About

About Sarah Bond, CDBC, CSAT, CPDT-KSA

Sarah Bond, CDBC, CSAT, CPDT-KSA, has been teaching people to train their dogs since 2008. In her 15 years of experience, she has worked with pet dogs, service dogs, and dogs with serious behavior issues including aggression, anxiety and reactivity. Her philosophy includes looking at each dog as an individual and using effective, force free, reward-based methods to help everyone succeed.

Sarah is:

A Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants)
A Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer
A Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge and Skills Assessed through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers

A professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers and the Pet Professional Guild
Elected Board Member for the Association of Professional Dog Trainers starting in 2024

Professional Helper Dog: Clara

Clara (aka Jete’s Sweet Eclair) was literally born into Sarah’s hands - her mom Jete was a foster in her home at the time and Clara was one of a litter of ten Lab/German shepherd mix puppies that the training staff at Service Dogs, Inc. helped to raise. Her shyness with new people flunked her out of service dog training, but her sweet personality and eagerness to learn makes her an excellent demo dog - she frequently helps with lessons to bring shy dogs out of their shell or help reactive or aggressive dogs learn to be calmer around others. Clara also competes in AKC Scentwork and has earned multiple titles. She is currently finishing her overall Master title and competing at the Detective level.

Bond Dog Training is based out of Driftwood, Texas, just south of Austin. Private in-home lessons are provided in Austin and surrounding areas; some locations may incur a travel fee.