About Kristin | DesirableDogTraining

At the age of 7, Kristin got her first dog, Ghost. At age 8, Kristin and Ghost started in 4H obedience where later on they would go on to win Grand Champion. After many years and advancing through all the obedience levels 4H had to offer, Kristin wondered what else she could do with her dog. She became curious about different ways of training and learned about positive reinforcement. Kristin and Ghost began their journey into the AKC world and discovered Rally and Agility.

After Ghost retired from show life, Zeus came into the picture. What worked for Ghost was set to be tested with Zeus. Zeus became a pivotal point in Kristin’s training. She became extremely curious about dog training, agility, and dog behavior. Kristin got the opportunity to learn from and be coached by Susan Garrett, leading online dog trainer of positive reinforcement.

With the saying, “You can learn something from everyone but you can’t learn everything from one person,” Kristin’s curiosity continued to grow. The thrill of deep diving into a dog training aspect or handling technique in agility is exciting for her. Kristin has gone to Pennsylvania and learned from multi-gold medalist in agility, Jessica Ajoux, Perry DeWitt, and Emily Klarman. Kristin has personally learned from OneMind Dog’s leading coaches Tuulia Liuhto and Timo Liuhto. Kristin says, “Learning in person from Tuulia and Timo are game changers. Tuulia, Timo, Emily, Perry, and Jessica all have an eye for specific detail. I was very fortunate to learn from them and gain experience having the ‘eye for detail’.”

Kristin has a passion for training dogs and understanding their behavior. She is creative in problem solving and deeply enjoys finding solutions for both dogs and humans. She is compassionate and empathetic and works hard to make sure both dog and human are enjoying their learning and training experience.

Kristin and her husband, Blake, single-handedly created the training field. "I am extremely excited to bring positive reinforcement to southeast Idaho as well as the finest agility field in Idaho. In creating the agility field, dog's safety was the number one concern. Leveled field with rubber infill artificial turf creating the cushion for dog's joints as they run full out and jump. All equipment is the top of the line, competition grade, with contacts having cushion inside them. I am really seeing my dream come to life with Desirable Dog Training thanks to my husband and all his hard work building it."

Kristin’s Achievements with her dogs:

Ghost:

(4H - 6 years)