Author. Professional Dog Trainer. Presenter.

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Updates:

Training with Melissa!

Melissa is BACK – training now in Southern Maine! All in-person work will be through the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk, ME. If you’d like to consult virtually, that option is still available, though limited. Feel free to contact Melissa here to inquire.

“BewilderBeasts”:
Melissa’s new podcast project!

Melissa has been busy during COVID19. She volunteered to help kids in Somerville city by instructing a 5-week program on amazing animals (the playlist is available for free on YouTube for everyone to enjoy). But, to keep curious kids and their adults company during a long international crisis, she turned that class into a weekly podcast with deeper dives on these amazing animals who changed history, evolved interesting features or have helped humanity! The 6th (and final season) of BewilderBeasts will drop at the end of 2023, but all previously recorded episodes are available in most podcast apps, and are always available for download at BewilderBeastsPod.com. Feel free to share with your curious friends!

PACT Conference: University of Winchester, UK!

Melissa is so pleased to have been invited to the PACT conference in October 2023, as a speaker on all things #CityDogs! This will be her first international speaking engagement and to say she’s over the moon is an understatement. To be able to speak to the folks at PACTDogs in the UK, an organization she really wishes was available in the US, is a dream come true. Additional speakers include Grisha Stewart (SQUEE!), Sindoor Pangal (YesYesYesYesYes), Tom Candy (OMG), Dr. Amber Batson (EEEEEK!), and more! If you’re in the UK or can make an excuse to go – definitely come. It’s the best one- day conference of the year! More about the DogX Conference by PACT, here.

Barks from the Bookshelf PODCAST!

“Barks from the Bookshelf” invited Melissa to have a chat! It was so lovely – have a listen!  And DEFINITELY go back and listen to Nat and Steve’s conversations with Patricia McConnell, Ken Ramirez, Clive Wynne, Zazie Todd, and more! More information about subscribing to this must-listen podcast for dog trainers and dog owners alike can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

Melissa is working on another book!

This is geared towards those who are interested in working with animals professionally (basically, the things “they” don’t tell you about being a dog trainer).