HI! I’M BB
As a kid, I always wanted to be a teacher. After earning a Master’s Degree in Education from Stanford University, I taught in Mexico and Europe and I was the founder of The Paros School on the island of Paros, Greece.
My dog training began when, while dog walking professionally, I intuitively discovered that I could change dogs’ behavior. That’s what I’m here to teach you. It can be as simple as changing your posture or tone of voice.
I love how each dog is unique, living their unique lives, communicating in their unique ways. They all delight in understanding what we want, doing it for us, and getting rewarded. A dog’s life is in the perpetual present.
In my Way of the Wag work, I feel the dogs, a skill I learned as a child with a strong intuitive sense. I became certified through Dog Tec and do Continuing Education with leading dog experts to learn the latest techniques in dog training and care.
I make training fun and intuitive and celebrate the progress of you and your dog. If you are eager to improve your relationship with your dog and resolve issues, I would love to work with you both. Reach out. Let’s talk.
“I feel each dog and read them — how they behave, how they react, who they are — before determining how best to help them. It’s a living process, I adjust as I go. Each experience is different, just as each dog has different needs.”
She Never Does That
A Meet & Greet on a client’s wooden deck. Two women, and Roseta: their rescued hairless Xolo, stunningly beautiful, black and white speckled, loved and protected like a member of the family.
Roseta doesn’t approach people. She’s afraid of them.
She came down the steps. Slowly, tentatively, a little fearful, very sweet. BB said hello and offered a treat, and they climbed the steps together to meet the moms.
The two women were stunned.
“She doesn’t approach people,” one of them said. “She never does that. She’s afraid of new people.”
It’s a phrase BB hears often enough that she’s stopped being surprised by it — from clients, from neighbors, from strangers on the trail.