About Precious K9s

CANINE BEHAVIOR CONSULTING

CARRIE GALVAN CBCC, CTDI

What is a Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (CBCC) ?

Carrie has been a Certified Behavior Consultant Canine (Since 2017), after being a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (2011-2023). For fun, she is also a Certified Trick Dog Instructor with the Do More With Your Dog program and an AKC Evaluator.  She belonged to the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, off and on, over the years and has been a consultant for many animal businesses and organizations for 25+ years.  She has also worked with schools and the Girl Scouts to help educate children on canine etiquette, with attorneys on dog-related cases. As the Behavior Expert on the Animal Issues Task Force, for 3 years, she had a big hand in rewriting the Dangerous/Vicious Dog Legislation here in Springfield, Mo. (Not the breed-specific part)

Over the years, she has worked with many Veterinarians, and Veterinary Behaviorists around the U.S. to help clients and their dogs cope with life together.  As the only Certified Behavior Consultant Canine within 3 hours of Springfield, MO, she has acquired different set of skills above that of a basic dog trainer. She has done training from county protection dogs, puppy basics, puppy and adult aggression, severe anxiety, showing in Agility and Rally Obedience, to training Service Dogs. Over the years, her private practice won out and she now spends her time helping dogs that need a little extra help with their big feelings.

As you may know, having a dog with extreme anxiety and/or any of the aggressions can be time consuming and hard on the bank account.  These training and behavior modification plans have taken 20+ years to formulate. With added support from Veterinarians, and sometimes medications, she can really help your dog progress better than the training a basic training trainer will try to implement.

“My passion has always been working with dogs with behavioral issues. I am a firm believer that playing WITH your dog is a huge component in saving a dog’s life.” -Carrie

In her limited spare time, she enjoys competing in dog sports, four-wheeling, tending to her chickens, and spending time with her four kiddos.

Carrie offers private behavior consultations for families in and around the Springfield area and online sessions for those that are too far away. Her focus is on behaviors that cause turmoil in the household. She can help with aggression (towards people and animals), resource guarding, separation anxiety, fears and phobias, potty training, barking and other destructive behaviors. The initial consultation fee is $279 and will usually run around an hour and a half. All session fees are non-refundable and need to be collected at the time of signing up for your consultation. If you need to reschedule, we ask that you do at least 48 hours before your scheduled appointment.

During the initial consultation, Carrie will go over the history form you completed when signing up. This will include a complete history on your dog, discussion of specific instances of concern, and other things she feels are relevant. She will observe your dog, listen to concerns, and watch any videos you submit. This will help her guide you to the best path for you and your family. 

In your follow-up sessions, Carrie will use the behavior modification plan, she formulated, that fits your specific situation. All follow-up sessions will be $150, run up to an hour, and can take place in the client’s home or in a public place. We will no longer take appointments at our facility in Rogersville, after April 30 2026.

Julie Mueller

Julie hit the ground running with Precious K9s and the Day Training Program September of 2023. As she has grown with Precious K9s, she has grown towards running the main office,  leading our group classes, and taking on her own private coaching clients. She has shadowed Carrie for over three years and is well on her way to her CPDT.

Lisa King (Therapy Dog Teams and Trick Dog)

She is the instructor, evaluator, and organizer for the Precious K9s Therapy Teams and is a registered Pet Partners Team with her dog Megan. They also hold the additional credential as an Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Team with Pet Partners. Megan is a decorated AKC titled dog in both Therapy and Trick Dog. Lisa is a Certified Trick Dog Instructor with Do More With Your Dog, is an AKC Evaluator, and is an AKC Fit Dog Instructor.