Jill Marie O’Brien, CPDT-KA

Jill Marie O’Brien, CPDT-KA

Jill Marie has been working with and training dogs since 1987. Jill Marie spent fourteen years as Director of Behavior and Training for spcaLA. During her tenure with spcaLA, she supervised the creation and development of that agency's first Animal Behavior and Training Department. Jill Marie also developed a Canine Behavior Assessment protocol used for the evaluation of the shelter dogs housed at the agency. 

Jill Marie's years of dog training experience includes agility, tracking, Animal Assisted Therapy, Schutzhund and canine detection training, along with many hours of K9 Nose Work™ development and instruction. Her training philosophy is one of building strong working relationships and bonds between dogs and their handlers using positive, fun and motivational techniques. She believes education for the humans is as important as education for the canines. Jill Marie is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, long time member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and is a facilitator for the Southern California Dog Trainers Forum. Jill Marie is co-founder of the National Association of Canine Scent Work, LLC™ and the sport of K9 Nose Work™.

Jill Marie and her dog Beckett are a nationally certified Narcotics Detection Team and took 1st place, novice division in the Oxnard Police K9 Inaugural Trial, 2009. She has been a long-time agility enthusiast have competed at the USDAA's Grand Prix of Dog Agility.

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