Meet Kyla.

My Story

My childhood dreams to own a dog in strict "No Pets" household, never stopped me. I challenged my parents in every way. It started with me acting like a dog, then as I grew up, moved to asking for educational books. After that I took it up a notch and started sneaking in strays through my bedroom window so they could have a warm place to sleep.

         When the sun rose, I'd let the dog out, wake up my parents, and show them how badly they still wanted to be here. The "No Pet" Policy had finally fallen through, and I had obtained my very first dog, Cadence; a weird looking, Dog Aggressive Jack Russel. 

I was building Agility Courses out of Junk in the backyard and luring my dog over them with Cheerios as a reward. Not much longer after that, around the sharp age of 11, I began looking for a community to share my interests and had found a newspaper ad that was offering dog training lessons.

The instructor, even back then, was before the times. With a Choke chain in one hand, and Martha Stewart Liver treats in another, He explained to me how both are powerful tools of the trade. A pretty heavy topic for an 11-year-old; But I was willing to learn the nuance of these tools.

Since then, I have had my (heavy) share of continued education, from instructors all over the world. Many of which convinced me to show out in competitive dog sports. It started with beginner friendly competitions and eventually poured into the sports that I originally had no idea I would ever title in (and make me question daily why I put in so much effort for the sake of a little ribbon).

Between an insatiable thirst of Education and Dog Sports, I have somehow found just enough time to foster my own students on their path to "All Things Dog Trainer".