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Youth Work in the Community
Fort Bragg, CA 4H 🍀
4H 🍀 Dog Training Instructor
There is nothing I enjoy more than teaching children. I had showed my first dog in 4H when I was 8 and my class had been taught by my long time mentor and friend Lisa Rhodes. 2022 was my first year teaching for 4H in Mendocino and coming full circle was quite a feeling! I’m hoping to get enough interest to bring dog training back to the Pacifica chapter in 2024! Stay tuned 🙃
Camp Instructor
Every “School” break is an opportunity to get in on a fun camp, right?! I had the pleasure of teaching several seasons of Camp at Pets In Need from 2014-2019. We did everything from bathing and cleaning the shelter dogs to teaching them obedience on leash, as well
as having fun with them at the nearby park. There’s nothing like fostering that connection!
St. Francis of Assissi After School Program
We sprouted our first after- school program in East Palo Alto in 2009. We teamed up with board members that supported both The Rich May Foundation as well as the St Francis of Assisi Youth Club and there it all started. We did 3 day programs with kids who signed up and we attended every holiday event with dogs in tow (most likely in costume) We watched kids literally grow up, get their own dogs and be able to teach them commands and have a good working relationship with them based on what they had learned.🤗
Mid-Peninsula’s Local Hero Award (2014)
In 2014, we expanded our training from after school to weekly lessons at a local rehab (no longer serving minors) and brought classes to them for over a year. We brought in shelter dogs from Pets in Need (in Redwood City) and helped them work on their obedience and social skills to help land a forever home. The dogs and the youth both showed progress in the program.
Dogs & Youth 🐾🙃
I BRING DOGS HOME
Now you have the option to send your pooch away to become a Good Dog for Life! I'll bring them to my home for training and we'll have follow-ups upon their return to show your family how to reinforce your dog's new habits