Nicole’s journey in dog training began at the age of 15, when she began volunteering at a local Animal Rescue to help dogs get adopted. While completing her final years of high school, she later pursued an apprenticeship under a professional service dog trainer, specializing in training dogs to ADI standards for individuals with autism, physical disabilities, and veterans dealing with TBI/PTSD.

In 2022, Nicole earned a B.S. in biology, and while in college worked as a veterinary assistant and volunteered with her dog “pancakes” at local hospices and assisted living facilities as a therapy dog team. Post-graduation, Nicole transitioned to wildlife detection, working as a handler with her dog “Bowser” to survey wind farms for avian and bat fatalities in collaboration with an environmental consulting firm. Nicole is also training as a protection decoy having completed 3 deadpool decoy seminars, as well as attending continuing education seminars hosted by leaders in the industry such as Carlos Ramirez, Justin Rigney, Mike Nezbeth, and Tyler Peterson.

She is training to compete in the dog sport of PSA and enjoys training protection dogs as well as sport dogs. Nicole enjoys working with working dogs of all backgrounds and helping pet owners achieve harmony with their dog.