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In 2018 my health took a huge plunge. I have severe allergies to many scented products. If I get a whiff of anything that is chemically made I would have severe breathing difficulties. My asthma will flare up and my vocal cords will spasm, this typically leads to a trip to the emergency room and in extreme cases, the ICU. 

Going out into public became daunting and terrifying. I never knew if I would make it through a meal at a restaurant or finish my grocery shop without having to be driven off to the hospital. 

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That's where Seaka comes in! With the help of a local group who owner-trained their service dogs, they gave me guidance and advice on how to train my own dog. With advice from a friend, I went to see Bill Grimmer in Shediac to work with my eight-week-old German Shepherd. There I learned about scent detection and the importance of building confidence in a puppy. Throughout the next two years, I trained multiple times a day with Seaka, sharing my training videos with Grimmer, where he would critique and provide feedback on my training. 

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I made service dog training my passion by training Seaka. In the winter of 2022, I decided to take an online Dog Obedience Course through International Career School to help gain theory knowledge of dog training. After completion, that is where my dog training journey began! I got my feet wet by training pet dogs in basic obedience, along with helping owner-trained service dogs. 

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I want to help make a difference in other people's lives who can benefit from having an owner-trained service dog! By training your own service dog, the connection between you and the dog will start early and that bond will create an amazing team. 

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Not only do I enjoy training dogs but dogs in general! I have helped Leidenschaft Kennels whelp two litters of puppies. After the tragic whelping of the P-litter and the loss of the Dam, there were 16 puppies who needed feeding and raising. I sat in the whelping box for two and a half weeks raising as many of the puppies who were strong enough to make it. I returned to help whelp the Q-litter, which was a successful whelping of nine puppies.