Lauren Rubin, BA, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, FFTP

Owner & Behavior Lead

Lauren has been training dogs professionally since 2014 and specializes in rehabilitating dogs with reactivity, aggression, fear and anxiety.

Lauren’s first dog, Loki, featured on the home page, trotted into Lauren’s life as a 7 year old rescue dog. Unbeknownst to her at the time, he came with a history of aggression towards dogs and people. Helping Loki overcome reactivity and anxiety inspired Lauren to help others overcome the same struggle with their own dogs. She began training in 2014 and has never looked back. Although Loki has since passed away, his legacy lives on in her work.

In her free time, she enjoys watching sci-fi shows, reading novels, and going hiking with her husband and dog, Fenrir. She’s also lucky enough to share her home with a cat named Sindri, who is a tolerant roommate.

Photograph by Lifeslice Photography

Certifications

• Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner - 18284

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer (Knowledge Assessed)

• Fear Free Training Partner

• Mentor Trainer for CATCH Canine Trainers Academy.

• DogSafe Canine First Aid Certified

• Red Cross Adult First Aid/AED/CPR Certified through August 2022.

Continuing education

Keanna Pauli, KPA CTP

Lead Trainer

Keanna is the resident puppy and manners expert at Creative Canine Solutions. Since the beginning of her training career, over 5 years ago, she has fallen in love with all aspects of training and dog behaviors but has become most passionate about helping train your ideal "adventure dog." Whether you’re lookin to train your dog to walk nicely on a leash around town to building life saving recall skills for the wilderness, she's your girl!

Keanna enjoys creating training plans for each individual household, and making it fun and relatable to your personal goals. It is her objective to help strengthen the trust and communication between you and your dog. It takes a village, and she would love to be a part of yours!

When not training, Keanna loves hiking, paddleboarding, snowshoeing, and exploring Oregon with her husband and her rescue terrier-mix, Oshie.

Certifications

• Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

• DogSafe Canine First Aid Certified

Jesse Van Hall, CPDT-KA

Behavior Specialist

Jesse joined the Creative Canine Solutions team as an intern in 2021, working closely alongside Lead Behavior Trainer, Lauren Rubin, for a year before taking clients of their own and earning their Certified Pet Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed credentials in 2022. Jesse earned their Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at the University of Oregon with a Minor in Biology and a focus on non-human animal learning and behavior. Jesse brings dog daycare management, dog rescue and rehabilitation, and dog retail experience to the table.

Jesse became interested in force-free, positive reinforcement based dog training after rescuing Ralphie, a little Pomeranian with a lot of big feelings. Ralphie worked alongside Jesse as a retail shopdog until he retired and passed away at the ripe old age of 16. Ralphie showed Jesse how much mindful reinforcement based training can unleash a dog’s potential and the impact it can have on human/dog relationships.

Jesse now lives with their German Shepherd, Noodle, who struggles with dog reactivity and is recovering from early punishment based training. Their favorite thing about working as a dog trainer is helping dog guardians understand and read their own dog’s body language as well as meet their dog's needs in a way that works for each family’s unique situation