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JP MENDOZA

Founder

I thought I knew what dog ownership was until we adopted Candace. Her fearful nature was very different from the family dogs I had growing up. When we were at our wits end on how to make Candace’s life with us a happy one, we got help from New Jersey behaviorist Janice Wolfe. She introduced me to a world of dog behavior I never knew existed. More than just teaching sit, stay, come and heel. She taught us how to see the world from a dog’s perspective, and how to relate to a dog in a language they understand. That was in 2014 and I’ve been a student of dog psychology and behavior rehabilitation ever since. I’ve read all of Cesar Millan’s books and studied his shows. I took advantage of pandemic downtime and learned through virtual sessions with world renowned trainer and rescuer Cheri Wulff Lucas, and Steve Del Savio of Pack Leader Dog Psychology & Behavior. I attended a Lucas Agnew workshop in California where I trained with Cheri Lucas and Brian Agnew, and also connected with many other experienced trainers from around the country. In 2020 my wife Andrea and I moved to Gainesville, FL where I currently help train and rehabilitate dogs with Jimmy Nievez at Casper’s Camp Hope. I will always consider myself an open minded student of natural dog behavior and rehabilitation with a focus on saving dogs lives.

ANDREA MENDOZA