Meet The Trainers
Meet John.
Co-Founder | Trainer | Lebanon, NJ
John began working with dogs in 2012 as a veterinary technician while studying pre-veterinary medicine at Rutgers University. His interests began to shift from medicine to canine behavior as he noticed the amount of dogs coming into the hospital medically fine, but psychologically struggling. John enrolled in the Tom Rose School for Dog Trainers and is a Professional Graduate of the class of 2016. After graduation, John worked with a Master Trainer before co-founding Canine Connection.
Meet Kristina.
Co-Founder | Trainer | Hamilton, NJ
Kristina became interested in dog behavior and psychology when she adopted her golden retriever, who was extremely fearful of humans and acting out aggressively toward other dogs. When she was told by other trainers that he was a hopeless case, Kristina began attending dog psychology workshops and volunteering at local shelters to learn all she could about helping dogs achieve balance. She enrolled in Animal Behavior College, where she completed her training to become a certified dog trainer. She co-founded Canine Connection with the goal of showing as many dog owners as possible that no dog is a hopeless case.