Susan Sharpe, APDT, CDPT

Susan has trained animals for over 20 years and is owner of Animals Plus, LLC; Inventor of The Anxiety Wrap; and Co-owner of Canine Companion - a dog training, daycare, and overnight doggie resort facility. A member in good standing with the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, she successfully completed Purdue's Principles & Techniques of Behavior Modification course, which deals with canine development, social structure, and prevention of behavior problems including aggression. She also completed Bailey’s Advanced Operant Conditioning and Clicker Training Camp. Susan is an expert witness for canine behavior litigation and has served for several years as a volunteer board member with the Huntington County Humane Society. She is a frequent lecturer and seminar instructor for dog owners, veterinarians, humane societies, dog rescue groups, dog trainers, behaviorists and Tellington Touch Practitioners. Before leaving the traditional world of training, Susan trained dogs in military style across several areas including obedience, article search, obstacle course, tracking, drug detection and personal protection.

Kimberly Ring, Marketing Manager

Kimberly met Susan at a two-year animal certification course and was impressed with The Anxiety Wrap invention. Looking for ways to help animals with her branding and marketing skills, The Anxiety Wrap was a perfect fit. Kimberly’s life-long dream was to become a veterinarian, but when that didn’t pan out in college, she changed majors and received a B.A. in Communications. Her passion for animals never faltered, however, and while working at various advertising and public relations agencies, she spent thousands of hours volunteering in animal shelters and taking various animal seminars. Kimberly’s marketing and branding experience spans over 20 years and includes stints at top ten world-class advertising and public relations agencies. Kimberly’s shares her home with a Cattle Dog/German Shepherd mix, Sara, and two cats, Duke and Charlie.

Animal-related experience

• Nearly 10 years experience volunteering at animal shelters in all capacities (Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society and Michigan Humane Society)
• Trained new volunteers to properly handle dogs and cats and assist the veterinarians during physical exams at the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society
• Graduate of the two-year Tellington Touch Method for Companion
  Animals course.
• Completed EARS - Emergency Animal Rescue Service
  (United Animal Nations) course.