Manager/Trainer

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Jourdan was born and raised in Santa Cruz County, California. Her passion and love for animals has been ingrained in her from a very young age. She has owned and appreciated high drive breeds growing up and has a natural ability to interact and train dogs. The beginning of Jourdan’s career in canine training started with her seeking a higher level of training for her own Australian Cattle Dogs. She took them to an obedience/agility class at a local police K9 training Facility. While participating in these classes the owner/canine trainer of 30 years, offered Jourdan her first apprenticeship. He saw great potential and talent in her from the moment she brought her dogs out. Upon completion she taught private/group classes in obedience, protection, and agility. Along with board and training dogs for behavior modification, mobility and medical alert service dogs, and puppy raising. When her first mentor tragically passed away, she was absolutely captivated by dog training and wanted to learn as much as she could about protection sports. Jourdan started going to any training seminar/workshop she could with her own dogs. In doing so she was able to train with some of the best, most inspiring dog trainers from both the US and Europe and compete with her own dogs putting her training to the test. Jourdan has now competed at a national and International level with her Belgian Malinois.

She was able to take advanced obedience techniques from the sport trainers, and her experience training for other pet training companies to create her dog training packages. These packages target what pet owners need to truly enjoy their pets at home and in public. At this point in her career, Jourdan expects to see dogs in her balanced training program engaged, confident and progressing quickly. She will continue to expand her training knowledge throughout her career, there is always new tools and techniques being created. Jourdan feels that training should start where the dog is at, with respect for the dogs point of view is important. This way she can help both dog and owner find a way to better communicate and build a stronger bond. "Any relationship needs balance, respect and communication it is no different with your canine companion."

-Jourdan Murphy