I am originally from the countryside of Iowa where we had a colony of cats as I grew up, which only increase my interest and fascination with the animals we share this planet with. That interest lead me to the Anthrozoology program at Carroll College where I trained with a shelter dog and achieved the American Kennel Club Intermediate Trick Title in the six months I had with him before he found his forever home. During that same time I also puppy raised a PTSD service dog who is now placed with a veteran and helping them live a better life. And as my Senior project, I kitten raised and trained my own personal cat and training partner, Professor. I have also focused my Biology degree to help me understand the different ways that animals experience and interact with the world that they live in.