[email protected] West Metro Twin Cities– Minneapolis, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Hopkins, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park, St. Louis Park, Excelsior, Golden Valley, Edina, Bloomington, and moreSarah (She/Her) was born and raised in the Twin Cities. While her school days were spent in the metro area, she spent much of her summers in the outdoors of greater Minnesota. From a young age, she was curious, relishing in learning about the science of the world around her. As she neared adulthood, Sarah’s ideas for a career narrowed to working in psychology or with animals. When she chose to become a veterinary technician and discovered the area of veterinary behavior medicine and behavior therapy for pets, she was overjoyed that there was an interdisciplinary field that married her desire to help people and animals.Sarah became a Certified Veterinary Technologist in 2010 while working at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center. In 2011, she began work in a 10+ doctor primary veterinary clinic,



where she solidified her passion for behavioral care when she saw how the human-animal bond can be strengthened with a better understanding of how different species communicate (humans, too). In 2019, Sarah began working full time for Veterinary Behavior Specialties of MN, helping hundreds of families work toward their behavior goals. Since 2019, Sarah has acquired several specialty certifications in animal behavior, which fortify the spectrum of resources and knowledge she shares with the families she helps.“Coaching is a work of heart” is how I approach the pets and people I work with While there are many approaches to training and behavior change, focusing on teaching a pet what to do is as crucial as knowing what you don’t want your pet to do. It’s often easier to promote those “to-do’s” with a better understanding of your pet’s natural behaviors by following the L.E.G.S. and “Least Inhibitive, Functionally Effective (LIFE)” models.The L.E.G.S.

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