Paige Gordon | Source | SpiritDog Training

From a young age Paige always had a love for animals. Her childhood dog was very reactive, and through attending classes, Paige quickly realized she had a passion and natural talent for dog training and over time decided to pursue a career in the training field. She has dabbled in many sports such as flyball, agility, rally and obedience, disc, sprinters, barn hunt, dock diving, and trick training. Paige's true passion however became canine scent work. She is a judge for two different scent work organizations and has competed in varying levels across multiple venues of the sport with her German Shepherd, Murdock, earning 35 titles and counting in the sport with him, as well as placing in many of his qualifying scores. This passion took her even further, and Paige attended a program in Florida to become a detection dog handler and went on to work as a bedbug detection dog handler for four and a half years with her Beagle, Seeker.

Paige also shares her home with her rescued Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Charlie. Charlie was Paige's first dog of her very own and upon getting him she realized he struggled with many behaviour issues already at just one year old. She didn't give up on Charlie, and through training and a lot of patience, he is still Paige's constant shadow a decade later. Paige learnt so much through Charlie, and credits him strongly to the trainer she is today. She believes a happy and well trained dog is best achieved through fun, positive training and hopes to help people enjoy each and every day with their canine companions.

Since Paige graduated from her dog trainer program in 2014, she has continued to grow her experience and knowledge sporting a full resume she is always wanting to expand:

Owner & Operator of her own dog training and walking company (1 year)
Working for 4 years as a kennel manager and working with daycare/board and trains for a variety of issues
Worked for a local municipal animal shelter and boarding kennel caring for a wide variety of animals (1 1/2 years)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT, PCTIA Certified, Good Dog Academy)
DOGSAFE Canine Firstaid Level 1 & 2 Certified
Graduate of Holly and Hugo Academy's Animal Psychology, Pet Adoption, Pet Nutrition, Animal Training and Pet Sitting, and Dog Grooming courses
Taken Dr Ian Dunbar's Crucial Concepts in Dog behaviour and Training (Over 10 hours of lecture)
NESDCA Certified Bedbug Detection Dog Handler (4 1/2 years)
Judge for C-WAGS Scent Detection since 2020
Advocate for C-WAGS Scent Detection since 2021
Judge for CDSA Scent Detection since 2022