About Poseidon K9

Jilian has always had a love for animals

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Hello! I’m Jilian 👏

I have always had a love for animals, and I could often be found volunteering at a local animal clinic or shelter in my free time. In 2011, I graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with my B.Sc. in Marine Biology, but I still loved animal behavior, so I minored in Psychology as well.

After years of working as a field biologist in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean, I made the career switch in 2014 to dog training with working dogs. I trained service dogs for people with various disabilities: anxiety, Autism, depression, diabetes, mobility disabilities, narcolepsy, physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, PTSD, seizures, TBI, etc. In 2016, I worked for Trikos International and the Warrior Dog Foundation, working with the nation’s most elite top tier working dogs.

These canines are notorious for their challenging, and dangerous, behavior – we trained dogs for the battlefield, and we transitioned them from that arena to retirement. Due to their severe reactivity and aggression, their husbandry and daily handling was difficult.

This lead me to earn my Small Animal Veterinary Technology degree from a local college to better work with the canines I loved and appreciated. I worked with these severe behavioral rehabilitation cases and extreme working dogs for years.

In 2019, I turned down a training position for sea lions and bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program, and transitioned back to service and assistance dogs through Canine Companions for Independence.

These dogs are specifically bred, raised, and trained for these working roles. I loved “getting back to my roots”, and being able to make a difference in people’s lives.

I wanted to be able to offer all of my knowledge and skills to people who needed me; after helping learn and work with elite working dogs, law enforcement dogs, personal protection dogs, service dogs, assistance dogs, therapy dogs, pet dogs.

So whether you are starting fresh with a new puppy, or your current dog needs some obedience work, or you’re looking for a specific dog for a specific job, or you’re faced with severe behavior rehabilitation hurdles, I’ve done it, and my Poseidon K9 Team can help you accomplish your goals.

Small Animal Veterinary Technology

Jilian got her degree in Small Animal Veterinary Technology to better work with the K9s she loved and appreciated. She worked with these severe behavioral rehabilitation cases for years before switching back to dogs specifically bred and raised from puppies to work as service dogs, and then transitioned into pet dogs.

So whether you are starting fresh with a new puppy, or your current dog just needs a little polish, or you’re faced with severe behavior rehabilitation hurdles, Jilian has done it, and can help you accomplish your goals.

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