A Passion for helping dogs and their owners understand each other

Loren is a Professional Member of the IACP, supporting member of the IAABC, and an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, Level 3 Fit Dog instructor, and AKC Fetch Judge.

Loren abandoned her translation career in 2016 to become a professional dog trainer. She owes her strengths in dog training to her study of canine behavior, the hundreds of dogs she has worked with, and of course, her own dogs, as each dog teaches us a new lesson, but also to the professionals she has interned under and worked with along the way. She is committed to helping people live better lives with their canine partners.

Loren was dog-deprived when she was growing up as the youngest of five (her mother didn’t want a “sixth child”), and so resorted to walking the neighborhood dogs and enticing strays to hang around, keeping them well-fed on whatever she could sneak from the refrigerator. She studied the breeds and read every dog book she could find, practicing what she learned on the dogs she walked and the strays she fed. There was something very rewarding in being able to communicate with a dog and have him respond. Loren got her first dog, an Airedale Terrier, in 1992 while she was living in Russia after completing her Master’s Degree in Russian Language and Literature and her CAS in Russian Translation. She trained that dog up through the levels of obedience and ZKS (the Russian version of IGP/Schutzhund and protection), and has had Airedales ever since, competing in obedience trials.