I'm Biggi
This is me:
I ask a lot of questions, mostly the kind that lead to real connection and “a-ha” moments. I’m endlessly curious about dogs, humans, and how we can better understand each other. Especially when things get loud, tense, or messy - hello, reactivity!
I support dog guardians (like you!) who want to feel more confident, calm, and connected, especially if your dog tends to overreact to... well, everything.
I mix force-free, relationship-based training with coaching and nervous system know-how, because it’s not just about what your dog does. It’s also about how you feel.
You won’t find rigid methods or one-size-fits-all plans here. I show up with structure and softness, meeting each dog-human team right where they are. Together, we find what works for both of you.
Want to see if we click? Book a free 30-minute Zoom chat. I’d love to meet you.
My journey with Nana, Charlie & lucia
In March 2011, my very first dog,
Nana, came into my life. She was five years old, a little German Shepherd with half a nose, a shortened upper jaw, and a broken lower one. To me, she was perfect — my “dream child.” Nana arrived with quiet confidence, slipping so naturally into my life. Apart from her fear of trains, she was beautifully uncomplicated. What a gift she was I only fully understood later. Her time with me was short, just under two years, before I lost her suddenly to lymphoma.
Only a few months after Nana, Charlie joined us. He was just nine months old, found on a Spanish highway with broken front legs. With him, my path of living with “special needs dogs” deepened. Charlie carried many challenges — reactivity on the leash, separation anxiety after Nana’s passing, and an overwhelming sensitivity to the world around him. I used to call him my “ADHD rascal.”
Charlie was, without a doubt, my greatest teacher. Through him, I became a dog trainer. He led me to mindfulness. He held up a mirror, showing me my own role in his behavior. And he taught me the most important lesson of all: that my job was not to change him. My job was simply to accept and love him as he was. In June 2024, at the age of 13 years and 7 months, Charlie left this world with his head resting in my hands.
Three months later, Lucia entered my life — another German Shepherd, five years old, with her own health conditions: severe hip dysplasia on one side and an artificial hip on the other. With Lucia, I continue exactly where Charlie left off — with acceptance and love. Like Charlie, she finds the world a little too much at times. Like him, she struggles with big vehicles, other animals, and being left alone. But also like him, she is joyful, affectionate, and deeply connected to people.
With her, I step into the next chapter. I don’t yet know all the lessons she will bring, but I am endlessly grateful for the chance to walk this path with her.
