Anna has been working with dogs for over a decade. She began in rescue, consulting on behavior cases and serving as the Community Outreach Coordinator for Mighty Mutts.  

Before joining Paws For Thought, Anna worked for 7 years at School For the Dogs in NYC as a Behavior Therapy Trainer and the Group Class Manager. She is also a Mentor Trainer for students at CATCH Canine Trainers Academy.  Anna's heart lies with dogs with behavior concerns. She strives to empower both dogs and their guardians through patience, empathy, and effective communication.  

Anna is a trainer who has personal experience living with and loving dogs with behavior challenges, including dogs with dog reactivity, stranger danger, severe resource guarding, and urban anxiety.  Her mix of professional and personal experience has given her a deep understanding of the challenges that are present when caring for a dog with behavior concerns. Anna specializes in fear based anxiety and aggression, separation anxiety, and also has a love for tricks training. Anna uses positive reinforcement-based methods and science-based training techniques to help reduce fear, anxiety and stress in dogs, and works to give both humans and dogs the tools they need to effectively communicate.