About

Owner & Head Trainer

Amanda Roberts, CPDT-KA, FFCP

Amanda has several training certifications. She is certified through the leading internationally recognized certifying organization for dog training, The Certification Counsel of Professional Dog Trainers, which required a minimum of 300 hours of training experience and passing an exam on learning theory, ethology, husbandry, and more. She has also completed world renowned Micheal Shikashio’s Master Course in Dog Agression. And she is a Fear Free Certified Professional through Fear Free, whose mission is to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them. She has mentored under the wonderful trainer Janine Pierce, CPDT-KA. And she has studied material from resources provided by other dog experts, scientists, and doctors including Karen Pryor, Ian Dunbar, Sophia Yin, Grisha Stewart, Victoria Stilwell, Patricia McConnell, Emily Larlham, Denise Fenzi, Michael Shikashio, Chris Pachel, Chirag Patel, and Kathy Sdao just to name some. She is part of organizations and groups committed to the ongoing expansion of dog training knowledge and skills. Having a soft spot for the miraculous work of service dogs, she has also volunteered for Mobility Service Dogs - West Coast Project.

The Story

Amanda has always held an inquisitiveness and passion for animals since a young age. She has been studying dog training methods since the early 2000’s and was initially turned off to the industry due to the inhumane approach commonly taken with methods such as compulsion training. Her interest in dog training was rekindled while learning more about evidence backed dog training methods that minimize stress to the dog in 2014 while training her dog to an advanced level. As she became very interested in learning the most compassionate yet effective ways to teach and modify behavior with dogs, she started preparing to enter the world of professional dog training by studying, working with a variety of dogs, and becoming mentored in preparation for certification. Once becoming a professional dog trainer and having seen so much conflicting and misleading advice floating around pertaining to dog training, and having known what it’s like to not know where to turn in a completely unregulated industry, she decided she wanted to help others by creating a dog training company. With the help of her spouse and friends, Intailigent was formed.

Our Mission

To best help our clients Intailigent is committed to upholding high standards in keeping up with the latest in evidence backed training and behavior modification methods that take into account the dog’s over all health including physical, mental, and emotional, while also promoting a healthy and happy relationship between dogs and humans.