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Gaia Richards
Gentle Dog Trainer
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505-316-1881
505-316-1881
Gaia Richards
Gentle Dog Trainer
Tell me what's going on
Text or email me now!
505-316-1881
Spirit of the Dog
In 2004 at a little metaphysical shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the reader told me that I would be working with dogs when I got older. I didn't doubt her.
In 2011 I moved back to New Mexico. I spent a year with some Sikh friends in Albuquerque, and when a young couple came to stay with me for a few days with their two French Bulldogs, I got an odd reading when I touched the dogs. I looked at the young man, and I said, "Your divorce is not going to happen and your marriage will be blessed." He looked at me, stunned, and I returned the same expression. I said, "I touched your dog and he told me."
In 2012 I took Josh Shrei's yoga teacher training course at Body of Santa Fe and taught yoga there for a while. I also ran writing groups and astrology meetup groups there.
I began attracting dogs into my life and in 2017 I began apprenticing with David Crosby (for 3 years!) to learn how to train dogs in all aspects, from basic obedience to search & rescue to scent detection to agility. I learned about nutrition, and first aid and herbs for dogs. I have been training dogs since then but am scaling back on hands-on training and focusing more on workshops in 2025.