Our Team
Good Dog Paws is proud to count passionate, experienced, highly trained, and committed people among our staff! Everyone in our team is willing and eager to help you and your dog get the happy, healthy, and meaningful relationship that you deserve. Our mission is to help dog owners and surrounding areas get dogs that are fully capable of behaving well and following commands in real-world situations.
With the right training and support, any dog can reach their full potential. At Good Dog Paws, you’ll have access to an excellent facility with all of the necessary equipment and housing for your dog’s needs and staff members that have the passion and drive to transform your dog into the best version of themselves. We also believe in getting dog owners involved while training their dogs to strengthen communication and trust between them.
After all, we want to make sure that the positive changes that our training ingrained in the dogs left in our care will last a lifetime.
Good Dog Paws is proud to count passionate, experienced, highly trained, and committed people among our staff! Everyone in our team is willing and eager to help you and your dog get the happy, healthy, and meaningful relationship that you deserve. Our mission is to help dog owners in Greencastle and surrounding areas get dogs that are fully capable of behaving well and following commands in real-world situations.
With the right training and support, any dog can reach their full potential. At Good Dog Paws, you’ll have access to an excellent facility with all of the necessary equipment and housing for your dog’s needs and staff members that have the passion and drive to transform your dog into the best version of themselves. We also believe in getting dog owners involved while training their dogs to strengthen communication and trust between them.
After all, we want to make sure that the positive changes that our training ingrained in the dogs left in our care will last a lifetime.
Meet Our Trainers
Helen Carlson
Helen Carlson is the owner and founder of Good Dog Paws. She started her dog training journey when she was 12 years old. She’s also heavily involved with Nolan-Carlson Canine LLC, which includes Agility by Carlson, her husband’s business that sells dog training equipment.
Helen’s experience includes competition obedience and agility training, owning her own kennel, and running a doggie daycare and training facility. Her favorite part about being a dog trainer is discovering what dogs can do and seeing dog owners and their furry best friends working together in harmony.
Helen favors a quiet training style and that combines both fun and focus when handling dogs. Along with Good Dog Paw’s highly qualified and experienced trainers, she works with owners to rehabilitate or train dogs to overcome their fears, lack of confidence, or undesirable behaviors.Along with everyone at Good Dog Paws, Helen believes that building strong communication and respect between owners and their dogs is the first step to a healthy and fulfilling relationship.
Kami Emerick
Kami Emerick is an accomplished dog trainer at Good Dog Paws. Having grown up working with animals from a very young age, she has a few years of experience as a pharmacy technician under her belt, but her compassion for dogs set her on the dog training path when she first acquired a genetically-unstable puppy.
Through that experience of learning how to manage its quirks to visiting local shelters to study other dogs’ behavior, Kami’s relentless drive to ensure the best care for canines is second to none. From there, it was an easy leap from studying breed characteristics to all-out dog training through the numerous training seminars she’s attended.
With over 6 years of dog training experience, Kami can and has successfully handled all sorts of dogs. Her passion, however, shines the most when she trains service dogs. She loves being able to help handlers build a strong, lifetime relationship with their dogs–especially those that really need them.