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Valerie Popp

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Valerie is a Trainer at Over the Moon Positive Dog Training.Valerie has loved training with her own dogs for 20+ years. She says she truly loves all dogs; however it seems that Shelties (Shetland Sheepdogs) melt her heart just a little bit more. Over the years, she has adopted 5 Shelties and hosted 3 foster dogs through a rescue organization.Valerie has trained and competed with her dogs in many canine performance and companion sports/events earning CWAGS/CPE/AKC titles in Agility, Nose work, Tricks and Therapy Dog certifications. For several years, she trained her dogs and helped others train their dogs for Canine Good Citizenship Certification and Therapy Dog Certification. Valerie is a CGC and Tricks Evaluator. These experiences led her to complete the 'Become a Certified Dog Trainer Program' at Waubonsee Community College and has been facilitating dog training sessions ever since. She finds that helping people to do more with their dogs, and to live their best life together, has been very rewarding.When not working with pets, Valerie is semi-retired from the Corporate Human Resources world. She also helps people to heal and grow in their own lives through facilitating sessions as a Certified Hypnotist, and Energy Healing Modality Practitioner.Valerie lives in Montgomery with her dog Willow, a rescue sheltie. Willow is currently training in Obedience, Duck Herding, Lure Coursing and Scent work.

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