In this episode, Rikke Brogaard shares her case story of Doodle, a young terrier mix who was suffering from a debilitating case of the urban jitters in Brooklyn, NY. Listen to how Rikke and her client creatively use every tool available to them to carve out a life for Doodle where he could feel safe and supported.

Rikke's bio:
Rikke has trained dogs and their humans since 2002, and has operated her own New York-based dog training and behavior business since 2004. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Pat Miller Certified Trainer, and a certified Family Dog Mediator who currently supports  clients from all over the world virtually. She is also a Fear Free Certified trainer. 

In 2012 Rikke co-founded the NY Force Free Trainers where she, and two close colleagues mentored and taught aspiring dog trainers. She is supremely proud that several previous students have become rock stars within the Force Free training community,  who are now themselves helping dogs and humans. 

For a period of over four years  Rikke had the unique opportunity to work weekly with the three full-time facility dogs at Mt Sinai ’s Children’s Hospital in New York City. She trained both the staff and the dogs, and helped the handlers create schedules, activities, and skills for the dogs that ensured ample time for decompression, enrichment, and lots of fun in-between their patient and staff support duties. 

A native of Denmark who originally went to Copenhagen Business School with the goal of becoming a translator at the UN, Rikke speaks four languages fluently and can read and get by in two more languages. Turns out the translating she was always meant to do was between dogs and their humans.

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Links:
@rikkebdogtraining on Instagram

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