About Jonna

  Jonna Spiller was born with an intense love for animals, particularly those of the canine variety.  She has raised and trained dogs from a very young age. She specializes in basic and advanced obedience skills and has also trained therapy dogs. 

  Jonna has also been a high school mathematics teacher for 30 years, retiring in 2024.  She has received many accolades as a teacher including being named Teacher of the Year for her district in 2011, 2017, and 2019, and Teacher of the Year for Region 10 of Texas in 2017. 

  In 2020, Jonna decided to combine her passions for dogs and her skills in teaching to become a professional dog trainer.  She attended CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and graduated in April of 2021 with Academic Distinction and an overall average of 98%.  Jonna’s professional program included the study of basic and advanced dog training skills, handling skills, and how dogs think and learn.

 Jonna successfully achieved professional certification by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers in March of 2024. CPDT-KA® certification provides an independent, scientifically valid measure of an individual’s understanding of the field of dog training, including instruction skills, learning theory, ethology, equipment, and animal husbandry.  CCPDT® requires its certificants to adhere to its Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA) Effective Behavior Intervention policies. Jonna is also a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.