Jo Anne Basinger is the director of Andrea Arden Dog Training in New York City where she has been a dog trainer for 10 years. She began her animal training career at the New York Aquarium / Wildlife Conservation Society, where she spent twenty years as a trainer and animal care specialist for the aquariums dolphins, whales, walruses, seals, and sea otters. Volunteering with her community dog shelter in the mid 1990’s, inspired her to merge her expertise in marine mammal training with her passion for teaching and caring for companion dogs. Jo Anne teaches group classes and offers private lessons addressing everything from raising and training puppies to more complicated behavioral issues of adolescent and adult dogs.