Senior Trainer

Megan always had a love for animals growing up. She would come home with toads, and turtles that she would find around her home in rural Illinois. Her love for animals grew with the cats and dogs that her family had throughout her childhood. She thought about pursuing a veterinary degree, but chose music instead.

Megan attended Illinois State University and double majored in music education and saxophone performance. She loved the creativity and expression that music gave her, but she wanted to help people, so she went into teaching. At her first teaching job in 2015, Megan adopted a German Shepherd named Loki from a shelter. He had a horrible start to life, and as a result, he did not trust people. Megan began reading books, watching videos, listening to podcasts, and attending in-person classes to try and help Loki. In 2018, Loki passed his Canine Good Citizen test! Loki then began training to be a service dog for Megan to help her with her mobility issues from a degenerative joint disease.

Like many of the staff, Megan took a class at Believe in Dog Training and became a Believer. She wants to help dogs and their humans deepen their relationship and understanding of one another through training.