Claire had her spark for dog training ignited while completing a mentorship under a local service dog trainer for an ADI accredited organization. From there, she learned how a service dog would benefit her life with her own disabilities. In 2020, she received her first service dog prospect and after a year made the difficult decision to wash him for an inappropriate temperament for service work. Since then, she has fully trained her current service dog, Pluto, added a second dog and third dog, Winnie (service dog) and Figment (service dog in training), into her family, and pursued further education within the field of dog training. As of 2026, Claire has graduated multiple teams from her program into their titles of fully trained service dogs. She currently attends training seminars geared towards service dog training, is working towards a service dog specific certification, and has experience with a variety of breeds and dogs for service work.

Claire exclusively offers training for service dogs. She will work with a variety of service dogs, including, but not limited to, psychiatric, medical alert, mobility, and allergen detection. Claire believes in training the dog in front of you. This means Claire will look at the whole picture of the dog (health, environment, etc) before moving on to training methods. Not every method will work for every dog, so it’s important for us to take everything into consideration before training ever begins.

Plutonium-239, “Pluto,” born February 2nd, 2021, is Claire’s fully trained service dog. He is a field line Labrador, from British field lines, who’s primary tasks include mobility and medical alert (migraine + POTS). When not assisting Claire with their disabilities, he can be found on the disc field competing with the Updog Challenge. He is a 4x Updog Internationals Finalist, hitting the national field at just barely two years old, and is just a few points shy of earning the highest level disc title available through AKC. Without his involvement in sports, Pluto would not be the level headed, stable service dog he is today. He thrives in busy environments like downtown Nashville and Walt Disney World - having visited four times now, delivering careful, accurate alerts each trip.

As of February 2026, Pluto has fully retired from service work due to medical reasons. It’s important to prioritize our working dogs safety, so Claire made the difficult decision to retire him from the work he loved to do.

Ursa’s Cosmic Honey Pot, “Winnie,” born May 29th, 2024, is Claire’s service dog. Winnie is another field line Labrador, 75% British field lines, 25% American field lines. Her primary tasks are related to Claire’s autistic struggles as well as medical alert. Winnie has two natural alerts, to migraine attacks and autistic meltdowns. Like Pluto, Winnie is also a sport dog. She is Claire’s Novice A Rally-O dog, with her enthusiasm for the sport being present every time she steps into the ring. Additionally, they are working towards the goal of competing in disc, but Winnie is not as naturally inclined to it like Pluto.

Due to Pluto’s early retirement, Winnie has taken over the role of a full time service dog for Claire. She’s stepped into this position beautifully, providing substantial support.

Chase’s Smoking Gun, “Figment,” born July 12th, 2025, is Claire’s service dog in training. Figment is Claire’s first bench line Labrador and in addition to service work, is also their first conformation dog. With Pluto’s retirement, Claire lost a big point of support: mobility tasks. Figment is training to take over that side of service work, considering Winnie is too small to provide mobility support. Figment is filling this role well, able to task and support Claire in the busiest of environments such as dog shows, which they frequent.

Figment is still young, but he shows good promise for the job ahead of him! He also fits into the household dynamics beautifully, adding a true zest for life that matches Pluto and Winnie.