Kaia Wilson, CPDT-KA, SAPBC, FDM

Reactivity/Aggression, Separation Anxiety, Adolescent Dogs, Behavior Modification, Positive Puppy Training

Kaia has been working with dogs professionally since 2013. She loves changing the way people see and understand our (captive) canine comrades!

Kaia’s mission as a dog trainer is to provide human dog guardians with a clear understanding of how dogs learn, as well as techniques and protocols for effecting positive behavior change using fun, compassion-centered methods, and to support the human side of the relationship while on the training journey together.

Kaia firmly believes in putting yourself in your dog’s paws. Treat your dog as you would like to be treated. Kaia applies this golden rule to their own dogs and their human and canine clients.

Alongside dog training, Kaia is also a lifelong musician. They are still active in with their band that started in 1993, Team Dresch, and is currently composing a rock opera based on thier wife’s rescue dog, Ponyo. She enjoys merging her love of dogs and music through Canine Freestyle dance moves with her dog Pocket.

Kaia splits their time between Portland and Los Angeles with her wife, Nicole, and their dogs Ponyo (a blind pomchi who is the actual boldest dog I’ve ever known), Pocket (a border collie rescue who has the most sublime submissive smile) and Lirael (a chihuahua who was born feral and who doubles as a fawn).

Credentials:

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers

• Separation Anxiety Professional Behavior Consultant (SAPBC)

• Family Dog Mediator (FDM) through Kim Brophey's Applied Ethology L.E.G.S.program