Compassion for Canines, LLC

Nick has a Master's degree in psychology, is a certified AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator, and has his CPDT-KA certification. He has experience raising puppies and training dogs in basic obedience and behavior modification (aggression, resource guarding, etc.). Nick grew up with unethically bred purebred dogs who were trained with a mix of positive reinforcement and force training, but he crossed over to 100% LIMA-based training practices four years ago when he started training dogs for a rescue that strictly opposes aversive or "balanced" training techniques. He is also certified in Pet First Aid and Cat/Dog CPR.

Marina is a certified dog trainer (CPDT-KA) and has years of experience training rescue dogs. She grew up with a Maltese/Shih Tzu mix who was trained mostly (but not exclusively) with positive reinforcement training, but over the last several years she has been entirely force-free. She has experience raising puppies and training adult dogs primarily for behavior modification (aggression, resource guarding, fear/reactivity, separation anxiety, etc.) and she was the medical coordinator for the rescue we previously volunteered for.