MEET THE TRAINER!

    I am Johnna Holland, owner and head trainer of My Canine Counterpart LLC. I believe that our canine counterparts are more than pets, more than family, more than function and form. They are a mirror - reflecting our clarity, our leadership and our consistency.

    My training methods embody what it means to be a leader, and my mission is to equip owners with the tools and confidence to create lasting change - one that doesn't depend on me, but on the relationship they build with their counterpart.

    That belief did not come from a textbook. It came from experience.

    At 18 years old, I found a Pitbull on the street and made the decision to build my life around helping her. She came with behaviors I didn't understand, challenges I wasn't prepared for, and a level of responsibility that forced me to grow quickly. She wasn't changing - so I had to. That experience pushed me to begin volunteering at shelters and seek out every resource available, immersing myself with as many dogs as possible. I wanted to become an intentional student of the dogs - not just for my own dog's quality of life, but to truly understand behavior for what it is: communication. It was then that I began to understand that leadership was clarity.

   In 2019, I enrolled in Animal Behavior College, to further refine my experience with structured knowledge. After graduating in 2020, I worked under the mentorship of a local trainer, gaining hands-on experience in behavior management, socialization, sport foundations, and balanced training tools.

    Education gave me language for what I had already begun to understand - but real growth came from applying it.

    That same year, I was trusted with a purebred Beauceron from a reputable breeder - Reflection. She became the living embodiment of everything I had been learning. She sharpened my timing, demanded consistency, and reinforced one truth: dogs reflect the leadership we provide.

    She became the inspiration behind the name My Canine Counterpart - because your dog is a Reflection of you.

Current Certifications:

CGC/Trick Dog Evaluator

ABC Certified

ICAP Member

CPR Certified 

Canine Fitness Level One

I am forever a student of the dogs, and my education in behavior and communication will always remain ongoing.