Your Pro Dog Trainer

FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE

DOGS
Your Pro Dog Trainer

HAVE A NEW PUPPY?

Your pro dog trainer can help you with house-training, socialization, teaching good manners, and starting you off on the right foot proactively before behavior problems arise!

Your Pro Dog Trainer

DEALING WITH DOG AGGRESSION?

Are you concerned about your dog’s aggressive behavior towards other animals or people? This is a serious concern that needs immediate attention!

CALIFORNIA'S DOG TRAINER

If you want a Certified, Professional Dog Trainer in California, you are in the right place! Your Pro Dog Trainer addresses concerns and problems dog owners are facing and offers real world solutions and expertise. Your Pro Dog Trainer also offers proactive services in helping you evaluate and choose your next dog, as well as help you train your puppy or new dog to be the best they can be before problems arise!
CALIFORNIA’S DOG TRAINER & BEHAVIOR CONSULTANT

CALIFORNIA’S DOG TRAINER & BEHAVIOR CONSULTANT

Your Pro Dog Trainer is one of California’s Highest Rated Dog Trainers. If you want a Certified, Professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behaviorist in California, you are in the right place! Your Pro Dog Trainer addresses concerns and problems dog owners are facing and offers real world solutions and expertise.

Your Pro Dog Trainer also offers proactive services in helping you evaluate and choose your next dog, as well as help you train your puppy or new dog to be the best they can be before problems arise!

Read more here about our popular Board & Train program for young puppies as well as older dogs!

 

 

 

Your Pro Dog Trainer

If you are encountering dog behavior problems we can help! Your Pro Dog Trainer takes into account everything including your commitment and budget to customize a dog obedience training plan that is just right for you and your dog. Sometimes life throws us curve balls, and we understand that and will never judge your situation, only offer solutions to your dog’s behavior problems and concerns.

Your Pro Dog Trainer always tries to come up with kind, humane methods to train your dog and effectively modify bad behaviors. Your Pro Dog Trainer’s methods are science-based and proven time and again. Our goal is to keep your dog in your home, and to improve your relationship more than you ever thought possible!

Your Pro Dog Trainer is here for you and your dog.

CONTACT US TODAY!

CONTACT US TODAY!

Call (855) 364-7767
or Email us at info@yourprodogtrainer.com

ABOUT OUR TEAM

A Positive Dog Trainer

Founder & Owner Rebecca Corso (formerly Ross) is a kind and a positive dog trainer. She has a wealth of knowledge about dogs and animal training. She has trained a variety of animals ranging from chickens to dogs, rhinos to tigers, and many species in between.

Rebecca has a Masters degree in Zoology and has spent the last twenty years building a solid foundation in animal training based on a combination of education, science and hands-on experience. She is also a professional member of several well respected organizations and frequently attends conferences and seminars to stay current in the field of animal training.

Your Pro Dog Trainer
Your Pro Dog Trainer
Your Pro Dog Trainer

Certifications

Rebecca’s knowledge has been independently tested and passed rigorous standards to achieve certifications as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) and a Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (CBCC-KA). Rebecca is also a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Rebecca is also certified as a Service Dog Coach through Cooperative Paws.

Rebecca also founded Dogs for Conservation, a former non-profit organization that trains detection dogs to sniff out endangered species to help scientists study them. Rebecca’s background as a wildlife biologist and animal trainer gave her a unique ability to succeed in a very unusual industry. Rebecca has rescued many dogs from bad situations and then turned them into amazing working dogs who love their job.

These dogs often end up on death row and are generally unsuitable for the average pet owner due to their insatiably high-energy requirements and need a “job”! They also often arrive with some behavioral issues that Rebecca addresses before helping them reach their full potential! Rebecca and her husband Matthew run Your Pro Dog Trainer together as a family affair along with their 3 children!

Your Pro Dog Trainer

California Service Dog Academy

California Service Dog Academy (CSDA) is a non-profit 501c3 was founded in 2018 by Matthew & Rebecca Corso. As the owners of a dog training and behavior consulting company, Matt & Rebecca are used to helping dogs of all shapes and sizes with their training and behavior needs.

When they began consulting with people interested in service dogs, it became clear that the demand for good dogs far outweighed the supply. As Matt & Rebecca advised individuals interested in “owner trained service dogs” they also assisted with all the aspects involved in the selection, evaluation and training of puppies and dogs for service work. The work with their clients and the so often long and heartbreaking journey to find a dog led them to create CSDA with the hope of providing appropriate dogs to those who truly need them.

OUR TEAM

We have the best team around so that we can help more dogs and so we can all take the occasional day off! We work as a team assessing and creating training plans for every dog that we work with. All of our trainers are committed to using positive reinforcement training methods. We are always continuing our own education by frequently attending seminars, workshops and conferences.

Shahnika Williams

Shahnika hails all the way from New York where she graduated and started in a career in a career as a Wildlife Biologist. This passion for animals has taken her her some interesting places working on some interesting species! Like several other YPDT staff members, her interest for animals led her to animal training! Shahnika is a volunteer puppy raiser for California Service Dog Academy in her free time, and she’s extremely passionate when it comes to training our four legged friends and loves being a dog trainer!

Shahnika Williams

BSc, CPDT-KA

Emily Brazil

Emily began her education and career in Emergency services and administration, but after several years, she decided to return to her passion of caring for animals. As a Tulare county local, her love of animals began on a farm, and followed her through highschool and college as a member of FFA and Ag Club Leadership. She then began additional education and a career as a veterinary technician, where she gained 5 years of experience in animal care, treatment, and recovery. In search for a more positive environment where she can expand her skills, Emily was given the opportunity to branch out into another aspect of animal care, dog training. She is currently working towards her CCPDT-KA and has really loved using positive reinforcement to help create well rounded dogs.

Emily Brazil

CPDT-KA

Erika Pearce

Erika is from the beautiful SoCal beaches of Ventura. She’s always had a passion for animals and started doing volunteer work at her local shelters when she was 12 years old and still does.
Right before she joined us here in the Central Valley she adopted a washed Service dog. Little did she know the trauma of his past experiences and how they affected him. She spent months working with him, consulting trainers and reintroducing him to things and trying to associate scary things as something positive. After a whole year he really blossomed and this gave her the idea of becoming a trainer herself.
Erika proceeded to work with a competition dog kennel and got to experience the methods of training incredible champion disc dogs, this is what really sealed her dog trainer career path. Finally, she came here and joined the team and has been working to becoming the best trainer she can be, including obtaining her CPDT-KA certification!

Erika Pearce

CPDT-KA

Noemi Nevarez

Born to a Mexican immigrant family, Noemi was able to experience first hand the lack of education surrounding animal care in their communities. Her parents always did their best to give shelter to strays they would never turn away any paws that would show up at their front door. Their empathy for animals made Noemi want to learn more about them!
Today Noemi is very passionate about educating people about animal behavior, regardless of their background. She has worked as a dog trainer for two years and is currently working towards her CPDT-KA certification. In the future she hopes to be an advocate for animal care within the community. Bringing people closer to their dogs and raising the quality of life for our furry companions!

Noemi Nevarez

CPDT-KA

Liz Fitzgerald

Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born and raised here in the Central Valley. Her love for animals came to be at a very young age when her family got thier first dog. As she grew up so did her love for animals. When Elizabeth entered high school she joined the Future Farmers of America program. While in the F.F.A. she raised a show lamb. During this time she was able to train her lamb to a higher level of show readiness than her competitors. This opportunity showed Elizabeth her love of training all animals which led her to become a trainer at Your Pro Dog Trainer. Liz has her CPDT-KA certification and also works part-time at Gravitas Golden Retrievers helping raise and shape future pets and service dog prospects!

Liz Fitzgerald

CPDT-KA

Kelsey Roberts

Kelsey was born and raised in the Central Valley. She had a love and deep curiosity about animals from a young age. From horseback riding to dog sitting, she was always happy to be spending time with animals. When she finished her bachelors degree, she returned to the Central Valley and began working for a local dog breeder, learning about puppy raising and spotting potential service and therapy dogs. After spending time working with therapy dogs and seeing the impact they can have on others, Kelsey was inspired to discover more about dog training and how it can improve the lives of dogs and their humans. She is currently pursuing her CPDT-KA.

 

Kelsey Roberts

CPDT-KA

OUR FACILITY

We have a 7 acre training facility in Visalia that allows us to help more dogs and gives us a safe, private and FUN place in country for the dogs in our care to flourish!

Your Pro Dog Trainer
Your Pro Dog Trainer
Your Pro Dog Trainer