About Your Trainer
Hannah began her training career in 2017 when she graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Zoology and moved to Richmond, VA. She was lucky enough to get her dream job as a trainer for shelter dogs at the immaculate Richmond SPCA. There she had access to a myriad of resources including other phenomenal seasoned trainers, endless webinars and books, and most importantly, an ever-changing population of dogs of every background, breed, and personality. With access to this information and experience, Hannah was able to apply for a respected training certification. In the fall of 2020, Hannah received the long-awaited email that she had passed her CPDT-KA exam. She continues to participate in annual continuing education to uphold her standing.
While at the SPCA, she worked as a dog walker and pet sitter at a fabulous local company, Canine Adventure. In the summer of 2020 she was asked to start the company’s first training program. This did not only include working with dogs, but also their people, providing an opportunity for an entirely new skill set. Along with this, an apprenticeship program was also started giving handlers an opportunity to work towards their own training certification under the mentorship of Hannah. Leaving Richmond to return to her home state of Alabama was only possible knowing she was leaving her client’s dogs in the best hands of the compassionate CA training team.
With all of these amazing opportunities she was afforded, Hannah still believes her greatest teachers are her own dogs. The late Domino taught her all about sassy, “fun-police” dogs who like their space and need help advocating for that. Sweet and loud Keller has taught her how to work with deaf dogs and understand reactivity. Her latest foster fail, Flash, has taught her patience (soooo much patience) and how to cater to the difficult dog in front of you while finding ways to take care of yourself. And finally, her first born angel from above, Capri, has taught her gratefulness because every now and then we just get lucky and have a perfect Every Day Dog from the start.
Positive and Realistic
Every Day Dogs doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to training and behavior. Tell us your goals or issues and we’ll get straight to working on them.
If your dog sleeps in the bed with you, that’s great!
If you don’t use a crate, awesome!
If Sparky walks ahead of you on walks, no problem!
As long as none of these are causing anyone safety issues (mental, behavioral, or emotional) we don’t need to do anything about them.
If you want to teach your dog to stop jumping on your family when they come over and they never master a flawless Stay, that’s fine with us!
We want to be as efficient, while still teaching with empathy and expertise, as we can.
Every Day Dogs uses Positive Reinforcement training, but that doesn’t mean we let your dog run all over you. Dogs are furry toddlers that need guidance and boundaries. They are capable of incredible things, but they do not intuitively know right from wrong in our human world.
That’s where we smart humans come in! It is our responsibility to provide our dog with all the amazing things we can offer while simultaneously preventing harm to themselves and others.
Safety is our priority- mental, emotional, and physical- to you, your dog, and everyone around us.
If teaching with science-backed methods that get the results you want while also protecting your dog’s spirit and your relationship is your priority, you’re at the right place!