About

Laura is a Professor Emeritus from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She has been a dog trainer and canine behavior specialist for over 15 years. She is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the IAABC, a Karen Pryor Certified Training Partner, a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor, and an award-winning writer on dog training and behavior.

She founded and is the sole proprietor of Four Paws, Four Directions Dog Training & Behavior Consulting LLC, which is located in the beautiful Fingerlakes region of Ithaca, New York (US). Laura also created the Slow Thinking is Lifesaving for Dogs™ program.

In her full-time behavior consulting practice, Laura focuses on dogs struggling with aggression issues. Her Slow Thinking program features a webinar, an online course, and a forthcoming book. She has been a partner to more than a few working Border Collies over the past twenty years and currently lives with two of them, along with her husband, an African Gray parrot named Obi, a Golden Retriever named Jace, and a flock of Navajo Churro sheep.