About

Tara is the owner and trainer at Bigfork Dog Training.

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​Her skill set includes environmental conditioning, drive building, pet obedience, service dog task training, public access training, puppy training. Her specialty training is in behavior modification and rehabilitation for dogs who are fearful, anxious, reactive and aggressive. She has worked with and rehabilitated many dogs in Montana and other states.  She uses a detailed common-sense approach and  completed professional dog training at Method K9. She is also an AKC Evaluator and can test your dog for AKC CGC, CGCU, CGCA and Trick Dog Titles.

Her home-based training is on 3 beautiful acres in Flathead County. The surrounding community and beyond provide a training environment that allows her to prepare dogs for scenarios expected in the modern world as well as in a household with kids, other dogs, cat, chickens, pigs and wildlife. 

She also has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and is Certified ATA Instructor.

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