ABOUT BRIAN

IN-HOME STRESS-FREE TRAINING FOR YOUR DOG AND YOU

I have been passionate about animals my entire life. As a child, our house was a menagerie – dogs, cats, birds, fish, ferrets, hamsters, snakes, and the occasional turtle. A native South Floridian, even our swimming pool was (deliberately) transformed into a pond with fish and crawfish.

After earning a degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in my other passion, photography, that’s the path my career took. Then, in 2001, I paired my two passions and launched Professional Pet Photography. Over those years I have photographed thousands of dogs and cats for other pet lovers like myself.

In 2010, I began photographing dogs for a local animal shelter. On a weekly basis, I would visit the shelter, set up a little studio, and take photos of the adorable dogs ready for adoption. I like to think my work helped place countless dogs into forever homes. I remain actively involved with this important work.

After nearly two decades spent photographing thousands of dogs, I learned that being kind and gentle, rather than mean and forceful, was much more effective to get that perfect photograph.  
 
While at the shelter, I would hear from adopters who had training and behavior questions about their newly adopted dogs. At first, I would just give advice and teach the clients what I had learned over the years. I eventually started providing private training sessions, and soon decided to become a fulltime dog trainer.

I researched the top schools and methodologies of animal training. This led me to the Karen Pryor Clicker Training Academy. Considered the foremost expert in the field, Karen is credited with the modern-day advancement of this science-based methodology of animal training.

Becoming a certified clicker training professional has elevated my training skills and knowledge and furthered my passion for healthy people-pet interactions. And with each new client, I still get to shoot “that perfect shot” of their adorable pet.