Karsyn has always had a love of animals. She grew up handling & caring for many different animals including dogs (of course), llamas, goats, horses & the list goes on. She loved them all, but it was never a secret that dogs were her favorite. Karsyn worked as an Advanced EMT for years, and when she had time, she enjoyed training & working with her own dogs, as well as dog sitting for her family, friends & co-workers, but what started as a hobby, quickly turned into more. After helping her roommate rehabilitate a 2-year-old pitbull named Beau, Karsyn quickly realized training dogs was her undeniable life’s passion. Beau had been mistreated in his previous home. The result was severe separation anxiety & fear-based aggression issues. There were a lot of long days and unanswered questions, but as time went on and training became more natural, Beau started to show tremendous improvement. There was nothing more rewarding to Karsyn than seeing the change in Beau’s confidence & improved relationship between him and his human. This experience led her to rescue one of her own dogs, Blue, from a shelter in August 2021. She has been training, socializing & building his confidence ever since. Karsyn has a very special place in her heart for shelter/rescue dogs. She wants to do whatever she can to help prevent the surrender of dogs to shelters and training is an amazing way to do that! Karsyn is a firm believer in a relationship-based perspective to create a solid foundation of trust between a dog & its human. She believes many dogs and owners alike, are misunderstood and she is here to help in any way possible! Karsyn lives in the Salt Lake valley with her husband & their two dog babies. They have a Border Collie/Lab mix named Missy & a German Shepherd/Aussie mix named Blue. During her downtime, Karsyn enjoys playing piano, cooking & outdoor activities with her dogs such as going to the dog park, camping & paddleboarding.