MEET THE TEAM
Owners:
KT Benard CPDT-KA
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Jon Benard CPDT-KA
Kathleen (KT) Benard has been working with dogs since 2007. KT is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, as well as an AKC Evaluator, APDT, PPG and IAABC associate member. KT is committed to using up-to-date positive reinforcement training, and continues her education by attending annual accredited conferences, and educational seminars presented by the nation's top positive trainers. KT has spent years working with multiple local shelters, rescues, veterinary offices, doggy day cares and pet shops. She volunteers much of her time to fostering homeless dogs, and helps to rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need.
Flash forward to 2013, KT met her now husband Jon Benard, who proposed to her one evening at a puppy transport station, while unloading rescue puppies off of a transportation truck. Jon is a Behavioral Health Specialist, and has spent years working with children with disabilities.
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Jon has also fostered and volunteered for multiple shelters and rescues,
and realized his passion for helping and training dogs professionally as well. He has worked in doggy day cares, and specializes in structured socialization, play-group supervising and dog-to-dog interactions. Jon also passed his Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed exam and continues his education in positive reinforcement training through webinars and seminars each year!
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In 2018, KT and Jon decided to make their dreams a reality. They moved to Windham, Maine, and opened a training facility next door to their home! Pawsitive Canine Care & Training is now a full service boarding, day-school and training operation. They are ecstatic and over-joyed to turn their passion into reality, and help dogs and their owners who are in need of quality care, and trust-worthy behavioral education.
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Together they have a daughter named Camrbia (also an aspiring dog-trainer), a pug mix named Puca, a border collie mix named Vanna, a shepherd mix named Impa, and a border collie named Capo! KT and the dogs compete in multiple different dog sports including Agility, Rally, Dock Diving, Scent work and more! In their spare time, Jon and KT enjoy going hiking and camping, and going on adventures together as a family!
Brooke Binion, CPDT-KA
Supervisor & Trainer
Brooke is one of our Supervisors and Certified Trainers here at PCCT. She has been a fabulous addition to our trainer team. Brooke has a special place in her heart for working line guardian breeds. She also enjoys working through cases with dogs who lack confidence and is the lead trainer for our Confidence Booster group class and day training program. In Brooke's "spare" time she is one busy lady! Brooke is the lead singer in a band called "The Worst"! If she is not busy traveling the country with her band, she is spending time with her 2 dogs! Brody (Great Pyrenees Mix) and Maxine (Xolo). We are very fortunate to have Brooke on our team!
Aiden Downs, CPDT-KA
Trainer
Aiden is one of our Certified Trainers here at PCCT! He has made a wonderful addition to our team! Aiden has worked with dogs in various daycare and training settings for about 5 years now. Aiden has two dogs, a Standard Poodle named Toby who is his service dog, and a new puppy Nova Scotia Duck Toller Retriever named Ax who he plans to compete in a variety of sports with. Aiden has a heart for those with young pups and hopes to extend his knowledge to local families who need help adapting to owning a new companion and raising them for a lifetime of success! We are very lucky to have Aiden on our training team!
PAWSITIVE CANINE CARE & TRAINING Welcomes You With Open Paws
Where your pet is part of our family