Paws of Nature offers private in-home behavior consults and training at a facility in Westfield, MA. They also provide Family Coaching & Day Training Programs and packages, as well as private and group consults for Dogs & Storks.
Additionally, they conduct behavior seminars. Their certifications include CPDT-KA, CDBC. Training equipment includes clickers, treats, toys, harnesses, gentle leaders, and haltis. Their training philosophy focuses on building and strengthening the human-animal bond using reward-based, force-free methods.
They serve areas in Hampden and Hampshire counties of MA, as well as Northern CT. With 13 years of experience as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, they graduated from The Academy for Dog Trainers at the San Francisco SPCA in 2002, receiving a Certificate in Training & Counseling.
Following this, they completed a year-long internship in the behavior and training department of the San Francisco SPCA, earning a Certificate in Dog Aggression with Honors. For the past decade, they have been an approved and licensed presenter for Family Paws Parent Education, specifically in Dogs & Storks and Dogs & Toddlers.
Notably, they served as the Training Programs Coordinator for the Dakin Humane Society in Springfield, MA for 5 years, overseeing and designing the entire training programs for the humane society. Additionally, they held the role of canine behavior specialist, performing behavior evaluations on over 5,000 dogs.
