Christine Hibbard, Owner and Manager

Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT

Passionate about establishing the country’s top behavior and training practice, Christine graduated with honors from the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, pursued years of advanced study with experts who included Jean Donaldson and Janis Bradley, and then founded Companion Animal Solutions. She specializes in private behavior consultations, in-home training, and classroom teaching in the greater Seattle area.

Jim Ha

Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB

Jim is currently a Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. He is one of 55 PhD level Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists in the country. Jim has demonstrated consistent success in applying the knowledge he’s gained from his academic career to domestic animals living in an ever more urbanized world. He has extensive experience working as an Expert Legal Witness in cases involving animals. Jim sees dog, cat, and parrot behavior cases in the greater Seattle area.

Louisa Beal, DVM

Louisa Beal, DVM

Louisa Beal is a veterinarian with a passion for helping owners solve behavior problems with their dogs and cats. She has interned with three of the top animal behaviorists in the field. Her keen interest in animal behavior stayed with her throughout her 10-year ownership of a veterinary clinic. In 1996, she sold her veterinary practice and founded Veterinary Behavior Consultations. Louisa serves a wide area including Tacoma and Olympia where she performs private behavior consultations for dogs and cats.

Greta Kaplan

Greta Kaplan, CDBC, CPDT

Greta is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She has extensive experience evaluating and remediating dog behavior issues, and in coaching owners to help their dogs both feel and behave better. Greta’s specialty is performing private dog behavior consultations in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR areas.