Welcome!
Hi there! My name is Jessica and I am a professional web developer. I have been working professionally in the web/creative field for 6 years and still love what I do. Currently, I work full-time at a well-known promotions agency building online interactive promotions. I am well versed in HTML/CSS as well as dabble in programming languages such as PHP, Perl and the ever popular Jquery.
I am very devoted to my job and it takes up a great deal of my time. I still consider the occasional freelance project here and there, however they are limited. If you would like to contact me in regards to a project, please use the form on the right to do so. Please include any details that may be of interest.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time training my 2 dogs. It is my dream that one day, I may be able to have a training center or even a rescue center. In thinking of that, I decided to materialize my dream a little and create The Bark Academy™. You can view this site by clicking on the tab above or by visiting www.thebarkacademy.com.
The Bark Academy
The Bark Acedemy™ is a dream in progress. I believe in constructive discipline and positive reinforcement to train a dog. I also believe that too many people don't take time enough to understand a dog's behaviors before writing them off as a failure. Someday I would like to host a rescue and training facility of my own; helping owners better understand their dogs and giving the lost dogs of this world a chance to experience what is really meant by "a dog's life".
For the time being, I spend my spare time training my two dogs. I believe there are great dogs out there just waiting for a chance to find their forever homes, so both were adopted from rescue/shelter situations.
Ditto is about a year and 3/4 old black lab/something mix and is stubborn as a mule, yet as smart as anyone could ever believe. He came to me a very insecure boy, skiddish around men and any loud sound or sudden movement would send him running for the hills. Since he has been with me, we have worked extensively on his confidence; teaching him basic commands and socialization with people and other dogs. He has blossomed into a great dog and continues to learn new things every day.
Maya is a 2 month old black lab/chinese sharpei mix. She is my first puppy-experience and oh-my is it ever a wild one. She blows my mind with the things she does to entertain herself and how fast she learns. Five days into her stay with me, she had mastered sit (if I had a treat to give her). She understood her name and the "come" command almost instantly. I'm sure she picks up a lot from her big brother as well, but she is growing mentally by leaps and bounds!