My love for all animals, especially dogs and horses, began when I was very young. I started out teaching family dogs tricks and working with them on obedience. I began horseback riding lessons at a young age and couldn’t get enough of either animal. Back in October of 2014, my husband and I rescued a dog named Ruger. Neither of us would have ever guessed that little trouble maker would have led us on this great adventure. Ruger had behavioral issues and a lack of manners that led us to a local trainer. The local trainer, who has become a great friend now, gave us all the tools and guidance we needed to communicate with Ruger. After working with him day and night, I quickly fell in love with dog training. Ruger and I became an amazing team and forged an unbreakable bond. The bond Ruger and I had formed made my decision all that much easier to make him my medical alert service dog. We saw such a huge change and impact in our lives that we wanted to create this for others. Thus Apex Dog Training was created with idea of helping others in similar situations and improve relationships between dogs and owners. Every year I attend seminars around the country to continue my education and learn new and different approaches to training. My love for training has blossomed over the years and I’ve been able to share it with so many people and build my own personal pack of 7 dogs. All of our dogs help aid in the training and have their own individual characteristics that lend a helping paw with others