About Susan Mann, CCUI, FDM
Susan has had an interest in animals all her life, bringing home turtles and frogs and snakes, as a kid, and begging for a cat and then a dog. She even tried to teach her toads to read when she was 10!
When she bought her first home in in 1991, one of the first things she did was go to the shelter and get a dog, Pepper. While working as a nurse in the ICU, training Pepper was a great way to relax, and she soon got involved in the sport of Dog Agility, which was just taking off. She has stayed involved in Agility ever since, competing at both small and large events, and taught classes for various groups in the northeast before moving down to the Carolinas. Although she breeds and runs Border Collies now, she has experience with mixes that include hounds, terriers, and sporting dogs as well, and loves to work with different breeds and mixes.
Agility introduced Susan to the wider world of dog sports, dog behavior, and dog genetics. She has attended many seminars and classes both in person and online, and reads extensively, to expand her knowledge base and stay up to date on current research into various facets of dogs, with her more recent focus being on brain development in adolescence.
She runs a large FB group devoted to providing accurate information about Canine Genetics, and is a regular contributor to various forums devoted to all things dog. She also participates to some level in a variety of additional sports, including Herding, Barn Hunt, Parkour, Frisbee/UpDog, and Scentwork. She enjoys hiking with her dogs, and spending time with them while they run and
swim and play.
Susan brings this wide level of interest and knowledge about dogs, and combines them with over 30 years of experience as an RN, to treat each dog holistically as an individual, to figure out what makes each dog tick, and work with each family to bring out the best in their dog, using dog and family friendly techniques and games to help you have fun with your dog.
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