The Underbite Blog

Zoe loves hiking, agility, fetch, trick training, playing along the beach, and hanging out with her dog friends. She has an excellent memory and knows 53 different cues and rising. We are learning how to dance together and I'll jealously admit she has better moves than I do.

Just like people, she has her interesting quirks. She loves watching birds, digging up gophers, barking at children playing outside, sitting awkwardly on the arm of the couch, and howling as we come home. She's almost 3 years old now, and still has that puppy energy. She runs the house and has us well trained. We love her all the same.

I am a young, animal behavior enthusiast who is currently working towards becoming an Animal Behavior Counselor and earning my CPDT. Raised in the military, I have moved to 9 different states and 3 countries in my lifetime. I met and married my husband, Adam, after my family moved to Virginia. We continue to move every 2 years and explore the world while we can. Eventually I hope to settle down somewhere.

I begun my interest in working with dogs at a local rescue, Small Miracles Cat and Dog Rescue. Starting as a volunteer, then as a kennel attendant for 1.5 years, I gained a lot of knowledge about dogs in a kennel environment, different dog temperaments, the basics of running a rescue, and common illnesses and treatments in dogs. It was so much fun getting to know the dogs and volunteers who worked there.

Eventually I became an Adoption Counselor and began to run dog adoptions for the rescue. I learned a lot about people, what brings them to rescue, what makes for a good rescue dog home, and why some dogs come back. I worked with adopters on the training they would need to implement for their new rescue pups and helped create educational information for the adopters to take home with them.