I don’t know what we would have done without Emily and Empowered Animals! My puppy was so afraid of everything and Emily’s positive training helped build her confidence to take on the streets of busy downtown Tampa! She gave me the tools to be able to help my dog overcome the fear of new people, environments, or situations. So grateful [Read More]

My ability to train my Terrier mix grew at a tremendous rate thanks to Emily and Lizzy at Empowered. They genuinely listen to your needs and what corrections you desire to make. The time and attention to detail was amazing. I experienced a level of patience that seems unmatched. Each technique I continue to use and I feel that it [Read More]

My vet told me Willow needed to lose weight! She was a senior rabbit who wasn’t exploring her enrichment areas as much anymore, and was mostly just sitting and snacking. Bunz of Steel provided both a terrific evidence-based approach to animal learning and lots of fun, safe, low impact exercise. Willow and I both thoroughly enjoyed this course. Leslie McDevitt, [Read More]

Emily and Lizzy are great! They were able to customize training and behavioral assessments for my bunnies. They are the kindest trainers who want what’s best for your pet and also to help strengthen the bond and relationship with your pet. They take the time to really listen, come up with amazing solutions and get great results. I can honestly [Read More]

Just a short note to tell you what a wonderful experience it was to work with Emily remotely.  Our foster lab, Dakota, had a small animal prey drive and would bark and act crazy around small dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, etc. We would have to literally pull her into the house to get her to stop.

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We worked with Emily and Lizzie  remotely via Zoom to help with our senior dog, Rosie, who had become aggressive toward my husband. Even though we’re in Arizona and they are in Florida, the virtual sessions were very beneficial. They took the time to understand Rosie’s behavior and gave us clear, compassionate techniques to help rebuild trust between her and [Read More]

I thank my luck stars for the day I found Emily and Empowered Animals. Our rescue pup Bodie had a lot of baggage to work through (extreme reactivity to other dogs, not letting people in the house, etc.) that we weren’t sure how to help him work through–but Emily knew just what to do! Her positive, calm approach and effective [Read More]

Emily and Liz coached me on working with an aggressive foster bun. They taught me a lot about bunny body language and possible causes for the unusual behavior. She’s come a long way after applying a methodical approach to reviewing incidents and practicing positive reinforcement. We train regularly, have a lot of fun showing the interactions this leads to, and [Read More]

Emily from Empowered Animal Training helped me so much with my goldfish, Finley. After needing extensive medical care, Finley went from being curious and engaged to scared and withdrawn. I had a care plan in place, and Emily worked with me to thoughtfully refine it—even helping us navigate his visual impairments. Thanks to her support, we were able to make [Read More]

“Mousse and I have had the pleasure of working with Emily and Lizzy for an entire year now! I contacted them after adopting Mousse and feeling completely lost as to how to even begin building a relationship with my new bunny. Now, I truly feel that my bunny and I have a great dynamic and a solid relationship based on [Read More]

We had 3 training sessions with Emily for our new rescue dog, Dakota, and we are amazed at the progress we have seen. Emily has wonderful techniques for training and was very creative in adapting as Dakota’s behavior changed. She went from being a dog who constantly pulled on our walks and was very dog reactive to a gentle walker [Read More]

I am from Montreal, Canada and I heard about Empowered Animals Behavior and Training, LLC by my older sister that was training with Emily when working for an animal shelter in Vancouver. My dog, Shadow, German shepherd was having more and more issues with barking when people were coming at the house. We worked all together very hard to make [Read More]

“I have a very shy rabbit who was still grunting when I tried to pet her after living with me for 2 years. Emily and Lizzy helped me to quickly understand that this was a behavior based on fear, not spite or grumpiness, and how to work with my rabbit so that she was more comfortable and that I did [Read More]

When I first signed up for Trickbun I, I was doubtful my bunny would take to learning tricks, and mostly signed up just out of curiosity. (After all, doesn’t a zoom class with a bunch of other bunnies sound fun?!) Much to my surprise, my bunny Halo loved learning tricks, and the trick training became something she looked forward to [Read More]

Emily is a pleasure to work with! My bunny Dizzy, was urinating all over the living room floor no matter what I tried. Emily helped my understand what Dizzy was trying to communicate, and how to have her needs met in her different way. Dizzy is now 99% toilet trained ( and when she misses, I know to try and [Read More]

“Emily & Lizzy were recommended to me by the rabbit rescue I got one of my bunnies from.  I learned so much from them on bunny behavior and it’s helped me be a better bunny parent. Their assistance helped me go from my two females trying to tear each other apart to living side by side with no issues. When [Read More]

“Empowered Animals Behavior and Training has made a significant difference for my girl La-a and I. Using their training techniques I was able to understand the “why” behind La-a’s behavior. This enabled me to make positive corrections, reducing her (and my) overall stress level, leading to a significant reduction of bad behavior. Happy pig = happy home. La-a and I [Read More]

I just finished the Empowered Animals Bunz of Steel class. It was an educational, organized, fun and wonderful experience!! Emily and Lizzy are truly amazing! They are so knowledgeable about rabbit training, rabbit behavior, and rabbit health/nutrition. All of our classes were packed full of information and we were guided by their comments, PowerPoint presentations, and hands on training. After [Read More]

“I cannot recommend Empowered Animals enough, both for helping with behavioral issues and for building a better bond with your animal. Our rabbit, Bee, came to us with a number of behavior issues stemming from fear of people. He was very aggressive, and honestly, a little bit frightening! After just one session we understood Bee’s behaviours much better and had [Read More]

We have taken two trick classes with Emily and Lizzie and have loved them! My rabbit Kodiak is very curious, smart, and active but doesn’t really come to us for enrichment or entertainment. Working with him to learn all the tricks really strengthened our bond and helped us learn to do something fun together!! I loved seeing his little brain [Read More]

I work at an animal shelter in the Florida Keys and have consulted with Emily about shelter animals and also referred others to her through the years for both training and behavior consulting. Her extensive experience working with both exotic and domestic animals, her intelligence, her kind and generous spirit, and her ability to communicate put her at the top [Read More]

“Emily and Lizzy are amazing trainers and working with them was such an awesome experience! Mya is a rescue that was new to our family and they were able to help us bond our chocolate lab with our two cats in only a couple of months! Through convenient zoom meetings we learned so much, they taught us several behavioral training [Read More]