Tamar Geller

Tamar Geller is a dog trainer who developed "the Loved Dog" method of dog training. After serving as an intelligence officer working with the Israeli Special Forces, she spent time observing wolves in the wild and studying how parent canines trained their young. By using similar techniques as the wolves, she created a method of training puppies that does not involve aggression, dominance, or choke chains. She is the founder of the first cage-free doggy boarding and day care center in southern California, called The Loved Dog. Her book of the same name teaches dog-owners how to train their dogs in a nonaggressive way.

Geller works with the animal rights organizations The Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society, PETA, Helen Woodward Animal Center, and rescue organizations. She conducts speeches and programs for rescue organizations, and has given lectures about animal behavior at Pepperdine University. She writes a regular blog for Rescue Proud magazine.

Geller trains the dogs of several celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Larry King, Jon Stewart, Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Owen Wilson, Kelly Ripa, Brad Paisley, Julianne Hough, Ryan Seacrest and Colbie Caillat.

She has appeared on various television programs and media outlets, including The Today Show, Oprah, Ellen, Animal Planet, CNN, USA Today, LA Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, HLN, and Fox News.

Published works

 * Celebrate Your Dog! The Loved Dog Way of Training (DVD), 2007
 * Celebrate Your Dog! The Loved Dog Way of Training (DVD), 2007
 * Celebrate Your Dog! The Loved Dog Way of Training (DVD), 2007