In 2017, after 10 years of creating music to relieve pet anxiety, NPR called me The Pet Calming Maestro. While I didn't graduate from Juilliard to perform for dogs and cats, it warms my heart and feeds my soul to use my music talents to help improve the lives of our beloved pets.
As co-founder of Through a Dog’s Ear and the pianist on the music series, I've appeared on the CBS Early Show, NPR, and CBS Australia. I'm honored to be the only classical pianist to reach Billboard’s Classical Top 20 Chart with pet music.
My piano playing is currently soothing anxiety in dogs in over 1,500 shelters and rescue organizations worldwide. The “Music in Shelters” program was inspired by my volunteer work with Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA in The San Francisco Bay Area.
I share my heart and my home with Gina, my 13-year-old, agility champion black Lab. I adopted her at 16 months, when she was “career changed” from Guide Dogs for the Blind, where I'm a former volunteer puppy raiser.
I'm forever indebted to Sanchez, R.I.P., the gorgeous yellow Lab next to Gina. When he was a rambunctious 4-month-old and was my guide dog puppy, he inspired my idea of creating music to help dogs with behavior issues.
Actively involved in dog agility, Gina has earned two championship agility titles. The video below is her Performance Dog Agility Championship Snooker run, one month after she turned 10-years-old. Now 13, she's currently rocking the Veteran's agility class.
