About Us

Tammy Nunes, is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed through the American Pet Dog Trainers Association and a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator through the American Kennel Club and has been studying and caring for animals for 20 years. She has a double major in Biology and Psychology with an Animal Behavior emphasis. She has trained and cared for a wide variety of animals which include dogs, dolphins, walruses, sea lions, variety of whales, birds, and more.

Teaching since 1997, Tammy has trained over 2,500 dogs and their owners to build a stronger relationship through gentle training techniques and fun. She has trained and mentored over 150 professional trainers and has developed trainer and class curricula that are used within the United States and Mexico.

Throughout her professional career Tammy has been both teacher and advocate of positive reinforcement training techniques which uses toys, treats, affection, and verbal praise to modify an animals behavior, as apposed to aversive training techniques, which include the use of choke, shock, or pinch collars. Positive reinforcement focuses on gentle training techniques, which in turn builds a stronger relationship and trust between pets and their owners.

Tammy's training philosophy is to have fun and be consistent.

She currently offers private in-home training, consultation, group classes, boarding school, seminars, and workshops to pet owners across the Hawaiian Islands.

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Kelly Corcoran has been working with animals since 1990. She went to school at Moorpark College Exotic Animal Training and Management Program. Her experience ranges from littles creatures such as rats on up to marine mammals like dolphins and sea lions. She has entertained and educated kids and their families with traveling animal shows for birthday parties as well as worked in doggie day care and boarding facilities. She's also amazed and educated spectators through marine animal shows and guest interactions with dolphins and sea lions. Her focus is now on dog training and behavior. Training, watching the progression and building the relationships with the animals and their owners has been the highlight of her career. Kelly focuses on Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience classes as well as consultations for Doggie Adventures and Training. The friendly voice on the phone and quick response to your inquiries is Kelly, as she is also the Administrative assistant.

Raelynn Michalowicz is a graduate from the Animal Behavioral College. She has been surrounded by animals since the day she was born. Her love for animals grew as she helped bottle feed kittens and puppies, rescued her two dogs and cat, and volunteered at her local shelter. She became interested in working with animals when she got out of high school and started hearing about puppy mills and dog fighting. When the news of the Vick dogs surfaced, that is when she decided to take a stand for animals and make a difference. She quit her job to work as a professional bather at Petsmart. When her husband’s job sent her to Hawai’i, she decided to further pursue her dreams of working with animals. She began to study Dog Training and Vet Assistant through the Animal Behavior College. She has since graduated the Dog Training portion of her studies with honors. Raelynn conducts Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Obedience, and Hounds on the Town classes in addition to workshops with Doggie Adventures and Training. She also conducts consultations and works with the Boarding School Dogs. Her love and passion for dogs continues to grow.