Certified Trainer, Owner
Elisha met “I Said Sit!” founder, Jonathan Klein, in 2006. Elisha joined “I Said Sit!” as General Manager and partner bringing her knowledge in dog day care facility management and years of dog training experience. Upon Jonathan’s passing, Elisha took over ownership of “I Said Sit!” in 2017.
Elisha furthers her education by attending various seminars in dog sports, training and behavior. Elisha is also actively involved with her own dogs in dog sports, particularly in Nose Work and most recently learning about dog shows. Experts consult Elisha for media articles and training dogs for advertisements and music videos.
She shares her home with her husband, her daughter, and their two dogs Ludo and Misa.
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Head Trainer, Certified Trainer, Certified Behavior Consultant
From a young age, Sean has lived with and cared for many species of animals, and has been interested in their behavior. His spark for animal behavior ignited when he adopted and started training his first dog, Finn. Soon after discovering his passion for dog training, he began working at a dog daycare and volunteering with the local animal control office in order to gain real-world experience working with dogs, while reading every book on the subject he could get his hands on.
After some time, he went back to school, at the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior. While there, he gained technical knowledge, and hands-on skill teaching pet owners and training pet dogs, which he continues to hone and improve at “I Said Sit”, and through his commitment to continuing education. Sean currently lives in West LA with his fiance, Raquel, his two dogs, Finn and Potato, and his cat, Toothless.
Certified Trainer
Lexi is a CPDT-KA and has been working with dogs of all kinds since 2018 when she started working at I Said Sit as a kennel attendant, where she realized what her dream career was - training dogs & their people. She believes that dog training is about understanding the instincts of dogs, how to read their body language, and how they learn.
Committed to providing the most convenient, effective solutions to her clients' dog training needs, she avidly pursues continuing education and professional development by attending several seminars per year and keeping up-to-date on industry literature. She believes that each dog is an individual and, just like people, they have different learning styles that require a unique approach. When not helping clients to enjoy easier lives with their canine companions, Lexi spends time going camping and training her cat Phoebe new tricks.
Certified Trainer
Born on International Dog Day, Charlotte’s favorite area of focus for dog training is Service Work. She has applied her background in ABA with children to train 3 of her own Service Dogs. She also helps train other service dog teams with task training and Public Access Manners.
Seeing dogs apply this training experience and by teaching them how to be good boys and girls in a variety of public settings is rewarding work Charlotte. Teaching “functional tricks”, like shutting doors, turning off lights, and retrieving items by name, is an area she truly enjoys.
While Charlotte loves all dog breeds, she has a very special place in her heart for bully breeds of all kinds. She lives with her two bullies in Los Angeles where they spend their time doing Spring and Flirt Pole in between being working dogs.
Certified Trainer
From a young age, Chanel always had a deep passion for the care of animals. Throughout her early childhood and adolescence, she collected honors in Girl Scouts for animal care, raised rabbits in 4H, and volunteered at stables.
After working for several years in dog boarding and daycare overseeing playgroups and running kennel operations, she sought to work closer with dogs to benefit them in their lives beyond just daycare services. Her interest in dog behavior, body language and socialization grew from watching and interacting with the dogs in those playgroups.
She started at “I Said Sit!” working as a kennel attendant with the hopes of progressing to training dogs herself. Now as a certified trainer she is eager to help dogs and their humans learn the skills that they need to thrive.
Certified Trainer
Chynna has been training dogs and an AKC evaluator since 2018. She quickly noticed the benefits of training your dog. A confident trained dog makes your day easier and better. When dogs go through training it's as if they learn a new language they can use to speak with us. This communication tends to make life easier and happier for all involved.
Animals play a big part in Chynna's life. She believes that every pet deserves to live their lives to the fullest, especially dogs! Every dog is different so training them is constantly making small adjustments and celebrating individual victories. Over the years she has developed the passion and the patience required to bring out the best in our canine companions, while also ensuring the experience is positive and enjoyable for them.
Chynna's goal as a trainer is to make sure all dogs live happy, fulfilling lives and to make sure all owners know how to make that happen. Training science is constantly evolving so she eagerly keeps up on her own studies. Her current pets are two chihuahua mixes named Gertrude and Ethel, two turtles, three guinea pigs, 7 frogs and 12 parakeets who all coexist in the same room.
Trainer
Vikki’s love for all animals started when she was a young child. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, she grew up with multiple animals in her household and participated in local youth camps focused on farm work and animal husbandry. After Vikki left home for college in Chicago, IL she adopted her first dog named Pip. It was through this pup that her love for training dogs began. While Pip has since crossed over the Rainbow Bridge, his memory will forever be honored with the dogs that Vikki gets to work with.
Vikki has worked for multiple pet care and training companies in Chicago and Los Angeles and is excited to be part of the I Said Sit team! While she enjoys teaching all the foundational basics to puppies and adult dogs, she especially enjoys helping pups with leash reactivity and confidence building. Vikki’s education spans from her several years of professional hands-on experience to independent study through multiple courses, seminars, and books. She is always continuing to learn more and more as dog training and behavior is always evolving.
Vikki has also been a volunteer with multiple shelters and rescue groups, working with the dogs in their care. They include the Burbank Animal Shelter, Best Friends Animal Society Los Angeles and Adopt-a-Rescue Pet in Las Vegas.
Vikki spends her free time with her husband Brian and their Shepsky rescue named Sadie.
