Meet the trainer, Alex Thompson

What started out as a deep passion of animal welfare and a hobby of learning behavior and training, Alex became enamored with the idea of training dogs. Through working at various daycare centers, dog walking companies and consuming the knowledge of giants in the industry, he took the steps necessary to become a certified dog trainer through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy. While that was enough to call himself a dog trainer, he continues to educate himself through different certification courses, seminars, online content, and coaching from those that came before him.
“It is very evident how much Alex loves dogs and this comes across in his training. I highly recommend Tailwind!”
— Denise, Cinco's mom

Courses, seminars and people that Alex has learned from

  • Graduate of CATCH Canine Trainers Academy

  • Daycare Movement and Body Language workshop by Ian Grant

  • The Jentle Method workshop by Oregon Tails

  • The Aggression in Dogs Conference by Michael Shikashio

  • Make Your Dog Somebody by Ivan Balabanov

  • Private Coaching by Tyler Muto

While the dog training industry is unregulated, and a simple certification is enough to call yourself a dog trainer, that doesn’t mean you’ve learned everything about it. Alex stays thirsty for knowledge to increase his skill set and help pass that on to the people and dogs he works with.