Deborah Rosen
CEO/Founder
Good CitiZEN Dog’s CEO & Founder, Deborah Rosen, has raised dogs for more than 45 years. She started training professionally in 2002. Shortly thereafter she founded her own firm - Good CitiZEN Dog. She started as a trainer and now runs a successful dog day care and boarding facility.
Deborah possesses a wealth of dog training experience and a deep understanding of the science of canine behavior. Paired together this with decades of prior business experience, the result is a successful business and many generations of happy clients.
Building on this success, Deborah took her innovative business model and incorporated her own proprietary ZEN methodology — emphasizing client education — and built a curriculum around it. "Dogs need jobs - and their owners need an understanding of how to put their dogs back to work in fun and painless ways. Our job is to help our clients build a cohesive bond with their four-legged family member that lasts a lifetime. We create "peaceful living with your dog."
In 2013, Deborah took her finely honed business model and created Good CitiZEN Dog — a franchise business that uses the training techniques, methodology and business acumen that she has perfected over the years. Franchises exist in Tacoma & Fife, Washington, Suncoast, Florida, and Boise, Idaho — with more on the way."Our hope is to have a Good CitiZEN Dog franchise in every major city in the United States.
Joe Barlow
Joe Barlow met Deborah and the Good CitiZEN team in 2010 when he enrolled Kato, his Lab/Rottweiller mix in Puppy Kindergarten class. After seeing how valuable the training and socialization was to Kato they enrolled in and graduated from all the basic obedience classes. Kato has been a frequent ambassador pup and visitor ever since. At 13, Kato is the best dog we could ever ask for and much of it is because of what was learned from Good Citizen Dog.
With life-long experience in raising family dogs, and decades of experience as a personal trainer helping humans form better habits, Joe appreciates the Good CitiZEN philosophy of helping dogs and humans communicate. With a degree in Sports Medicine, Joe also appreciates the science-based approach to dog behavior. When not with clients, Joe is on the merry-go-round of sports activities with his daughter and enjoys reading and cheering on the Seahawks. Joe specializes in bigger dogs and looks forward to helping dogs and their humans grow together and form the best possible partnership.