Elissa O'Sullivan
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Background & Accomplishments
Community Involvement
Volunteer/Foster Home
I offer my professional services to any homeless animal in
need, free of charge. I also help with the transportation of
homeless animals across the country to get them to their
forever homes. I almost always have a foster dog of my own-
these are usually dogs that someone deemed unadoptable
and is need of behavior modification.
Kids ‘n’ Canines, Master Trainer
A non-profit program where CHA Animal Shelter dogs are
trained by students at The Rosemont Center. The dogs
become more adoptable and in turn, the dogs provide animal
assisted therapy to the students.
CHA Animal Shelter, Behavior Assessments and
Rehabilitation Program
Living in an animal shelter can be very stressful, no matter
how wonderful the facility is. At CHA, I volunteer my time by
assessing the behavior of the dogs and cats in their care. I
make recommendations to assure the optimum mental well
being of the shelter animals.
For those animals who show signs of stress, or their
behaviors make them unadoptable, I direct the volunteers in
behavior modification programs. These animals are
rehabilitated, reassessed, and then adopted to loving homes.
- Vocational Agricultural Degree, with a specialization in
Animal Science, from John Bowne High School.
Queens, NY - Graduate of the New York School of Dog Grooming.
Queens, NY - Bachelor of Science in Animal Production from Texas
Tech University. Lubbock, TX - Private practice Animal Behaviorist since 1993.
- Obedience instructor since 1995.
- Certified AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
- Therapy Dog Evaluator for Capital Area Humane
Society’s Capital Canine Connection program (2006-
2008) - Of all of the dogs ever allowed into Columbus’s
Children’s Hospital, I own 2, and have trained 2 more. - I have been the personal trainer for Teddy B, who in
2002 was the number 4 Mixed Breed Obedience dog
in the country, in 2003 she was number 3, and in 2004
was number 2. She is also a Therapy Dog at Children’
s Hospital. Teddy B has appeared in various print and
television public service announcements for Franklin
County Animal Shelter (from where she was adopted). - I am the recommended Behaviorist for CHA Animal
Shelter, Pets Without Parents Animal Shelter, GSP
Care of Ohio, and Second Chance Dalmatian Rescue.
Community Involvement
Volunteer/Foster Home
I offer my professional services to any homeless animal in
need, free of charge. I also help with the transportation of
homeless animals across the country to get them to their
forever homes. I almost always have a foster dog of my own-
these are usually dogs that someone deemed unadoptable
and is need of behavior modification.
Kids ‘n’ Canines, Master Trainer
A non-profit program where CHA Animal Shelter dogs are
trained by students at The Rosemont Center. The dogs
become more adoptable and in turn, the dogs provide animal
assisted therapy to the students.
CHA Animal Shelter, Behavior Assessments and
Rehabilitation Program
Living in an animal shelter can be very stressful, no matter
how wonderful the facility is. At CHA, I volunteer my time by
assessing the behavior of the dogs and cats in their care. I
make recommendations to assure the optimum mental well
being of the shelter animals.
For those animals who show signs of stress, or their
behaviors make them unadoptable, I direct the volunteers in
behavior modification programs. These animals are
rehabilitated, reassessed, and then adopted to loving homes.
Elissa O'Sullivan
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