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Hi, I'm Sam and I have always had a deep love of and passion for animals, especially dogs. I started off college at Kent State University thinking I wouldn't be able to incorporate that passion into my career so I chose the next best thing, humans. I chose to double major in Psychology and Sociology and my freshman year I started working at a dog boarding facility. As I continued through college, I found I could apply a lot of the things I was learning about humans to dogs. I got interested in dog behavior and I started doing research in my own time. That research in combination with my experience working with dogs led me to become an expert in dog behavior and reading dog body language. 

In 2020, I got my first dog, Rue. All the research in the world could not have prepared me for her. She was a 4 month old completely untrained and absolutely out of control German Shepherd mix. She was 25lbs of pure crazy; super reactive on leash (barking, growling, lunging, and pulling at everyone and everything); absolutely insane in the house (running, jumping on furniture, literally bouncing off the walls, destroying things, bolting out the door); and just a complete terror (jumping on people, nipping and biting, dragging me down the road during walks, and completely ignoring commands). My options were to get her under control or rehome her for the fourth time in her life. I was not going to give up on her, so I went to work. I read books, listened to podcasts, and watched hours of YouTube videos on how to train dogs. I started working hard every single day with Rue until she did a complete turn around. She is now a wonderful and well behaved dog; she completed her AKC Canine Good Citizen test, has a title in AKC Novice Rally competition, and she even has off leash freedom. 

After my success with Rue, I really started to become passionate about dog training. I got my second dog, Giovanni and really put a lot of time into training him on the right path. He also completed his AKC Canine Good Citizen test, has off leash freedom, and is working towards his AKC Novice Rally title. I graduated from Kent State in May 2022 and decided to follow my passion for dogs. I continued working at the boarding facility and was able to attend Top Tier K9 Academy to become a certified pet trainer. Since my certification, I have worked with dozens of people and their dogs to achieve successful results. Let me teach you how to be the trainer of your dog and I can promise even if your dog sounds worse than my Rue, it's possible for them to make a complete turn around too!