I am an avid animal-lover, but what sets me apart from other dog trainers is my education and experience in the field. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with Honors in 2014 with a psychology degree. During Undergrad, I spent much of my time working as a research assistant in a lab focused on animal behavior and cognition. I was then selected to be a part of a research team for Cambridge and Zurich Universities in the Kalahari desert in South Africa to study wild animal behavior for a year. Afterwards, I returned to the lab at UC Berkeley and studied many different aspects of dog behavior. 

I attended Texas Tech University and obtained a Masters degree in Companion Animal Science in 2018, with a focus on Animal Behavior and Training, Human-Animal Interaction, and Canine Separation Anxiety. My publication from my graduate school work can be found here (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787820300460). I then returned home to the Bay Area and attended the Michael Ellis dog training school.

Afterwards, I joined the San Francisco SPCA as their Shelter Behavior Manager. For two years, I managed a progressive team responsible for assessing and training shelter dogs, and taught staff, public, and volunteers about dog behavior and training. I also consulted with many shelters across the nation on best practices for working with shelter dog behavior. You can watch some of the videos I made for SF SPCA on youtube and on their website. During my time at SF SPCA, I worked closely with leading Veterinary Behaviorists Dr. Jeannine Berger and Dr. Wailani Sung, creating and implementing weekly behavior plans for the shelter dogs with problem behaviors in an effort to make them adoptable and increase adoptability.

I started my private practice “Teixeira Training” in Oakland in 2021. I train puppies and adult dogs, and specialize in treating dogs with serious behavior problems. My training includes working with families and optimizing overall behavioral health. In January 2022, I became a Board-Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAAB).

I am now based in Berkeley, and I have helped hundreds of owners across the Bay Area. Please check out some of my Google Business Reviews, as well as my videos on Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook for more information about working with me. It is a true pleasure to help families in my community, and it would be an honor to help you or someone you know next.