·   33+ years owning and training dogs.

·   15 years of selective breeding, training, and handling of working German Shepherd Dogs.

·   10+ years professional dog training.

·   3 years employment at Bijou Animal Hospital acquired hands-on experience on the safe handling of dogs, reading dogs and their signals, understanding canine communication, and the ability to adjust and respond appropriately to the temperament of every dog as an individual.

·   Certified American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator - Reg. #3676.

·   Successfully trained and achieved multiple performance titles with her own dogs, raised from puppyhood, including an actively working narcotics detection dog.