K9 Lifeline

Meet K9 Lifeline's Team:

Heather Beck

Founder of K9 Lifeline, Heather has been working with dogs since 1995. Her experience ranges from Animal Control Officer to fostering dogs for adoption to running her own large breed and pitbull rescue. She combines that experience with a degree in Human Psychology and Social Science. This enables her to successfully connect with the owner to teach the psychology behind a dog's behavior, creating better communication with "man's best friend". Most importantly, she gets results, as indicated by greatful clients and impressed veterinarians.

Heather has been trained and mentored by some of the "Best in the Business" including Martin Deeley, the Executive Director of the International Association of Canine Professionals. Martin is very well recognized through out the dog training world and has many accomplishments under his belt including United Kingdom Gundog Trainer of the Year 2007, this is a lifetime achievement award, and a great honor. Martin also wrote the forward to his friend Cesar Millan’s book- Cesar’s Way. Cesar “The Dog Whisperer” inscribed the book he gave to Martin “To a Man of Honor; From a Man Honored.” Heather has also been through intense training in Cesar Millan's methods by one of the few people trained directly by Cesar.

She strives to always keep up to date with the most initiative methods of working with dogs and people by attending workshops and seminars across the country. Not only a student, she is an accomplished teacher and offers many opportunities to not just work with dogs, but people, including a school for trainers, workshops at K9 Lifeline, through out the country and internationally. She enjoys working with shelters and rescues across the country teaching them how to better work with the dogs in their care. Heather spends time working with Saga Humane Society in Belize as an Animal Control Officer, helping to trap packs of feral dogs and cats. Heather is also an intricate part of the Best Friends Animal Society's Training Partners Program.

Heather has been trained in many aspects of working with dogs and adjusts the training to match each dog and client.
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