1 Hour One-on-One Virtual Consultation

Kendra is a gluten-detection dog handler. She trained her dog, Suki, through Willow Service Dogs under Dawn Scheu. As a blogger and social media content creator, Kendra discovered the hunger for more information regarding training service dogs, specifically gluten-detection dogs. Kendra also hears tragic stories almost weekly from people who tried to train a dog either on their own or through a trainer, and ended up with a sad story of a dog that was completely untrained.

Professionally, she designs education and training programs for corporations. She decided to take her knowledge of training and develop some courses to answer the questions she had prior to training a gluten-detection dog. She also wanted to help others not make the same mistakes she made on her journey.

Because of the lack of information regarding training a service dog, and the expense of training, Kendra decided to partner with her good friend and fellow service dog trainer, Kari Bastyr, to design a series of courses to educate potential handlers on what they need to know prior to making the full commitment of training a service dog.

Education and Credentials

• B.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Masters Degree in Animal Behavior and Applied Behavior Analysis​
• Gluten Detection Service Dog Trainer, completed an internship with Dawn Scheu of Willow Service Dogs
• Certified by International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
• Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist from the Feed Real Institute
• A licensed VSPDT trainer with Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training
• Member of the Animal Behavior Society & the Pet Professional Guild
• Certified Pet Nutrition Specialist, and completed a Masters Class in Canine Nutrition

I am the founder of Wag & Train Dog Behavior & Nutrition and co-founder of Celiac Service Dogs. I am certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, a Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist from the Feed Real Institute, a licensed VSPDT dog behavior consultant with Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training, a member of the Animal Behavior Society, a member of the Pet Professional Guild, and a professional member of O.D.O.R Service Dogs. My chocolate Labrador, Birdie, is a gluten detection dog who trained with Willow Service Dogs. I also completed an internship in gluten detection with Dawn Scheu, of Willow Service Dogs. I am a certified Pet Nutrition Specialist, and have completed a Masters Class in Canine Nutrition.