Nicole Stewart, CPDT-KA - Baby & Bowser Coordinator & Staff Trainer
As Nicole's husband can attest… there's nothing "run-of-the-mill" about her! It is truly her beliefthat your choices put things in motion, but often lead you to somewhere unexpected… and it's inyour best interest to roll with it. Nicole's first choices, from age 10, catapulted her on anadventure to pursue acting in TV and Film. She fully committed to that, and upon graduating fromIndiana University, she spent time in the Chicago acting scene followed by a 5-year stint in film's"motherland" – Los Angeles.
Strangely, it was here that her passion for dogs bubbled to the surface. Though loving dogs for alifetime, Nicole never thought to train them as a career until a dog named Jake came into her lifewith multiple issues. After much searching, she found herself in a meeting with Paul Owens, coauthorof "The ‘Original' Dog Whisperer" and as if it was what she planned all along, her lifechanged before she even knew it. She studied in a year long program, apprenticed and finallytaught for Paul over the course of 3 years along with attending various conferences furthering hereducation. Finally, her love of family and the Midwest lured her home.
In 2003, Nicole, now a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, started a business of herown on the North Shore of Chicago and has been helping families and their furry members eversince. She is so thrilled to join the AnimalSense family and all that comes with it as the new Babyand Bowser Coordinator/Presenter.
Her favorite place to be is at home with her fabulous – and patient – husband, Art, her new son,Tommy, and her two dogs, Denver and Finlay. When she does get a moment to breathe, shecan be found engrossed in a movie at the theater, writing at a coffee shop, or practicing yoga, butmostly these days, learning real lessons about life from her son.