After adopting her first dog Huck, Alison’s priorities changed.

Subjected to abuse in his previous life, Huck required intensive training and conditioning. Through this process, Alison realized her true passion—learning to speak “dog”. Now that Huck is (usually) a well-balanced and relaxed pup, Alison needed a new challenge. Adopting Sonar, a deaf dog provided said challenge and also solidified her desire to train dogs of all kinds and their human counterparts. Receiving formal training through the CanineLink Training & Behavior Academy was an incredibly worthwhile endeavor, and Alison is thrilled to be the Curriculum Coordinator for CanineLink. Alison is also a dog walker and cat caregiver with Chicago Pet Sitters and a Junior Trainer for AnimalSense. Additionally, she volunteers with Safe Humane Court Case Dogs and Animal Welfare League. Alison is also a Certification Instructor for Dog*tec Dog Walking Academy in Chicago!

 

A lifelong learner, Alison graduated with her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2010 and her Bachelors of Philosophy from Miami University in 2007. Alison’s other hobbies include walking around the city with Huck and Sonar, drinking coffee and craft beers, reading fiction, writing book reviews for Booklist.com, developing training protocols for deaf dogs and stuffing a mean Kong.