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David Goldstein, MSCP, LCPC

David Goldstein, MSCP, LCPC

Owner

I was born in Philadelphia and moved to Orlando, Florida where I spent 43 years there before moving with my family and young son Isaac to the Boise area in 2015. I attended college at Troy University and graduated with a Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling and Psychology. I provided years of clinical counseling within the criminogenic and addictive demographics and then spent many years in the financial services arena before finally settling on dog training as my chosen pursuit. I am currently writing a parenting book, entitled, There Is A Manual, Here It Is.

My passions include being a daddy, movies, dog training, playing drums, softball, travelling, writing, swimming and camping. I am also a huge Star Trek, horror and science fiction genre, and Godzilla fan.

You catch me watching many sports as well including the Philadelphia Flyers hockey and Sixers Basketball schedules. Also A huge Dallas Cowboy fan!

My love of dogs began when I was 19 years old and had a dog trainer come to our home to train two chow shepherd mixes. I was enthralled by the process. I began reading and intensely working at training my own dogs Winnie and Biko who turned out to be the most amazing dogs. I continued practicing with neighbor dogs and began circulating flyers at the college and neighborhoods I was a part of and trained dogs as a side business for years. Upon moving to the Boise area, I formally opened Save The Mailmen In Home Dog Training And Pet Sitting as a niche business to families who understood the optimal impact of training in the context of their own homes. My mission is to help every dog owner in the world understand what dogs really are and need in an effort to create a meaningful and trusting bond between person and dog while commanding respect. I thoroughly enjoy teaching and leading and consider myself an innate teacher.In addition, I discovered how much I love to own and operate my own business. I merged all my skill sets, knowledge and passions together to create a meaningful career for me. Lastly, the people I meet who collaborate with me and my staff, while getting terrific results, helps me to feel like we make a difference in saving the lives of our furry friends.

Ami Jurica

Ami Jurica

Lead Trainer

My love of animals began as a child growing up in Texas and Idaho. Our family had two dogs, a very large black dog named Cobalt that my parents would send outside with us to play because he wouldn’t let strangers come near us and a little Yorkshire Terrier named Emily. I would pretend I was I a circus trainer training all sorts of animals. I would use the dogs and our rabbits as whatever animal I was taming that particular day. I also participated in 4h riding and showing horses and showing rabbits. I enjoyed learning about how to care for my animals, form bonds with them, and how to train them.

From a young age animal behavior became a great passion. Because of all the great things I learned participating in 4h as a young girl, I enrolled my daughter with a puppy.

It was such a special time we shared, going to the practice meets a couple times a week and coming home and practicing together with the puppy and our older dog. In the spring and summer we would drive all over the northwest participating in dog shows and local fairs. We even joined a 4H club involved in training service dogs. I learned so much during those years about dogs, dog shows, and training techniques. I moved to phoenix and worked at a ranch that rescued horses and dogs. I was involved in fund raising for the ranch as well as the rehabilitation and training of both equine and canine rescues. My time there working with animals on the ranch was very fulfilling.

After moving back to Idaho in 2017, I continued working with dogs. I worked in a doggie day care/boarding facility and had the opportunity to work with some local animal rescues. Looking back on my life it only seems fitting I chose dog training as my career path. My ultimate goal is help nurture the bond of human and canine relationships so that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy their canine companions.

Dustin Peterson

Dustin Peterson

Lead Trainer

I am a native Idahoan and have spent nearly my entire life in the Boise area. My hobbies include camping, hiking, rafting, and anything Boise State athletics related. I’m a huge Broncos fan and any time there is a game on I’ll be watching! Sports have always been a big part of my life and I could usually be found skating, playing street hockey, racquetball or wrestling.

My family always had dogs growing up and even though I had no clue what I was doing at the time, I always loved trying to train them. Our first dog was a chow chow and he was with our family for 10 years. We then had a couple of black labs and later a couple of boxers. So dogs have been an ever-present and important part of my life. Last year my wife and I decided it was time we had our own and we found a beautiful Norwegian Elkhound to welcome into our family which our two boys have loved.

I have also studied both psychology and philosophy formally and there are few things more interesting to me than thinking about the mind and behavior. I am passionate about exploring how we experience and move through the world. I think one of the reasons I love training dogs is because they have a special relationship with humans and I love to think about how they experience the world with us and how – through proper training – we can deepen that bond and have a more meaningful relationship with them. I am excited to be part of that journey with you and your family!
Michelle Luque

Michelle Luque

Lead Trainer

Animals were a constant figure in my life while growining up in Western New York. My family had hunting dogs, my friends had companion dogs and then there was the town wanderer, a large, furry, black dog named Bear who we’d play with. Occasionally, my friends and I would intervene to advocate for dogs we saw were being abused.

After studying Photography in England and then working, animals were rarely present in my life. Teaching at-risk adolescent, students who were often troubled and commonly misunderstood. gave me an understanding of the psychology behind these young minds.

Eventually I got my first puppy, Mojito, a very sweet and comical Havanese male. He actually played hide and seek, transferring the game to new environments and locations. He would go hide and then jump out and say “rahhhhr!”, just as I did when playing the the game with him as a puppy. I became accutely aware of how intelligent dogs are and that everything that this pup would need for a happy and well adjusted life depended on my actions based on his psychological and behavioral needs. I began reading books, watching TV shows, etc. that provided much needed guidance to assist me with my journey with Mojito and his housemate Buffett, my husband’s Hungarian Vizsla (both shown above).

In the interim, Mojito and Buffet passed on and Diego and Frida (Havanese and Vizsla) and Chex and Diamond (our two horses) have joined our pack. I soon reallized that dog and horse psychology are very similar in so many ways to my at-risk students. Continuing working with them has deepened my passion for working with animals, has honed my training skills and my understanding of their needs and behaviors. I swore that once I retired from teaching, I would become a dog/human trainer. My teaching experience gave me a foundation in behavior modification that naturally transfers to my dog training.

I retired in November of 2021 and here I am excitedly awaiting the opportunity to work with you and your beloved companions.

Paige Carter

Paige Carter

Lead Trainer

My love for dogs, or really any animal, began at a young age. As a kid we had a few rescue dogs and I would always try to train them, even when I did not know what I was doing. The dog in the photo is my second childhood dog and she sparked my fire for wanting to train. She is a rescue and came to my family fully trained. That did not stop me from training her even more to refine her skills and add new ones. Another one of my experiences with training is my brother’s black lab, Rip. He is a very smart boy who is eager to learn and I made sure to take advantage of that. Labs have always had a place in my heart, from my first childhood dog Hershey the chocolate lab, to Rip.
When I do finally get my own dog it will be a black lab and I am really excited to use my skills that I have learned to train my own personal dog. I always thought I was going to have to wait till later on in my life to train dogs as a profession. Then after graduating college I decided to start it early because I have always wanted to work with animals, specifically dogs. When I tell people that I am a dog trainer, they say that they would not expect anything less because dogs are all I talk about. I have always been very in tune with dogs and love to see how each dog works. I want to help other dog lovers so they can have confident, well-adjusted dogs.
Dallas Katherine Young

Dallas Katherine Young

Lead Trainer

I have been around animals my entire life. My maternal grandfather was a veterinarian and my paternal grandfather bred dogs. As I got older I started to work with dogs in a professional capacity. I worked in dog kennels, boarding facilities, grooming shops, pet food stores, and vets offices before finally landing on dog training. My different experiences working with dogs has given me a holistic view when it comes to dog care. There is nothing I love more than taking the time to get to know a dog and work with them. 

I hold an associate’s degree in psychology and I am currently earning my bachelor’s at the University of North Texas. My psychology background coupled with my experience with dogs led me to gain a deeper appreciation for dog conditioning and training.
I was born and raised right here in Dallas. On my days off, I spend my free time with my partner, Tucker, and our little toy poodle, Lou Lou. We love to hike and travel. Other than dog training, I also have a passion for performance and love to sing.

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