Holly has been training animals most of her life.  She trained a horse at age 12.  She studied zoology and animal science at UMass Amherst and volunteered as a zookeeper at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston.  She is a Registered Veterinary Technician in California and worked at the East Bay SPCA and Valley Humane Society.  Holly has fostered more than 200 cats and dogs for local animal shelters. 

On her path to becoming a dog trainer professionally she studied with Trish King at the Canine Behavior Academy.  She then apprenticed with Christine Salazar and Shane Stanis.

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Holly is quite active with her dogs competing in Disc Dog, Barn Hunt and NASDA.   They also are always working on their Tricks, Rally, Nose Work, Flyball and Dock Diving!  

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Some of her non dog training accomplishments have been to teach her cat Sparky, to spin, touch, sit, give kisses & jump over her leg.  She has also taught a chicken to discriminate between red and green.

She lives with her husband and her pets Heidi, Sparky. Scarlet, Denali & Phoebe!