Biography
Kim grew up in North Jersey surrounded by animals. Her family always had 3 dogs at a time, cats, and a horse! She started her animal training with horses as a teen, helping other riders have a better connection and understanding of their horse’s body language, teaching young riders the basics of riding, and even training a green horse. Now that she has grown out of the fearlessness of being able to get on any horse, she moved to dog training! She found a puppy when living in Spain and discovered that this puppy was a huge challenge. Indy, the puppy in question, was a big troublemaker. Kim had to look into training with her from the start and then quickly realized she had an anxious, smart, and athletic dog on her hands. With lots of training Indy became an upstanding member of society and Kim was able to finally relax.
Indy and Kim enrolled in a training class with Philly Unleashed and that is where they met Nicole. Nicole noticed the training that Kim and Indy had done and invited Kim to work for Philly Unleashed if she ever wanted to! Little did she know, Kim would take this offer almost immediately. Kim has been working with Philly Unleashed since 2017 but loves helping people better understand their pups and live a more harmonious life together.
Not long after, Kim adopted Fitz, her second dog. Fitz challenged Kim in ways Indy hadn’t – he was incredibly scared of things in his environment as well as people. Today, Fitz is still shy but the progress he has made is remarkable and he is able to live a full life and enjoys a trusted circle of human and dog friends! In part it is thanks to Fitz that Kim is our Shy Dog Specialist.
When she is not working, she is hiking with her dogs, Indy and Fitz, doing home renovation projects on her new house in Drexel Hill, kayaking, or enjoying a beer at a local brewery. She loves doing agility and trick training with Indy, and confidence building exercises for her fearful dog Fitz.
