Professionally, Kyle has devoted over a decade to providing care and compassion at RRMC to individuals struggling with emotional dysregulation and altered beliefs of the world. This work made Kyle skilled at thinking on his feet, problem solving, diffusing tension, side-stepping crisis situations, setting clear boundaries, meeting individuals where they are, responding to aggressive and combative behaviors with the level of emotional control and physical technique needed to maintain safety for all parties involved. Kyle enjoyed the day-to-day unpredictability of the work and the critical thinking required to build trust, consistency, and a working relationship.  Wanting to seek a career that would better allow for family time, Kyle set out to see whether a life spent training dogs would offer him more balance and fulfillment out of life.

For the next year and a half, Kyle partook in an apprenticeship with a local, professionally certified dog trainer. Through this trainer’s kindness, generous sharing of knowledge, and many hours of direct observation, Kyle received the clarity he was looking for: Dog training, as a career, was an endeavor he’d like to pursue.