Jillian Gartner completed an AS in Service Dog Education from Bergin University of Canine Studies, the only university in the world fully-accredited to present Associates, Bachelors and Masters Degrees in the field of cynology. She has been involved with the raising and care of Assistance Dogs for people with disabilities 
since she was 11 years old, and took on a larger role in the advanced training process in 2006. She is currently Program Director of American Poodles At Work, a Massachusetts-based organization which trains and places Poodles primarily for careers as Service Dogs to mitigate their partner’s physical disabilities, Therapy Dogs to visit and entertain at hospitals and nursing homes, and Search Dogs to locate missing individuals and related articles.
An up-coming project that Jillian is working on involves teaching at-risk and incarcerated youth how to raise and train Service Dogs, empowering the youth with the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear, positive manner, trust and care for another being, and realize the proactive solutions they are capable of bringing into society. In addition, Jillian is involved in many dog sports with her canine companions and loves to share suggestions and resources with others who have an interest in any doggie endeavor.
Find Jillian and her Poodles on Animal Planet’s hit series Dogs 101, as well as other TV shows and dog magazines!