Lisa Henderson, CPDT-KA
As early as she can remember, Lisa has always had a love of animals, especially dogs, and she has been working professionally with them since 2001. Early on in her career she worked as a doggy daycare attendant, dog groomer, vet assistant and a caregiver at an animal shelter.
After getting her B.A. in Human Services, she quickly made her way back to shelter work, earning her Certified Professional Dog Trainer certification. Love of rescues, and a real passion for animal rights has inspired her to focus on dog training to make sure dogs are well trained and happy in their forever homes. As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), she can teach you and your dog(s) the tools for success.
Lisa believes that in order to see training results, you and your dog must have mutual respect for each other. She can show you how to achieve this through the use of positive reinforcement training techniques, rewarding the good and ignoring the "bad". Communication, consistency and follow through are key!
She has experience in puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, and problem behavior modification.
After getting her B.A. in Human Services, she quickly made her way back to shelter work, earning her Certified Professional Dog Trainer certification. Love of rescues, and a real passion for animal rights has inspired her to focus on dog training to make sure dogs are well trained and happy in their forever homes. As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), she can teach you and your dog(s) the tools for success.
Lisa believes that in order to see training results, you and your dog must have mutual respect for each other. She can show you how to achieve this through the use of positive reinforcement training techniques, rewarding the good and ignoring the "bad". Communication, consistency and follow through are key!
She has experience in puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, and problem behavior modification.
credentialsLisa originally earned her Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed certification by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers in 2011. CCPDT is one of the most respected certification organizations in the dog training community. Two critical goals of the CCPDT are to make sure there are more ethical, educated trainers available to help the public with their dog training needs, and to hold those who are not practicing safe training methods accountable through advocacy and legislation.
Unfortunately, there are too many good intentioned people claiming to be dog trainers who do not use positive, science based methods, and end up causing more harm than good. One of the ways the CCPDT is combatting this problem is through the use of a rigorous certification process. They only certify those who have logged 300 hours as a lead dog trainer prior to taking the exam, have 2 references from a CPDT and a veterinarian, and those who can pass the 180 question exam which covers instruction skills, learning theory, ethology, equipment and animal husbandry. To maintain their certification, CPDT-KA's are required to complete continued education credits every 3 years to show their commitment to learning the latest techniques and practices in the industry. As of December 2021 there were only 4,729 CPDT-KAs and 172 CPDT-KSAs worldwide. For more information on CCPDT, please check out their website here. 
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