Mindful Dog Training With Liz


Liz Kover M.S., B.S., A.S.; Animal-Assisted Interventionist & Dog Trainer
Hi, I'm Liz. And together with my dog, Luca, and tripawd kitty, Huckleberry, my goal is to help people and animals bring out each other's best selves, while living their best respective and collective lives. I am a dog trainer (who specializes in training service and therapy dogs), and an animal-assisted interventionist with over twenty years' experience working with people, animals, and a combination thereof.
I earned my A.S. in Assistance Dog Education (2013) and M.S. in Human-Canine Life Sciences (2017) from Bergin University of Canine Studies (https://www.berginu.edu/). I earned my B.S. in Behavioral Ecology & Cognitive Psychology from The Evergreen State College in 2001. And I am currently working toward my M.A. in Counseling Psychology at National University, with the goal of becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor.
In 2013, I established Miracle Mutts -- the community outreach and therapy dog certification division of Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue, in Tehachapi, CA. In 2017, my dogs and I established the F.R.E.D. (Freedom, Recovery & Empowerment with Dogs) program with Kern County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services, through which we collected data on the efficacy of pet therapy in the treatment of substance use disorder and PTSD. We also contract with Aspire Counseling, where we integrate dogs into intensive outpatient treatment for adults and teens. And our aim is to build a therapy dog team here in the KRV.
I feel infinitely blessed to do the work I do, because it means I get to help people, while simultaneously fulfilling my pets' needs to learn, work, and contribute in their own special way.
Workshops with Liz
- Sat, Sep 23KernvilleSep 23, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USASep 23, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USALearn the art and science of communicating with your dog where both you and your pet connect on a deeper level from our expert mindful dog trainer, Liz Kover. Enhance your connection through trust, mutual respect, and love.
- Sat, Apr 15KernvilleApr 15, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAApr 15, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAMind The Dog is a dog training class...with a twist. In this course, we practice a type of mutually beneficial care and need-fulfillment I like to call "restorative dog training", which I believe has a therapeutic effect at both ends of the leash. *For pet parents only*
- Sat, Mar 11KernvilleMar 11, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAMar 11, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAMind The Dog is a dog training class...with a twist. In this course, we practice a type of mutually beneficial care and need-fulfillment I like to call "restorative dog training", which I believe has a therapeutic effect at both ends of the leash. *For pet parents only*
- Sat, Jun 18KernvilleJun 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – Jul 23, 2022, 12:30 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAJun 18, 2022, 11:00 AM – Jul 23, 2022, 12:30 PMKernville, 14 Sierra Dr, Kernville, CA 93238, USAMind The Dog is a dog training class...with a twist. In this course, we practice a type of mutually beneficial care and need-fulfillment I like to call "restorative dog training", which I believe has a therapeutic effect at both ends of the leash.