Sylvia is your professional instructor. Certified Pet Dog Trainer and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Fear Free Certified Professional.
I have been in the field of helping owners for 30 years which includes various roles working in veterinary hospitals, working in shelters, volunteering for rescues and shelters, and then in my own business providing a variety of pet services.
Motivation and creating desire are what I love to do.
I understand the complexities of bite-size behaviours, and environmental effects and know how to give you real-life results.
Committed to you so you can work with your dog in an easy, effective, fun, humane and positive way in order to gain confidence and have a great relationship with your dog. I know you want to understand your dog so you can live happily.
ple, claim to be "pet behaviour consultant" or "dog behaviourists" without the corresponding knowledge or experience to help people and their pets effectively.
You want to be similarly cautious about choosing a behaviour consultant without nationally recognized credentials, even those who attended schools are not nationally recognized. The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants is a widely recognized professional organization that certifies those able to exhibit a rigorous standard of knowledge, experience, and ethics in their practice of animal behavior consulting (for more information, see https://iaabc.org/about).
I have studied at Behavior Works under Dr. Susan Friedman - Learning and Living with Animals which focuses on Applied Behaviour Analysis.
I am always taking courses to keep up with my learning to bring you the most accurate knowledge. (mandatory with my certifications)