About - Riverside Dog Training

I fell in love with a naughty dog.

I needed help and I had no idea what to do. Gunner came to my home as a temporary foster. His company really grew on me though and the house rules kept shifting. “No dogs on the couch.” Ok, fine. “But no dogs on the bed.” Ok, fine. “But definitely no feeding him from your dinner plate…”

Cupcakes went missing from the counter and socks from the hamper. More concerning though were the behaviors that couldn’t be explained by sugary temptations. He started lunging towards other dogs and growling at strangers. I became afraid to take him anywhere but I was in love and fully invested in helping him so his quality of life could be restored. After months of work we’ve been able to spend years going everywhere we can together without a worry.

Riverside Dog Training was founded with a lofty goal:
To align our training, and the skills we teach others, with the values of humane, accessible, and fun relationship building using science based learning and create a better everyday life for dogs and people.

Since then Mika, River, and Jessi have each joined our family with their own quirks, but I’ll save their stories for later. I love the opportunity to teach people how to live with dogs, and to teach dogs how to live with people.

The human-canine bond is truly unique.

I am grateful everyday for all of my mentors.

I fell in love with a naughty dog.

Riverside Dog Training was founded with a lofty goal:To align our training, and the skills we teach others, with the values of humane, accessible, and fun relationship building using science based learning and create a better everyday life for dogs and people.

Riverside Dog Training was founded with a lofty goal:
To align our training, and the skills we teach others, with the values of humane, accessible, and fun relationship building using science based learning and create a better everyday life for dogs and people.