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Kristin Castro
Owner & Head Trainer/Behavior Specialist, Custom Canines (Founded 2015)
My early interest in behavior and cognitive processes originally led me to earning my bachelor’s degree in psychology and my master’s degree in psychotherapy. During that time, I fed a lifelong love of animals by working in the veterinary field where I gained experience with people, dogs, and cats for 12 years. I had always enjoyed the casual training of my family dogs and in 2013 acquired my second Australian Cattle Dog, Ash. His emotional reactive brain challenged me and ignited my interest in canine behavior modification. Ash and I reached our goals with dedication, research, consistency, the help of seasoned trainers, and plenty of trial and error. To this day, Ash has taught me more about dogs and myself than any book or research and continues to teach me and help me teach others daily.
In 2015, my passion for using my veterinary knowledge, school education, and experience training, led me to a three-month dog training apprenticeship which turned into a full time career. I continued building experience teaching basic obedience and behavioral modification through group classes, one-on-one lessons, and board and train for all ages and breeds of dogs and a wide range of behavior issues. I find it incredibly rewarding to assist dogs and their owners in overcoming personal challenges, building healthy relationships, and living happier lives together.
I am an advocate for continued learning and have attended courses and seminars on the canine brain, history, motivation, reactivity, aggression, human-canine and canine-canine relationships and communication, canine nutrition, canine-canine and canine-human play, proper use of a wide range of training tools, and more. In addition to my own experiences and research, I have learned technique and theory from other seasoned professionals in the field such as Michael Ellis, Nelson Hodges, Jay Jack, Pat Stuart, Ivan Balabanov, Ken Ramirez, and Sue Sternberg. I am a professional member of the IACP, and veterinarian backed and recommended.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my Australian Cattle Dogs, Ash and Rowan, hiking, herding, traveling, and training barn hunt, tricks and obedience. I also take pleasure in trail rides and obstacle courses with my horse Mick.
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