Gwen holds an education in Animal Science studies and a B.S. in Hospitality Management from the University of Delaware. Previous experience includes internships at various veterinary hospitals, running a dog walking and sitting business, and volunteering extensively at local NYC dog rescues. While her original post-college path took a turn into the corporate world of event planning, she finally made it back to the animals in 2018 through a rigorous apprenticeship with one of NYC’s top dog trainers and behavior consultants: Amanda Gagnon; mentored by "The Father of Modern Dog Training" himself, Dr. Ian Dunbar.
 
Quickly into the apprenticeship, she was hired at Amanda Gagnon Dog Training and there propelled to the title of Senior Trainer and Program Director which included creating a Day School program, writing class curricula, teaching the new apprentices, and refreshing the Animal Care Centers of NYC (NYC's largest shelter) Volunteer Program - all while helping over 1000 human-dog teams find success through training.
 
After nearly a decade in NYC - a beautiful yet naturally overstimulating city that Gwen is most grateful to have learned about dog training in -  it was time to head west for the sunshine and mountains. If you can make it there, can you make it anywhere? Maybe, maybe not. But if you can train reactivity there, you can definitely train reactivity anywhere!
 
Gwen is certified by The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT-KA), and a member of both The Association of Professional Dog Trainers and The Pet Professional Guild. She also works part time at the Humane Society Boulder Valley as a Training and Behavior Consultant.