About the Trainer

After graduating the University of Maine in 2006, Brooke began her career in behavioral science, first with children and then with dogs. While volunteering weekends at dog shelters and as a training assistant at a dog daycare, she transitioned full time into dog training.
 

Working under the tutelage of a graduate from Dogman Dog Training of Cape Cod, she was hired at Blue Dog Daycare to develop a Day School program for dogs.  The success of Day School propelled her into becoming a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator with the AKC and after several years of experience, she was tested and earned her certification through the nationally recognized Council for Professional Dog Trainers as a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, or CCPDT-KA.
 

In 2018 she flew to California to apprentice under David Baron of Superdog Training and learned methods to better help dogs and their owners achieve results without relying solely on treats, clickers or e-collars. She is an advocate for training dogs with as little tools as possible, as she believes training to be relationship-based. Soon after returning to Maine, she attended seminars with Nicky Butler, a former working service dog trainer from the UK and Chris Fraize, a dog behaviorist with over 20 years of experience training police K-9’s. Through their guidance she is better able to read dogs and can help you read yours too!
 

Brooke lives in Harpswell with her husband, two children, cat and dog. She is also a member of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, is part of a therapy dog team and is working towards becoming a Tester for the ATD.