Jessica Jaffe

About

I'm a Certified Veterinary Technician, with Fear Free (Veterinary) credentials. In addition to being a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner, I have my PCT-A from the Pet Professionals Accreditation Board® (PPAB®) and my CPDT-KA through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers® (CCPDT®). As an Emergency Nurse/Technician, I bring my love of behavior into the open treatment area to help pets and their owners feel more comfortable. I strive to make the experience as pleasant as it can be while also maintaining professional care and technical skills and respecting the body language of my patient. I also train veterinary procedures and body handling/husbandry care, in an effort to reduce the anxiety many dogs and other species suffer whenever they require medical care and have done behavioral evaluations as related to generalized and separation anxiety, resource guarding, and other behaviors that endanger the human-animal bond. As a trainer, I primarily focus on working with reactive dogs or those with behavior concerns in private sessions. I love to incorporate aspects of dog-sports (nosework and parkour in particular) into my training for confidence building with otherwise insecure dogs.