OUR TEAM

Owner & Head Trainer

I’ve been working with dogs in some capacity since 2008. I grew up working in kennels at different animal hospitals and eventually started working as a veterinary technician. I realized my love of behavior while working at veterinary hospitals. If I could help bring the dog some stability during what they PERCEIVED as a scary situation, it helped me find a bit more stability myself. It didn’t take long before I started becoming less interested in a dog’s physical health and more intrigued with how a dog thinks: their mental health.

What fascinated me about working with canine behavior is when I was feeling anxious or insecure, the dogs became even more unstable. They became my mirror image.

In order to help dogs become balanced, I first had to lead by example. When I became calmer and more confident, I gained their trust and respect and they began to follow my lead.

I am the person I am today because a dog needed me to be that person.

My mission is to help as many people as possible become who their dogs need them to be. If we want something different from our dogs, we need to provide something different to them.

Our dogs won’t change unless we do.

Director of Operations

I grew up with an obsession with all animals, great and small. Which is why I now have three dogs, one perfect cat, eight chickens and two horses. I will say that the obsession has led me down a path full of animals.

I graduated from Georgia Southern University with a biology degree with full intent to attend veterinary school. I started in the veterinary field to gain experience years ago still fully intent on going to receive my degree in veterinary medicine. After some crazy twists and turns in my life, I decided against pursuing the veterinary degree. This really left me not sure on where to turn from there.

During that crazy time, Millie entered my life. I met Millie while working at the same veterinary hospital. It wasn't until I brought her my own dog who struggled with reactivity that our friendship really began to form. During that time she became a best friend, a supporter and allowed me to find stability in the pack of dogs when I had none in my life. I fell in love with the psychology behind the training and it just made sense to me. So my love for helping dogs had a major shift and for once it just made sense. That brings us to now, years down the road and after being a silent supporter to Millie's growing business, we decided to make something bigger. I came on to help build what we get to call Mirror Image K9 today.

Life definitely didn't go as planned, but every day I am able to surround myself with animals and that is just fine by me.

Lead Assistant Trainer

I started working in the industry at age 15 as a kennel technician and veterinary assistant. Through this, I found that I would look forward to having to walk or handle the troubled dogs that everyone else dreaded. Instead of just getting through the process, I wanted to help the dogs understand, take my time, and get something productive out of it. This was my first indicator that I had a huge passion for helping dogs behaviorally.

In May of 2020, I started as a kennel technician at an another animal hospital with the goal of moving to veterinary technician. However, when I was offered the chance to come work with Millie and a large pack of dogs in a playcare environment, my goals quickly changed. At that time I was still very shy and had a hard time noticing when I was tense or anxious. The dogs very quickly called me out on that. I was instantly eager to learn more. Millie taught me not only about how the dogs perceive us but how the dogs perceive each other and how their minds work. Through this, I started gaining more confidence in myself and I realized the dogs started revealing a whole new side of me.

I quickly fell in love with that feeling of being my best self and the infinite lessons I was and am still learning from Millie and the dogs. The best part was getting to do the same for the dogs! I love getting to help others feel that same way of learning more about themselves while also creating a better relationship with their dogs.

Assistant Trainer

I currently attend Kennesaw State University and have been working with Millie since September of 2020. Although I am the newest member of the pack in terms of experience, I have a deep rooted passion for dogs that I have had since a child.

I can remember going to the shelter at a young age and my mom yelling at me to get my fingers out of the cage of all the “mean, scary dogs”. She stopped taking me because I would always beg to take home the dogs my mom wanted nothing to do with. This aspiration to help dogs and animals in need always stayed with me. I always knew I wanted to make a career out of it in some form or fashion but never knew where to start. In my first year of college, I got a kennel job under Millie and she helped me to start actually understanding the language of the dog. I spent time working with her and a large pack of dogs and quickly realized I couldn’t get enough. I fell in love instantly and haven’t looked back since. I’m beyond excited to teach and learn from our pack!

Assistant Trainer

I first met Millie in the fall of 2020. I had been through three other trainers and thought my dog, Obi, would never get the help he needed. After our first session, a switch flipped in my brain and I felt like I truly understood my dog for the first time in the seven years that I had owned him. I finally had the tools to help him feel better and the ability to build the relationship that I so desperately wanted with him.

I quickly became obsessed with dog psychology and behavior and took every opportunity that I could to take Obi to group class or pack walks. I would bug Millie and her assistant trainers to let me tag along on their own walks and their sessions, just so I could learn a little more. I borrowed Millie’s textbooks, I downloaded podcasts, I followed countless social media pages to fill my feed with information, and I signed up for training workshops with the MIK9 team.

Eventually, the stars aligned, and I left the job that I hated in the film industry to join the MIK9 team and continue my journey with the pack. I feel so incredibly lucky to have an opportunity to work alongside this pack. The community that MIK9 has built feels like a family, and I am so grateful to now be able to give back to you and your dogs what this team has given to me and my dog.

Assistant Trainer

I grew up always loving animals. I have always had a passion for learning about animals, and really wanted to work with them. In 2018 I started my first job working with animals. I did dog walking and pet sitting. This helped grow my passion for dogs, and showed me that there is nothing better than getting to spend quality time with so many different pups.

In 2022 I was introduced to Mirror Image K9. I immediately fell in love. I didn’t really know what to expect going into it, but I am so glad that I took the chance. Not only do I get to work with dogs, but I also get to help them become more calm and confident. In doing this, I gained so much more confidence in myself. I tend to be shy and nervous with people, but being with dogs has always felt so comforting to me. Helping dogs gain their confidence has helped me reflect on myself, and become a much better person. That is truly one of the best things about dogs. They can teach us so much about ourselves.

Dog psychology was something very new to me to start. I have learned so much more about how dogs think than I ever would have imagined and I love it. Being able to step back and really see it play out in a pack of dogs is amazing. I am so glad to be apart of an amazing team that have helped teach me all about dogs, and have helped me unlock a whole new side of myself. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Day Camp Leader

Growing up, I’ve always had a love for animals, especially dogs. I remember watching hours and hours of Animal Planet, hoping that some day I would be able to work with animals the way I saw on TV.

In 2021, I began working as a kennel technician in a veterinary hospital. This was my first experience working with animals, mainly dogs, and it expanded the love I already had for them. Although not an easy job, it was very worth it as I was able to meet many different dogs with different personalities. After a few months, I began doing playcare at the same hospital and absolutely loved it. I knew little to nothing about dog psychology, but was taught as I spent more time in the pack.

Fast forward two years, I got the opportunity to work at Mirror Image K9. I was nowhere near an expert at dog psychology, but I knew the basics. I took the opportunity and haven’t looked back since. Dog psychology has helped me understand what I haven’t been able to. It’s been that missing piece for me and it has influenced who I am today. I am immensely grateful to have found it and learn from the team and the dogs. I look forward to meeting new pack members and watching them become their best self!

Day Camp Leader

I found MIK9 in August of 2022. From a very young age, I always wanted a job working with animals. Since I didn’t have any professional experience in the animal field, it was difficult to find a place that would take the time to teach me from the ground up even though I was eager to learn. And then I met Millie & Sarah. I will never be able to thank them enough for taking a chance on me and guiding me through this job. I started at MIK9 with no knowledge of dog psychology but quickly learned enough to help unbalanced dogs become the best version of themselves through the pack. I still can’t get enough and look forward to continuing to learn as the years go on.

My favorite thing about my job is starting the transition of a brand new dog to our pack and seeing them grow and blossom while learning healthy coping mechanisms. I love being part of the process for a dog who’s learning how to just exist in a pack of dogs regardless of how scared or excitable they were when they first started. Our end goal is always neutrality and seeing some of the dogs we work with be able to become neutral in a pack of dogs is a joy to watch. Having this job there have been many things I’ve learned but the one that sticks out the most is, that I’m not teaching the dog, the dog is teaching me how to be a better human. I will always remember that I can do hard things.