Credentials

• AKC Breeder Program — Participation in the American Kennel Club's breeder program.
• Home Breeding Experience — Previous Shih Tzu breeding experience and a dedicated focus on ethical Havanese breeding.
• Positive-Reinforcement Training — Committed to reward-based methods, respectful handling, trust-building, and individualized training.
• Early Puppy Development & Socialization — Focused on positive early experiences, confidence-building, and preparing puppies for life with their future families.
• AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy — Achievement in foundational puppy training and socialization.
• Virtual Home Manners Puppy — Achievement in foundational home manners training.
• Canine Grooming — Hands-on grooming and coat care for her own dogs.
• AKC Best of Breed — Conformation achievement recognizing breed type and presentation.
• Canine Good Citizen (CGC) — Demonstrated canine manners and responsible-dog skills.
• Obedience & Trick Training — Hands-on experience training and developing dogs' skills
• Advanced Trick Dog Title — Demonstrated advanced trick-training skills and canine teamwork.
• Fit Dog Title — Recognition of canine fitness and conditioning accomplishments.
• Virtual Home Manners Adult — Achievement in adult-dog home manners training.
• Service-Dog Training Skills — Experience training for medical alert and response, pressure and grounding support, and panic prevention in public settings.
• Public-Access Training — Experience preparing and training dogs to navigate public environments.
• Behavioral Rehabilitation — Successfully rehabilitated a rescue dog with fear-based aggression through three years of dedicated work.
• AKC Junior Handler — Early foundation in canine handling, presentation, and conformation.