About Kellen

Hi! I'm Kellen. I'm a Bentonville Schools teacher assigned to the juvenile detention center... where I'm also a facility dog handler through Canine Companions. It's so cool to see how walls of hostility and distrust come tumbling down when golden/lab Halpert walks in the room. Animals are amazing! I'm a teacher, so I'm looking for a summer job that provides lots of flexibility and that I look forward to doing. I loved animals since I was a kid and had a few different kinds of dogs. I accidentally collected 2 cats and then purposefully collected my golden/lab facility dog Halpert, bringing my total number of hairballs up to 3. I was required to attend two weeks of in-person handler training in Dallas with Canine Companions when Halpert was assigned to me. Through this, I learned a lot of basics about the principles of training dogs and frequently apply them to teach Halpert new things. I am able to trim both cat and dog nails as well as dremel (non-biting) dog nails.