Cara Shannon (formely, Cara Vacchiano), began her love of dogs and dog behavior while working with her German Shepherd puppy, Joby, over 16 years ago. When she later adopted Buddy and Chance, both dogs with aggression and fear issues, her love of canine behavior was solidified. Although she has been training dogs since 1993, she decided to hang up her law degree and follow this passion full time in 2005, when she founded Buddy's Chance. Cara has studied with Bob Bailey, Susan Smith, Dr. Susan Friedman, Terry Ryan, Kathy Sdao, Dr. Ray Coppinger, Ken Ramirez, and many more. Cara is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and CAP1 certified in the skill of clicker training. Cara also holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Cara works with dogs with advanced behavior issues like aggression, fear, and anxiety and has designed one-of-a-kind training classes to help clients successfully address reactivity and aggression towards people and other dogs.
Cara volunteers with many local dog rescue organizations and is the Vice President of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, the independent organization responsible for certifying dog trainers. Cara is the Author of Bad to the Bone: Analyzing and Assessing Dog Bites, a DVD designed to teach other dog behavior consultants to assess the severity of dogs bites. Cara teaches courses for other dogs trainers in dog-dog aggression. She runs the training center located at Lamar and Koenig Lanes in Austin, Texas where she teaches group classes and provides behavior consultation to dog owners. Cara successfully works with all types of aggression, fear, separation anxiety, littermate issues, deaf dogs, and more on a daily basis. In addition to working with dogs, Cara has worked with parrots, rats, chickens, cats, and Fennec Foxes. Her clients bring dogs from other parts of the state to train with her on a regular basis, traveling several hours to work with her. To speak with Austin's dog behavior expert or to book Cara for a seminar or workshop, please call 512-636-3793.
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Cara Shannon, JD, CPDT-KA, CAP1
Cara is well-known as the expert in Austin to talk to about your dog's aggression. To speak with her about your dog's behavior directly, please call 512-636-3793.
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