Jennen Herbst

About

Jennen has been involved in training her own dogs and an assistant in other classes for many years. When our new Green Meadows location opened, she decided to take over as the head training and lead classes on her own. She was recently named the "Best Trainer in Missouri - 2023" and one of the "Top 5 Trainers in the United States" through Sniffspot. Jennen is certified through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers. She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild, Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is Fear Free Certified, an approved AKC evaluator, and a Dog Bite Prevention Educator through the Doggone Safe Program. She has completed courses in Empowerment and Handling Skills which includes safety and handling, canine communication, recognizing fear/stress/anxiety and defensive handling. She also is dog/cat CPR/first aid certified. She is currently enrolled at the Grisha Stewart Academy working towards her CBATI-KA designation. She is really excited to bring these training methods into the program. She hopes to be finished this fall. In May 2021, Jennen graduated with a Masters degree in Public Health through the University of Missouri choosing to go with the veterinary path. Her goal is to work with the community through workshops and low cost training to help keep dogs in homes and out of shelters, saving more animals in the long run. She has created a few programs that work with both kids and adults to help them learn how to read their body language and the situation to reduce the chance of dog bites.