Julia Harrison
As a graduate of the Professional Trainer Course at Connecticut K-9 Education Center, I have been training professionally for nearly 10 years, with over 22 years of dog training experience. Training has been a lifelong passion, and I always look forward to studying new principles and learning new techniques that offer better results with happier dogs.
Dog sport has always been an interest of mine. I have competed in agility and bikejor, with additional interest in obedience, dock diving, barn hunt, and all dryland mushing sports. I love including my dogs in any activity I can. We enjoy swimming, hiking, kayaking, and camping, just to name a few.
Amelia is an nine year old whippet mix that I adopted at 9 months old from Companion Pet Rescue in Southbury, CT. She has been an incredible friend and is the most fun-loving and adventure-ready dog I have had the pleasure of knowing. She is strong-willed, independent, very sweet, and freakishly athletic. Her sense of humor is unmatched! She has provided me with so much knowledge about training and dog psychology, and has given me nothing but endless opportunities to better myself and my approaches to dog training.
Winnie is our newest edition! She is a one year old Border Collie from Aim High Canine in New Hampshire. She is currently spending her time growing and learning about the world, but it is my hope that she will enjoy competing in agility and joining Amelia in harness out in front of the bike when she gets older!
I am also an avid, lifelong equestrian. Philip is a ten year old Dutch Harness Horse x Clydesdale gelding that came to me as a three year old. He presented with a long list of behavioral needs that, with a lot of help and supprt, taught me to become a more patient and empathetic person. While dogs and horses often have different needs when it comes to training, working with horses allows me to develop my skills to clearly communicate with an animal that does not use spoken language the way humans do.
