About Us
Evan - Owner & Head Trainer
Hey there! My name is Evan and I am the owner and head trainer here at The Big Dog Training Co. I have spent my whole life around dogs. Growing up, my family was huge on rescuing dogs and it felt like we had frequent flyers coming in and out of the home at all times exposing me to many different breeds and temperaments from a very young age. Dogs always just seemed to blend in and I never truly understood the complexities of the species until I got my very own personal dog, Arya, 7 years ago.
Arya was a spicy little pepper from day one and like most dog trainers out there… she was the sole reason I decided to chase my new found dream. She came with every issue under the sun. She was reactive, anxious, prey driven, terrified, and just a dynamo attatched to a leash. Even with all my years of experience owning everything from chihuahuas to pit bulls, nothing could have prepared me for Arya.
At the time we decided to rescue her I was in a very dark place. Luckily for me her complexities sparked a desire in me to want to learn to heal her and it was at that point that I started to become obsessed with learning about canine behavior and learning theory. I studied anything and everything related to Cesar Millan. From Cesar I landed on Tom Davis. From Tom to Michael Ellis, from one trainer to the next, I had developed an obssesion. After consuming over 45 books I decided to take the jump and pursue an education from The Will Atherton Canine Academy and from there the rest is history. I have now been professionally training dogs for over 3 years and couldn’t be happier with everything that I have learned along the way.