A bit of my story...
Hello, I'm Brad and that's my happy greyhound, Asher. Please read on for more info and if you'd like to connect about your dog, click the 'sign-up' tab above to complete the form and I'll follow up with you promptly to schedule a time to discuss your training goals...
In 2011, I adopted my first rescue greyhound (pictured below). His track name was "Junkyard John" and so he kept the name "John". I lost him in 2019 to cancer at age 11. In between, we shared many adventures and I believe I learned as much from him as he did from me. He was truly a beautiful dog and an amazing companion and he inspired me to pursue the wonderful world of dog training. As it turned out, I'm not bad at it (or at least I like to think so).
In 2011, I adopted my first rescue greyhound (pictured below). His track name was "Junkyard John" and so he kept the name "John". I lost him in 2019 to cancer at age 11. In between, we shared many adventures and I believe I learned as much from him as he did from me. He was truly a beautiful dog and an amazing companion and he inspired me to pursue the wonderful world of dog training. As it turned out, I'm not bad at it (or at least I like to think so).
As a CPDT certified trainer, I use positive reinforcement based training methods, including clicker training.... no prongs or shock collars here... and strive to create a positive experience for both humans and canine friends. I do my best to tailor my services in a targeted way to achieve the best results for each client and to make learning fun for both clients and dogs.
I became Fear Free Certified in 2021 and enjoy helping to reduce stress in dogs during home care and training. I also partner with multiple rescue groups to provide behavior support. My goal is to help clients address their specific behavior concerns or training goals effectively and humanely. In the process, I hope to improve the welfare of the dogs by adding enrichment opportunities to their lives while strengthening the human-dog relationship.
Before focusing primarily on training, I offered a dog hiking service that was a lot of fun. I traveled to various trails around the Bay Area hiking with several dogs at a time. The experience of spending countless hours with those dogs, working with them and simply observing their behavior, helped me to better understand much about them.
I adopted my second greyhound, Asher in 2019. I am blessed to have him in my life! Below are a few videos with Asher.
I became Fear Free Certified in 2021 and enjoy helping to reduce stress in dogs during home care and training. I also partner with multiple rescue groups to provide behavior support. My goal is to help clients address their specific behavior concerns or training goals effectively and humanely. In the process, I hope to improve the welfare of the dogs by adding enrichment opportunities to their lives while strengthening the human-dog relationship.
Before focusing primarily on training, I offered a dog hiking service that was a lot of fun. I traveled to various trails around the Bay Area hiking with several dogs at a time. The experience of spending countless hours with those dogs, working with them and simply observing their behavior, helped me to better understand much about them.
I adopted my second greyhound, Asher in 2019. I am blessed to have him in my life! Below are a few videos with Asher.
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Courses Completed
I have completed many continuing education courses and am eager to continue advancing my skillset. Below is a partial list of classes, workshops, and seminars that I have attended:
Fear Free Animal Trainer Certification Program
Living & Learning with Animals: The Fundamental Principles and Procedures of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Susan Friedman, Ph.D.
Canine Behavior Academy, I & II, Trish King
2022 ClickerExpo LIVE
Toward a New Understanding of Constructional Aggression Treatment (C.A.T.), Kellie Snider
A Successful Approach: Your Dog Controls the Distance! Leslie McDevitt
Bait and Switch 2.0: Advanced Luring Skills Expanded, Michele Pouliot
Snakes on the Plain! Snake-Avoidance Training Using Positive Reinforcement, Ken Ramirez
Tricks Are Not Just for Kids!, Melissa Millett
Your Reactive Dog Needs a LATTE: A Game for Decompression and Enrichment, Leslie McDevitt
How to Approach a Spinning Chainsaw: Safe Handling in Aggression Cases, Michael Shikashio
Team In Transition: How to Bring Husbandry At-Home Behaviors to the Vet Clinic with Laura Monaco Torelli & Kelly
Ballantyne, DVM
The 2018 Canine Science Symposium
Three Days to Fluent Training:
Resource Guarding: Trish King & Sue Sternberg
Excitability, Rehabilitating the canine wild child! with Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA
Separation Anxiety (Mission Impossible) Solving canine separation anxiety! with Malena DeMartini
Pharmacological Intervention for Canine Non-Aggression Problems, Dr. Ellen Lindell
RECALLS: Why Dogs Aren’t Coming When Called and What We Can Do About It with Susan Garrett
From Distress to De-Stress: Teaching the Switch from Frantic to Focused, Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Reducing Overarousal and Reactivity via the Circle Method of Leash Walking, Denise Fenzi
Separation Anxiety and Current Research: Time to Toss Grandma's Training Plan? Malena DeMartini, CTC
Arousal and Aggression: When There’s Fuel Behind the Fire, Michael Shikashio, CDBC
Reactive Dogs, Trish King, CPDT-KA
Common Myths of Veterinary Behavior, Dr. Amy Pike
Separation Anxiety - Beyond the Pandemic, Preventing/Fixing Separation Anxiety in Your Dog, Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT
Dog Emotion and Cognition, Dr. Brian Hare
Fear Free Animal Trainer Certification Program
Living & Learning with Animals: The Fundamental Principles and Procedures of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Susan Friedman, Ph.D.
Canine Behavior Academy, I & II, Trish King
2022 ClickerExpo LIVE
Toward a New Understanding of Constructional Aggression Treatment (C.A.T.), Kellie Snider
A Successful Approach: Your Dog Controls the Distance! Leslie McDevitt
Bait and Switch 2.0: Advanced Luring Skills Expanded, Michele Pouliot
Snakes on the Plain! Snake-Avoidance Training Using Positive Reinforcement, Ken Ramirez
Tricks Are Not Just for Kids!, Melissa Millett
Your Reactive Dog Needs a LATTE: A Game for Decompression and Enrichment, Leslie McDevitt
How to Approach a Spinning Chainsaw: Safe Handling in Aggression Cases, Michael Shikashio
Team In Transition: How to Bring Husbandry At-Home Behaviors to the Vet Clinic with Laura Monaco Torelli & Kelly
Ballantyne, DVM
The 2018 Canine Science Symposium
Three Days to Fluent Training:
- “Let Me Want It” the science of choice and engagement in training with Agnieszka Janarek
- “Off Cue—Off Control?” the art of offered behavior with Catja Pedersen
- “Control Is An Illusion” stimulus control without frustration with Sarah Owings
Resource Guarding: Trish King & Sue Sternberg
Excitability, Rehabilitating the canine wild child! with Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA
Separation Anxiety (Mission Impossible) Solving canine separation anxiety! with Malena DeMartini
Pharmacological Intervention for Canine Non-Aggression Problems, Dr. Ellen Lindell
RECALLS: Why Dogs Aren’t Coming When Called and What We Can Do About It with Susan Garrett
From Distress to De-Stress: Teaching the Switch from Frantic to Focused, Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Reducing Overarousal and Reactivity via the Circle Method of Leash Walking, Denise Fenzi
Separation Anxiety and Current Research: Time to Toss Grandma's Training Plan? Malena DeMartini, CTC
Arousal and Aggression: When There’s Fuel Behind the Fire, Michael Shikashio, CDBC
Reactive Dogs, Trish King, CPDT-KA
Common Myths of Veterinary Behavior, Dr. Amy Pike
Separation Anxiety - Beyond the Pandemic, Preventing/Fixing Separation Anxiety in Your Dog, Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT
Dog Emotion and Cognition, Dr. Brian Hare
