Meet Our Team
At Clickstart, we pride ourselves in representing the very best of modern dog training: educated, ethical, and effective. We choose to hold ourselves to a higher industry standard and participate in regular continuing education. All of our trainers are skilled at using positive reinforcement to help you and your dog live a happy and harmonious life together, to build reliable behavior, and to solve common behavior problems.
Cassie Pestana (she/her)
Clickstart’s Co-Founder & Certified Behavior Consultant
BA, KPA-CTP, CBCC-KA, PetTech Pro
Graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biology: Animal Ethology and Evolutionary Science.
Areas of Expertise: Reactivity & Aggression, Fear & Anxiety, Remedial Socialization, Rescue Dog Acclimation
Liv Healy (they/them)
Clickstart’s Co-Founder & Certified Behavior Consultant
MA, CBCC-KA, FFCP, Atlas CT
Areas of Expertise: Service Dogs, Cat/Dog Integration, Advanced Obedience, Puppy Raising
Alex Dowdall (she/her)
Clickstart Trainer since 2022 & Certified Trainer
BS, ABC-CT, CPDT-KA
Areas of Expertise: Agility, Advanced Obedience, Trick Training, Puppy Training & Socialization
Michael Louria
(he/him)
Clickstart Trainer since 2018
Areas of Expertise: Puppy Training & Socialization, Obedience Training, Shy Dogs
Amanda Alvarez (she/her)
Clickstart Trainer since 2022
Areas of Expertise: Puppy Training & Socialization, Trick Training, Shelter & Rescue Dog Acclimation
Allegra Ringo (she/her)
Clickstart Trainer since 2022
CPDT-KA
Areas of Expertise: Puppy Training & Socialization, Obedience Training, Small dogs
Nick Garcia-Zacher (they/them)
Clickstart Trainer since 2023
CPDT-KA
Areas of Expertise: Puppy Training & Socialization, Obedience Training
