Born in Poland, from day 1 in her life, there were dogs in her family. Unfortunately, at that time most people did not train their dog, which meant that the dogs had food aggressions, snapped, and even bit sometimes. But nobody could explain why over all the years none of the dogs ever showed any kind of bad attitude towards Renja.
At the age of 8 years, Renja and her family immigrated to Germany. Though she had to learn the new language, it did not stop her from making great friends right away... all the neighbors dogs. With her passion for dogs, Renja won the trust of the owners in no time, to play with and walk their best friends. Whenever there was a family or sport event (her 2 brothers and dad played soccer), if there was dog near her, she would often miss the whole game or mealtimes, because teaching dogs new tricks and playing with them was always her priority.
At 15 Renja herself realized that dogs were not just her passion, but she also had a special gift to bond with them and win their trust. This was when a family friend got a Rottweiler, and after one year nobody else was able to handle this huge, strong dog. When the owner needed someone to watch him, Renja was the only one who handled this big male (almost 140 lbs.) with a smile on her face.
So, she became a member of a German dog training club. From this time, Renja was always there to help other dog owners to fix problems for a better life with their pets. In 1997 she started professional dog training. Her first dog to be trained was an 8-month-old, 120 lbs. Greater Swiss Mountain dog. From an absolutely untrained dog, that lived only in a kennel, in only 8 weeks, he brought a trophy home for a BH competition. There was no turning back. Renja continued competition training and competed with her own dog a few times every year, with an amazing amount of success.
In 2008 Renja immigrated to the US. After a short time, her directions changed. Seeing all the dogs in the shelters here was shocking to her. Today Renja has 3 rescue dogs and one German Shepherd on her own. Her drive to compete with her own dogs is not a priority anymore. Her calling is to rescue dogs, support animal shelters, help other dog owners become the best dog parents possible, and let them discover the amazing potential of their dog. She specialized in pack behavior and dog psychology, using dogs natural instinct to win their mind.
One of the best rewards for Renja is when she realizes that her training prevented a family from surrendering their dog to a shelter and instead sees them having the best time of their lives together.