Casey Buckley CPDT-KA

Casey Buckley ( She/Her, They/Them ) is owner, founder of WPCreativepets and has been training dogs of all breeds since 2002 starting with service dogs.  She is a CPTD-KA force free  fear free trainer. She specializes in reactive and aggressive dogs, those with a lack of socialization, history of trauma, abuse, neglect, or dogs that have been in dog fights and need any form of rehabilitation.   Her background is in trauma as a trauma therapist and knowledge of how trauma not only affects the human body/development and the brain has helped in teaching clients how it also impacts social development of dogs, their brains, physiological arousal , animal behavior. Casey works with clients on developing new skills/methods to shape changes in behavior as well as creating new neuropathways for sustainable change in a dog’s interactions with any environment through positive reinforcement, behavioral modification, and clicker training.     Casey also has an extensive history working with service animals including training medical, psychiatric, allergen detection, & mobility service dogs. Casey has a service dog of her own, Max who is a multipurpose service dog and has worked with a variety of individuals with medical, physical, and psychiatric disabilities. She offers a unique perspective on dealing with disability every day and the impact service dogs can have on regaining substantial independence. She offers special rates to veterans in need of service dog training.     

Online Class Modality is it for me?

This is a question that I get a lot! Online classes are not for everyone. However my classes are laid out for all types of learning styles. They offer detailed written out syllabus, videos for examples, regular homework to submit so I can keep you on track and review your progress, office hours, live classes and lastly group community spaces for people working on similar issues or classes that you are working on ! Community support is a huge part of dog training. Training is hard and it can feel very isolating. Finding peers that can support you and building a supportive community is a huge part of my work.

If there are any special accommodations that you need for training I will be happy to make them work, just reach out and tell me what would be helpful!