Welcome! My name is Lisa Bert. After an early career in corporate retail, I have been working professionally with dogs for over 20 years. I started by working in doggie daycare as I apprenticed, pursued education, and eventually became a nationally accredited trainer. During that time,  I continued raising two children, managed my partner’s work travel absences, and volunteered in a variety of capacities. Even as an assistant trainer, I naturally gravitated  toward helping families juggle the competing priorities of raising children and dogs while maintaining safety and building relationships. Parents need qualified, experienced support, and I am passionate about assessing my clients’ situations and providing the training, coaching, and support they need. Equally, as those first weeks and months can be so important, I am passionate about helping anyone with a new puppy or newly adopted dog get off to a great start.

 

Educating and supporting people is as important to me as training dogs; I love to share relevant science-based information and see it change lives. Understanding builds people’s confidence in themselves and empathy for their dogs. That creates a beautiful upward spiral toward a stronger human-animal bond based on mutual trust. That strengthened bond is my ultimate goal for all my clients.

 

Learning never ends, but it is a fascinating journey on which my rescue dogs have perhaps been my greatest mentors. They are a true testament to how positive reinforcement training impacts behaviors and improves the lives of pets – and their families.