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Sadja
"Healing takes time. I train dogs who help make that time safer, easier and less lonely."
Meet Sadja – Professional Dog Trainer in Boise, Idaho.
Sadja has been training dogs professionally and teaching classes since 2014. He currently runs a service dog training and raising business from his home and provides private training lessons through Down2Earth Dog Training, specializing in puppy obedience, psychiatric service dogs (PSD), emotional support animals (ESA), and general obedience training.
Sadja is Fear Free certified and an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and he is currently attending the CATCH Canine Dog Trainers Academy to earn his Master Certification in Dog Training. His approach combines science-based techniques, positive reinforcement, internal motivation, and compassionate understanding, reflecting his passion for helping people and communities live in harmony with their dogs.
Outside of training, Sadja enjoys gardening with his dog Quirky, exploring the Boise Foothills, shed antler hunting, and caring for his pets, including Sadja's service dog, a service dog candidate, a scorpion, a snake, and a tarantula.
Sadja’s dedication to dogs and their owners shines through every lesson, making training an engaging, rewarding, and life-changing experience.
Sadja has been training dogs professionally and teaching classes since 2014. He currently runs a service dog training and raising business from his home and provides private training lessons through Down2Earth Dog Training, specializing in puppy obedience, psychiatric service dogs (PSD), emotional support animals (ESA), and general obedience training.
Sadja is Fear Free certified and an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and he is currently attending the CATCH Canine Dog Trainers Academy to earn his Master Certification in Dog Training. His approach combines science-based techniques, positive reinforcement, internal motivation, and compassionate understanding, reflecting his passion for helping people and communities live in harmony with their dogs.
Outside of training, Sadja enjoys gardening with his dog Quirky, exploring the Boise Foothills, shed antler hunting, and caring for his pets, including Sadja's service dog, a service dog candidate, a scorpion, a snake, and a tarantula.
Sadja’s dedication to dogs and their owners shines through every lesson, making training an engaging, rewarding, and life-changing experience.
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Training Styles Used:
- Positive Reinforcement - Internal Motivation - Compassionate Understanding - R+ Training Methods - Science Based Services Sadja Offers: - Puppy Training - Basic and Advanced Obedience - Service Dog Training - Emotional Support Dog Training - Psychiatric Service Dog Training - AKC CGC Training and Testing Dog Training Experience and Education: -2007-2015- Self employed as an in-home pet sitter -2014- Began learning how to train service dogs for PTSD and therapy office work. -2020 and 2021- Switched careers and earned first dog trainer certification under Keili Tracy in Boise, Idaho. 2022- Opened Down2Earth Dog Training, Idaho 2023- Became AKC CGC certified (evaluator #107390) Certifications, Training and Education: - College of Idaho, Liberal Arts and Religion (2012) - Clinical Hypnotherapy, Idaho School of Professional Hypnotherapy (2014) - Life Coaching, Achology (2017) - Dog Trainer Training, under Keily Tracy (2020-2021) - Pet Professionals Program, Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (2023) - A.K.C. C.G.C., evaluator # 107390, April 12, 2023 - Dog as a Second Language, Donna Hill, 2023 - Management for Reactive Dogs, Amy Cook PhD, 2023 - Shed Antler Hunting, Erin Lynes, 2023 - Multi-Dog Mayhem: learn to take turns, Sara Brueske, 2023 - Fear Free Certified, 2025 Continued Education 2024-2025 Currently Enrolled: CATCH Dog Trainers Academy, Master Class Program |
Sadja and Gor. Gor is Sadja's Seizure Response Service Dog. Gor also assists in training sessions by modeling the commands being taught.
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