Rachel Friedman has worked with both people and animals for more than 25 years. She has a B.A. in Social Sciences from The University of Michigan and a Master's Degree in Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania and is an independently licensed social worker in Ohio. Rachel worked for many years in early childhood development/in-home parenting and emergency mental health/crisis intervention work in both Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Combining her passion for and long experience in working with animals with her extensive social work training and work experience, Rachel became a full time dog trainer in 1999 and founded her company, A Better Pet LLC. Her background makes her uniquely qualified to help clients learn how best to teach their dogs, and thus how best to create a harmonious household.

Her commitment to providing the best training possible for service and therapy dogs resulted in the design of the Har-Vest, the first and only combined no pull harness and vest/backpack for working and companion dogs.

Rachel lives in Cleveland Heights with her three daughters and an eclectic menagerie of pets.

In addition to pet and service dog training, Rachel also provides rescue services and is available for public speaking on a variety of topics.

Rachael Kinstlinger, a lifelong animal lover, spent her childhood playing with, working with, and caring for any animal she came into contact with. Despite an extreme childhood passion for horses, nothing ever quite competed with her lifelong passion for dogs.

In 2003 she took her parents Golden Retriever, Tucker, through a group class taught by Rachel Friedman. Inspired by not only the techniques used but also by the teacher, Rachael began apprenticing under Rachel's supervision in early 2006. After an intense 18 months of observation, assisting and attending educational seminars both locally and nationally as well as reading/studying a wide range of topics on all things dog, by late summer 2007 Rachael began providing in home private training as well as leading group classes.

She now focusses her work on both private new puppy and/or new dog in home training and leading both Puppy Kindergarten and Puppy Next Step Classes. In addition to her work at A Better Pet LLC, Rachael also has a boarding or boarding/training service in her home. Rachael is providing advanced training for service dog pups and is currently working with both Brio and Drake.