Monica Callahan BS KPA-CTP

Monica Callahan has been a certified, professional dog trainer since 2012. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Alliance of Therapy Dogs (www.therapydogs.com). She is a current rally judge for the C-WAGS organization. In 2021, she graduated from the prestigious licensing program, Family Paws. Family Paws is geared toward working with families who are welcoming babies into families with dogs or continuing to keep toddlers and children safe and dog aware.

Monica attended The University of Findlay from 2007-2011 where she majored in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Biology, with a Chemistry minor. During these four years, she acquired her second and third Dalmatians, Delta and Doc. She quickly fell in love with animal behavior and training by taking a psychology class in school and beginning to do various dog sports such as rally, conformation, and therapy dog work. After graduating from UF in 2011, she was accepted into Karen Pryor Academy. In 2012, she graduated from KPA and opened Anything’s Possible LLC dog training in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She went on to also teach classes through Fortunate Fido and One Smart Dog in the coming years. 

Karen Pryor Academy holds high standards for their training partners, including yearly continuing education. Monica has attended many seminars through the years, including Clicker Expo, Patricia McConnell, Ken Ramirez, Sue Sternberg, Michael Shikashio, and more. A list of seminars is available upon request.

In 2021, Monica moved to the Myrtle Beach area with her family due to her husband’s job. She rebranded and opened Family Fido LLC. 2023 has brought her family another relocation (and hopefully the last!) to North Charleston, SC. She looks forward to bringing her expertise to the area and helping as many families as she can!

Monica helped start the MYR Airport P.E.T.S. therapy dog program in December of 2021. Therapy dog work is very near to Monica’s heart and she looks forward to finding their new niche in the Charleston area, while hoping to continue her MYR Airport visits.