![]() ![]() As she soul searched to figure out if that was the path for her, she decided to become a trainer at Sea World in San Diego for the show "Pets Rule" a show that rescued animals and then trained them to do behaviors on stage. In college, Katherine studied Marine Biology. Kathlyn's family always adopted rescue dogs with some sort of behavioral issues and Kathlyn's desire for knowledge expanded with every growing year. These experiences planted a seed inside her that blossomed with passion to understand dogs’ behavior in depth and how they are evolving with us. ![]() With each passing year Kathlyn gained experience from her daily observations watching these dogs roam as a semi-wild pack of dogs, collar free and never on a leash. She had horses, chickens, turtles as well as four black labs that her family had rescued. Kathlyn lived on sixty acres of land in the backcountry of northern California. Kathlyn's first adventures with dogs happened at the young age of 7 years old. When Kathlyn meets a dog her intuitive skills give her an understanding about each individual dog without being told anything about them. Kathlyn's innocent kid-like charm is pure and comes from her heart, allowing her intuitive communication with dogs. KARMA DOG TEACHER & SERVICE DOG COORDINATOR Whether it's severe behavioral private training sessions or individualized service dog task training, Anastasia loves the relationships she gains with the dogs but says her first commitment is to her fellow human. She is the director of Service Dog Training in Los Angeles where she trains and administers Public Access tests as well as AKCs CGC test. Anastasia was able to train "Brazil" to pass TDI's preliminary therapy dog test, a feat she did not see possible given the way "Brazil" started out.Ĭurrently, Anastasia leads monthly conference calls for all Karma trainers to participate in. (Reluctantly and resentfully at first because she thought she deserved the most well behaved dog ever) Now in hindsight she is forever grateful to "Brazil" because Anastasia specializes in aggression cases thanks to "Brazil's" recovery. "Brazil" suffered from severe aggression towards people and dogs and Anastasia was forced to expand her tool belt vastly. In 2011 Anastasia rescued pitbull/boxer "Brazil" from the shelter. Anastasia is a huge advocate of clicker training and was thrilled to be able to study with renowned animal behaviorist Karen Pryor (the woman responsible for bringing the clicker into the dog world) in 2007.īefore having children, Anastasia was responsible for hiring, training and accrediting fellow trainers. She believes so strongly in reward-based, positive reinforcement techniques and is so grateful to be able to practice and teach these techniques daily. In 2006 she met Jeffery Brian Leibowitz and is still working closely with him and Karma more than 10 years later. Preventing these kinds of mistakes for others is what motivates her today. Looking back, it was so sad what the lack of knowledge in understanding animal behavior did to her relationships with her animals. Her eyes were opened to the world of positive reinforcement which was in direct contrast to the training she grew up using with her dogs and horses. She became so distracted by the four yellow labs and the dogs' trainer that this spark ignited the light that would guide her the rest of the way.Īt age 18 in 2003 she met Russ Avison, founder and owner of Canine Logic who trained and mentored Anastasia in ethology, learning theory and canine behavior. That path was interrupted while she was filming a Purina Dog Chow commercial. Anastasia didn't always think she'd be a dog trainer, she actually set out to be an actress when she "grew up". She lives everyday motivating people to interrupt the miscommunication between them and their dogs. She is grateful that her purpose in this life was found. This full-time mom/full-time dog trainer has a strong passion for what she does. ![]()
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