Delani joins Red Sage with an extensive background in the animal behavioral and training world, and looks forward to applying her knowledge and expertise to Red Sage patients. Delani was born and raised in Colorado and has spent her life surrounded by animals. Delani has completed continued education courses in competitive dog sports, cooperative care in veterinary medicine, advanced training concepts, as well as behavior modification for aggressive and fearful dogs. As a general dog nerd, she has also attended conferences and seminars to keep up on current science based training methods. Her animal training career started she was 18 working with bighorn sheep, bobcats, and mountain lion's through the Division of Parks and Wildlife.

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Growing up Delani always thought that she would be a wildlife photographer, as it is her favorite thing to bring attention to the little less acknowledged things in the world. Because of this passion, Delani studied zoology at CSU to add more potential to that career prospect. However, in college during her first doggy daycare job, she fell in love with dog training, changing the trajectory of her career path. A little over a year into that job Delani started my first certification program. She continued to work in daycares for six years and trained dogs for a staggered overlap of six years as well. Shy fearful pups are her soul dogs, Delani loves helping them through difficult situations and helping to bring out their personalities.

 

Outside of work Delani is usually with her dogs, Mitchell and Madison, obsessing over my plants, hiking, kayaking, or just soaking up the sunshine when she can. She has recently learned how to crochet and has been loving her newest hobby. 

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