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Emily Greene

Dog trainer in Concord

https://www.freewillanimaltraining.com

Service areas:

Greater Charlotte, NC area and globally via remote training

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There's no doubt, even from an early age, that I was destined to work with animals in a professional setting.

I've been very fortunate to have opportunities that allowed me to learn more about animals and how to work with them. In college, I shadowed an accelerant dog trainer and also volunteered at an animal sanctuary with hybrid wolves, dingos, and many other animals. I also had the amazing opportunity to become an educational assistant for the Eco-Bus in Greensboro where I helped teach children and adults about various types of creatures including birds, insects, reptiles, and much more.

Once I graduated college, I started working as a dog trainer for PetSmart where I thoroughly enjoyed teaching and coaching humans how to live harmoniously with their pets. Then, I moved to the Queen City where I found a dog training home at Zoom Room Charlotte where my love for reactivity, aggression and other common behavioral concerns came to light. After Zoom Room closed, I had an amazing opportunity to start my own business and Free Will Animal Training was born.

At home, I live a pretty awesome life with my introverted Labrador mix, Jack and my social butterfly Coonhound mix, Pete. I adopted Jack and Pete from the Humane Society of Charlotte where I volunteer on a weekly basis.

Certifications:

Family Dog Mediator

Dog training services include

  • Aggressive dog training
  • Reactive dog training
  • In home training

More info about Emily Greene's dog training:

We provide behavioral training for dogs and families who are struggling with concerns such as human-directed aggression, dog-directed aggression, handling anxiety, fear, separation anxiety, leash reactivity, multi-dog household aggression, and more

Behavioral issue focus:

We work with behavioral concerns including aggression, reactivity, separation-related concerns, etc

Dog training methods:

We are rewards-based, force-free trainers. We do not utilize punishment-based tactics nor do we use correction collars (e-collars, prong collars, etc.) We begin with a 90minute counseling session to collect information about the dog's health, day-to-day routines, exercise regimen, sleeping and eating habits, and more. Then, we schedule 30min or 1hour coaching sessions to teach families how to manage and work with their dogs to resolve and/or reduce behavioral concerns.

Why I became a dog trainer:

Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to work with animals in some capacity. Later in life, I was an undecided major in college which meant I was required to take a career exploration course. In this course, I took a variety of personality quizzes which narrowed down three careers that suited me the best: Attorney, Therapist, and Dog Trainer. I did a presentation on dog training, shadowed a local dog trainer, and fell in love with the idea of becoming one someday.

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

I love helping people see their dog in a different light. We are so programmed to believe that animals/pets should act a certain way or have a certain temperament, but every animal is an individual. Helping people see how unique and special their dogs are and to also help them understand what their dog is going through is such a joy to experience.

My #1 dog training tip:

Be kind.

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