Carolyn Rositano
Carolyn’s love for animals started when she was a kid, and she has gained a lot of knowledge about dogs through her various jobs and experiences throughout her life. Her passion for animals first led her to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in biology/zoology. After graduating, she started working in her local shelter in Upstate NY. While working there, she started noticing how many amazing dogs were given up for “problem behaviors” that the owners just didn’t have the tools or knowledge to help fix. She loved the shelter world but ended up deciding to further her education and pursue a possible career in Veterinary Technology. While in school, she got a job at a doggy daycare in Buffalo, NY and her love for all things dog behavior began. She completed her degree and became a Licensed Vet Tech, but quickly realized that her interest lied more with dog behavior than with the medical side.
After moving and spending a few years living in Charlotte, NC, Carolyn began to pursue her career in animal behavior and became a Certified Dog Trainer through Animal Behavior College. While completing her volunteer hours at the Humane Society of Charlotte, a part time job working with the behavior department opened up. She spent about 7 months working there and learning from her mentor at HSC and eventually ended up taking over the shelter Behavior and Training Coordinator role.
She has worked with a large variety of dogs and behaviors, including under-socialized puppies, over-stimulated dogs with reactivity issues, dogs from hoarding cases who had never met other humans, dogs with bite histories, and everything in between! She quickly realized that she had a passion and talent for understanding the “behaviorally challenged” dogs and helping their owners do the same. She also has extensive experience working with and interpreting dog-to-dog interactions.
Her main goal as a trainer is to help pet parents connect with and better understand their dog for who they are, while providing them with the tools to help them continue to live fun and happy lives together.
Vinny Rositano
Vinny is Carolyn’s 13 year old rescue pit/lab mix who changed her philosophy and total approach to dog training. His “problem” behaviors subsided when Carolyn put her “obedience” mentality aside and started working with Vinny as her partner to understand him as an individual and to make sure his needs were being met.
Vinny loves other dog’s and helps Carolyn with a wide variety of dog-dog interactions and training, ranging from dog reactivity to helping under-socialized dogs feel comfortable around their furry friends. His mellow, but friendly temperament is comforting to many dog’s working through their training goals.