Hi, I'm Kelsey. I help families love life with their dogs.

I've spent my life training animals. Today I'm a certified trainer, a competitor in a number of dog sports, and the person Boca Raton families call when they want their dog to be part of everything they do.

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(561)475-5380

5.0

from 55 google reviews

2021

founded in Boca Raton

9 sports

titled in with my own dogs

3

dogs at home, my best teachers

From the barn to your backyard

Some of my earliest memories are of animals. Through childhood and all the way through graduate school, I spent every spare moment in the barn with horses or out with my Chocolate Lab, Maggie.

After earning my master's in Interactive Media from Elon University, I built a marketing career that kept me close to animals, including five years with a Belgian equine nutrition company. The health and well-being of animals has always been part of my work.

Training horses taught me to be proactive, to read an animal's state of mind, and to put their mental well-being first. I brought all of that to dogs: competing with my own, fostering, and learning from top coaches in every sport we tried.

My years with sport dogs have shaped how I help pet dogs today. Nothing beats the moment a client tells me about something they did that they never thought would be possible with their dog. That's why I started Lead Change Dog Training.

"She is truly intuitive about dogs, but she has also done the work to educate herself. Her gift is making the owner think. Every time my dogs are with her, I learn something new."

Christy, with Lola, Rosie & Frankie

Credentials

I've invested years learning from the best trainers I can find, and I continue to do so. Your dog reaps the benefits from these experiences. I regularly travel the country to spend time learning from trainers I respect. A few of the highlights include:

Training Without Conflict® Certified

A system created by two-time World IGP Champion Ivan Balabanov. Certified trainers study ethology, neuroscience and behaviorism, and apply them to even the toughest cases.

Cameron Ford Detection Dog Trainer School

Graduate of the detection dog trainer program in Santa Rosa, California.

Titling in dog sports

My dogs have earned titles in AKC Obedience, Dock Diving, Mondioring, PSA, IronDog, FastCat, NACSW, AKC Scentwork and Barnhunt. I've spent many hours with coaches in each sport.