Bright Mind Canine Services offers effective training methods to help owners overcome difficulties with their dogs and rediscover the joy of canine companionship. By utilizing evidence-based techniques, the owner and Certified Professional Dog Trainer & Behavior Consultant facilitates a transformation in both the lives of the people and their pets.
Holding certifications such as AKC CGC and CPDT-KA, along with designations like UW-AAB, SBA, FDM, FFCP, and LSHC-S, the trainer uses a variety of training equipment including a 6ft leash with a martingale collar and front-clip harness, as well as options like long-line, back-clip harness, flat collar, and head halter.
Additionally, various tools such as treats, toys, enrichment, clicker, mat, crate, ex-pen, baby gate, basket muzzle, Adaptil, Thundershirt, music, and barriers are employed during training sessions.
With a philosophy centered around ‘Education with Compassion,’ the trainer operates within the Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area, offering services in English.
Drawing from extensive experience in veterinary medicine, daycare & boarding, animal rescue & welfare, shelter behavior & enrichment, and emergency response deployment with the ASPCA FIR team, the trainer has also instructed at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center’s Canine Handler Academy.
After working in various service industry positions, full-time immersion in animal behavior began in 2016 upon relocating to Charleston. Specializing in the humane treatment of ‘problem’ dogs, the trainer transitioned to small business ownership in 2019, establishing Bright Mind Canine Services.
Services provided include private consults, day training & board-and-train programs, and group classes covering topics from puppy socialization to reactivity & aggression.
The trainer’s written work has been published in canine behavior blogs and magazine articles.
The trainer is a CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, a Shelter Behavior Affiliate (SBA) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, a licensed AKC Canine Good Citizen & STAR Puppy Evaluator, & a KPA-Puppy Start Right Instructor.
Additionally, the trainer holds certifications as a Fear Free Certified Professional (Veterinary), Certified in Low-Stress Handling® – Silver Level, Red Cross Pet First Aid & Safety, and has attended seminars, workshops, & conferences, including the Dogs Playing for Life Shelter Enrichment.
