Service Dog Training

Jessica graduated with distinction as a Professional Dog Trainer/Certified Training Partner through Karen Pryor Academy (KPA)’s intensive dog trainer professional program and is a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT). She is trained in Pet First Aid and CPR through ProTrainings and is a certified Fear Free Professional as well as a licensed Family Paws educator.

She is also recognized as a Certified Professional Pet Sitter by Pet Sitters International – the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters dedicated to educating pet sitters and promoting, supporting and recognizing excellence in pet sitting.

Jessica graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut in 2015. Her animal-centered coursework here included courses in animal behavior, health and disease management, anatomy and physiology, basic through advanced nutrition and feeding, genetics, comparative exercise physiology, endocrinology, reproductive physiology and equine science.

Her resume also boasts hands-on work experience managing horse farms, working with animals ranging from prairie dogs and bison to South American Primates at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, as well as care, training and management of domestic animals from hamsters to cows.

It is Jessica's goal to help transform the dog training industry and dogs' lives by introducing pet parents to positive reinforcement based training. We live in a human world and dogs don't understand what we expect of them unless we tell them! By deepening the connection between human and dog and communicating in fear free, force free methods, Jess hopes to transform the lives of dogs and their people in her community.

Outside of managing and training at Where Sit Happens and RCO Pet Care, Jessica is the dog mom of four (Rocco, Luna, Owl, and River), is owned by two rescue cats (Willow and August) and enjoys reading, walking and training her own dogs, visiting Disney World and pursuing further educational opportunities.