Meet the Balanced Life K9 Training Crew!
Our mission is to help YOU live a better life with your dog!
We strive to teach dog owners how to effectively communicate and work with their canine companions to help alleviate the stress and problems so many families are struggling with when trying to train and live happy lives with their pups.

What sets us apart is our open minded-ness in exploring all 
avenues of training to find the BEST way for you to get results!
We have personal experience, having struggled in the past with our own family companions, that helps us truly understand and relate to what you are going through. We know how frustrating it is trying to get results that seem hopelessly out of reach.

Our main focus is helping families with their pets!
We want to see more people able to enjoy doing things with and spending time with their dogs instead of dreading simple activities like going for a walk, having friends/family over and getting their dog to follow basic commands around distractions.

Meet the Trainers:

Christina Doughty

Owner/Founder & Head Trainer
Always having shared a special connection with animals, Tina has been training from a very young age!
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  • Professional Memeber of the International Association of Canine Professionals
  • Experience Training and Competing in canine sports
  • Previous Horse Training and Barn management experience
  • Training experience in:
    canine tricks, basic obedience, advanced obedience, off leash, behavior modification, dock diving and agility
  • Loves teaching and shaping young puppies in training
  • Experience running and managing a large scale K9 training and boarding facility
  • Attends regular seminars and workshops with world renowned trainers always seeking to learn more and improve her personal skills in training and handling

Jeremy Thompson

Assistant Trainer & Kennel Manager
An outdoor enthusiast and animal lover, training came naturally to Jeremy when he first started!
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  • Associate Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals
  • Experience running and managing a large scale K9 training and boarding facility
  • Attends regular seminars and workshops with world renowned trainers always seeking to learn more and improve his personal skills in training and handling
  • Loves playing fetch, tug and fun relationship building games with all the dogs in training
  • Enjoys participating in and attending the Green Mountain Iron Dog race in Vermont with his dog Lucky

Animal Assistants:
Our training would not be what it is without the help of our
​personal animals working with all of our clients dogs!
Canine Side Kicks

Pepper:
The oldest of the group!
The Border Collie.
He is a typical Border Collie, high energy (even in his older age) and always looking to help out with training, work hard and loves being given a job!  Not a fan of sitting still or being left out of any activities.
FETCH ADDICT!

Lucky:
The Middle Child!
The cute little grey boy.
He is one of our original behavior modification cases who has made amazing progress living a structured lifestyle.
He loves snuggling, being covered with blankets and FETCH!

Sheena:
Youngest and spunkiest!
The crazy brindle girl.
She is a perfect combination of couch potato and crazy athlete.  Always ready to snuggle and sleep in or to jump around like a fool!  She was a troubled rescue pup who we fostered (and failed) and has been a joyful addition to the family ever since.
She loves eating, sniffing, dock diving and of course FETCH!
Feline Side Kicks

Cali:
Our senior kitty!
She pretty much hides from the new arrivals until they are behaving calmly and under control.
She LOVES being pet from head to toe (even having her belly rubbed).
She has a strange addiction to taking naps and sleeping throughout the day in our dogs empty crates!

Kerrigan:
The younger, well known Dog Training Cat!
She is a confident, but skilled reader of dog body language and always knows which trainee's are safe to taunt and which to avoid and keep distance from.
She enjoys playing with anything on the floor, batting it around with her paws and getting into mischief.
She loves sun bathing and trying to sneak outside to explore the great outdoors when she gets the opportunity.

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