About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Compassionate Animal Learning was created in 2023 with the mission to provide quality training for animals everywhere. After the loss of our pitty, we found a mission and purpose through grief; to shape learning into a fun, effective, compassionate experience for all involved. Through compassionate training we aim to help caregivers forge and strengthen bonds with their animals while reducing recidivism rates to shelters for behavioral concerns. We continue our mission today, providing education, training, and research development all with the purpose to make the world a better place for the animals within it.
Our approach
We are strongly rooted in the science of Behavior Analysis. We focus on utilizing scientific, empirically supported techniques to ensure the highest quality care. As such, it is our goal and our mission to approach learning from a compassionate perspective for both you and your pet. We will never utilize techniques that cause harm including those that use pain, or fear including techniques that focus on intimidating them into behaviors we are requesting. Our belief is if we wouldn’t use it with a human, we shouldn’t use it with an animal and if you wouldn’t want to learn that way, they don’t either. We will instead focus on positive reinforcement and fear free training techniques to make learning exciting, engaging and compassionate for all involved!
About
My name is Dr. Etana berger
Dr. Berger is a Victoria Stilwell certified dog trainer and a Doctor of Applied Behavior Analysis in addition to being a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctorate level. She has over a decade of experience in the field of psychology and behavior working in human behavior and now, with her additional certifications, is focusing on animals too. She has a deep understanding of the behavior principles at work when assessing behavior and determining interventions. She is a published behavioral researcher in human behavior and is expanding her research into animal behavior. Dr. Berger has additionally served as a behavior consultant and veterinary assistant for one of the top local veterinary behaviorists gaining more experience and knowledge for severe animal behavior cases. Dr. Berger approaches care in a warm, welcoming way, stressing the importance of open communication during training to bring the best quality of life to furry (or scaly or feathery) friends and their families.
