Meet Our Team

Joann Hughes, CPDT-KA

Owner/Lead Trainer

Joann is owner of Pawsitive Pet Behavior, llc. She has been certified since 2004 by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers -- the only national certification program for professional dog trainers. CCPDT requires 300 hours as a lead instructor in order to sit for the exam and re-certification every 3 years. Joann is proud to have achieved and maintained her certification. Joann is also pet CPR certified and Fear Free trained.

Joann provides in-home behavior modification for cats & dogs. Read more about Joann & her animal assistants.

Sarah Hussong, RVT

Trainer/Registered Veterinary Technician

Choosing a career in animal care was easy for Sarah. For years, her family actively fostered for a local shelter and inspired her love of animals. She began working at the same shelter in 2000 and held many positions during her nine years including animal care technician, adoption counselor, veterinary assistant, foster & trainer. Sarah was especially drawn to training and behavior modification to help dogs on the adoption floor become well-mannered and ready for their fur-ever homes. In 2009, she had the exciting opportunity to travel out of state to work with Service Dogs and Urban Search and Rescue which was incredibly rewarding. Sarah has had many years of training experience with a variety of dogs. Sarah earned her Veterinary Technician degree in 2016, is pet CPR certified and Fear Free trained and is currently accumulating hours to enable her to sit for the CPDT certification exam. Sarah provides in-home training & behavior modification for dogs.

Genevieve Habib, VSA-CDT

Genevieve is a Certified Dog Trainer who graduated from Victoria Stilwell Academy. She also has been a Veterinary Receptionist since 2018 and previously offered pet sitting services. She has rescued multiple dogs who have had they own challenges which led to her passion for providing training, enrichment and behavioral modifications to meet the needs of dogs and their humans.

Genevieve’s goal is to help pet owners provide a safe, loving and positive environment for their pets to be successful in their daily life. She thoroughly enjoyed her schooling through VSA and has attended multiple behavioral conferences for dog trainers over the past few years. Genevieve has had the privilege of helping her vet clinic introduce more Fear Free and positive reinforcement techniques and is excited to transition to helping clients in a training capacity.

Genevieve provides in-home training in the South Dayton area.