New Staff Member!

Please join us in welcoming our newest staff member, Becky Hall, Robin's new assistant!

Becky Hall is a lifelong animal lover and "dog mom" who enjoys learning about animal behavior and training methods. Her involvement in dog training grew in 2012 when she became involved with the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind (GDF) as a Puppy Raiser. Becky continued working with the GDF as a Puppy Raiser through 2015, during which time she was excited to see the positive reactions the puppies received while working in public. This led her to become interested in raising a puppy to become a therapy dog. Shortly after her last GDF puppy graduated, Becky began training her own puppy, Libby, for therapy work. 

Becky met Robin Sockness in 2016 at a CAREing Paws Therapy Dog information meeting and was impressed by her positive training methods. With Robin's help, Becky was able to fine tune Libby's training and prepare her for therapy work. Libby and Becky sometimes join Robin in training sessions to provide a calm canine presence for the other dogs. 

When Becky isn't training dogs, she works as a remote camera operator for Explore.org, where she has worked for the past six years. She's had the opportunity to work on camera feeds that show a variety of animals, including future service dog puppies. Watching the puppies on the Explore cameras has helped her learn even more about how dogs communicate and interact with humans and other dogs. 

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