-Turid Rugaas
- How Dogs Learn-Dr. Mary R. Burch & Dr. Jon S. Bailey
- Train Your Dog Like a Pro-Jean Donaldson
- Fight! A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression-Jean Donaldson
- Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs-Jean Donaldson
Professional Memberships
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants-Supporting Member
- The Association of Professional Dog Trainers-Professional Member
