Bio
About CindySince 2009
Dog Help Now:
Love of Training Dogs and People
my story
With over 25 years of experience in business leadership, coaching, and training, I have always been passionate about helping people grow. My strong background as the Director of Leadership and Training at the San Jose Conservation Corps, my time as a military recruiter, and my dog training certification from IACP, have given me a deep understanding of leadership, communication, and behavioral development—naturally leading me to my true calling: developmental rehabilitative dog coaching.
Since 2009, I have been dedicated to helping dogs and their humans to build stronger, more fulfilling relationships through behavior-focused work. My approach goes beyond standard obedience. I believe in empowering owners to truly bond with their dogs by fostering trust, clear communication, corrective discipline, and reward.
Training doesn’t just happen in a session, it continues when you go home, when you are in the car, going to the vet, or facing real-world challenges without a trainer by your side. That’s why I focus on providing owners with the resiliency and the confidence to approach their dog’s behaviors in everyday life, in a new way. Using their emotions and tools, while keeping the fun, turning the “I can’t” into “I can” through games and playtime. My honest and straightforward approach ensures that owners understand not just what to do, but why it works, and why it matters. Creating lasting change for both dog and human.
A happy, confident dog starts with a strong human/dog communication. I guide owners in decoding their dog’s body language and emotional cues, helping them respond with empathy and clarity. Our own emotions and feelings play a significant role in how we communicate with our dogs—frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty can impact our ability to train effectively. By addressing both the human and the dog in the training process, I help strengthen the bond between them, leading to a more harmonious relationship.
At Dog Help Now, my mission is to set both dogs and their humans up for success, ensuring a relationship built on understanding, trust and mutual respect that lasts a lifetime.
What Drives Cindy
Our Mission
My mission as a dog trainer is to bring together my love of people, dogs and leadership to educate and facilitate happier, healthier relationships between our canine companions and the people who love them. I believe that our canine companions give us an incredible gift even with the most difficult of issues. The challenges they present can offer us opportunities to know ourselves and our families better. They can become a powerful catalyst for change in our lives if we are able to see, listen and learn.”
This website was redesigned
In Memory of my beloved Papa Ace
RIP 1/14/2018
Rescue dog abused before his new family took him in.
We started working with Cindy after an incident with our 2 yr old Dalmatian, Speckles. We had gotten him at 18 months old from our local dog shelter. After we brought him into our home it became apparent that our dog had been abused by previous owners. We knew he was hard of hearing, but he also had trust and fear issues.
Cindy came into our home to work with us, so she was able to see behaviors that never showed up in the training classes we took our dog to. Cindy helped us see the link between what we thought were small unrelated behavioral issues and how to overcome them, the best way possible for us. She worked with us and our dog to make sure that we saw and understood his particular behavior issues and how do address them. She came back regularly to monitor our progress and help us through the rough spots as they came up. Cindy taught us how to be pack leaders; without her we probably would not have been able to keep our dog. We are forever grateful to her and have her back periodically to make sure we are all still on track.