Specializing in obedience, reactivity, aggression, anxiety, and behavior modification. ABOUT THE TRAINER
Dana is a recognized leader throughout the animal welfare community and across the state of Oklahoma and beyond. She is a valued partner who has worked tirelessly with animal shelters, animal welfare professionals and other private rescues to save dogs, cats, horses, birds and other animals at
risk of being euthanized for majority of her life. Dana founded a No-Kill rescue and adoption program in 2000 and ran it successfully for nearly 20 years. Now Dana is shifting her calling to focus on animals in need of her skills to train and rehabilitate dogs that are struggling in their home, before they land in the shelters. Her mission at Dana’s Canine Connection is to assist families to have balanced family pets and avoid surrenders to shelters due to lack of training or behavioral problems. Also to assist rescue groups that are struggling with a behavioral case dogs in their programs. Dana has saved the lives of thousands of homeless animals through rescue, adoption, education and training. Dana’s extensive background includes 19 years of experience in the day-to day operations of a no-kill animal shelter, adoption program, animal rehabilitation and training. As an experienced dog trainer, she has worked with 1000’s of dogs to overcome significant medical and behavioral issues. Dana focused on the most overlooked animals that would be labeled for euthanasia for behavioral reasons across the state and rehabilitated them to adoptable family pets. She utilizes her experience and skills to work with animals to overcome abuse and neglect and become balanced dogs. Dana worked as a dog groomer and dog trainer for years throughout her days of operating an animal rescue, she is now focusing on animals in homes with their families and animals that are lingering in adoption programs due to behavior issues. She is also certified by HSUS in Animal Cruelty Training.
