Welcome to Pawsome Pet Pal, your trusted guide for transforming your relationship with your pet into one of tail-wagging or slow-blinking joy.
I’m Jennifer Pallanich (pronounced Pal-a-nitch), a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge & Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA). My mission at Pawsome Pet Pal is simple: to empower you to build an extraordinary bond with your furry companion. Whether you’re seeking training tips, information, strategies to inject more fun into your pet’s life, or help for a behavior problem, you’ve come to the right place.
What you’ll find here:
Practical guidance: Access valuable insights into pet behavior, communication, and psychology to deepen your bond and prevent behavioral issues.
Enriching lifestyle ideas: Unleash your pet’s inner joy with fun activities, games, and enrichment strategies.
Effective training tips: Discover proven methods and approaches to train your pet with kindness and respect.
Guiding beliefs:
- People and animals alike are always doing the best they can with what they have at any given moment. When they know better, they do better.
- Trust, respect, love, and positive reinforcement form the foundation of extraordinary pet relationships.
- Positive reinforcement is the gold standard for effective training. It fosters stronger bonds, builds desired behaviors faster and promotes lasting results.
My journey
My passion for animal welfare blossomed when I started volunteering at a no-kill animal shelter in Houston in 2017. Witnessing the transformative power of positive reinforcement ignited my desire to help pets and their human companions achieve harmonious coexistence. I gave my life to dog and embraced my calling to the world of dog and cat training. I immersed myself in the science and art of behavior modification through the magic of positive reinforcement and earned my CPDT-KA and CPDT-KSA certifications through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. I earned a Fear Free Shelter certification to help reduce stress in shelter pets. I am also belong to the International Association of Behavior Consultants.
My learning didn’t stop there. Driven by my unwavering belief that “when we know better, we do better,” I’ve made a lifelong commitment to continuous education. This dedication to staying at the forefront of animal behavior and training ensures that I provide my clients with the most up-to-date, science-based methods and approaches.
Why I do what I do
I founded Pawsome Pet Pal with the mission of helping humans forge unbreakable bonds with their furry companions. I do what I do because I found that Venn Diagram of what I’m good at and love doing, what other people and their pets need, and what helps make the world a better place.
To connect, email me at jenpetpal@gmail.com.