Xenia Jones, IAABC-ADT, CSAP-BC, CCUI, ABS
Behavior Therapist
Special Interests:
Building confidence in fearful, shy, and shutdown dogs
Supporting dogs with separation anxiety and isolation distress
Helping hyperaroused dogs learn to settle and focus
Feline behavior challenges, including dog-cat relationships
Canine fitness, scent sports, and enrichment
Cooperative care behaviors such as taking pills on cue and nail trims
Her Pets:
Benji – Village Dog from Wuhan, China, and a titled NASDA scent work competitor
Millie Meows – Tortoiseshell “adventure cat” rescued in Virginia
Xenia’s approach centers on giving pets a voice. Through choice-based pattern games and Fear-Free techniques, she helps owners understand what their animals are trying to communicate. Rather than just managing behavior, she works on building trust and emotional resilience, for a calmer and more harmonious home on both ends of the leash.
Xenia is a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor mentored by Leslie McDevitt. Her training also includes an Animal Behavior Sciences certification under Dr. James O’Heare, Dr. Susan Friedman’s Learning and Living with Animals program, and the Enrichment Master Class with Allie Bender and Emily Strong.
With a lifelong passion for rescue, Xenia has volunteered with dog and cat rescue efforts across multiple countries. She is married with two adult children and shares a busy, animal-centric home with her husband Henley, Benji, and Millie Meows.
