About
Alex Krikorian
Master Dog Trainer with more than fifteen years of hands-on experience, and the reason The Canine Mind exists.
It started with a dog called Rocky
Alex’s dog journey began at Christmas 2006 with his first dog: a lovely but fearfully aggressive Boxer named Rocky. Rocky was a warm companion inside the house and an anxious, aggressive one the moment they stepped out for a walk.
Fixing that took observation and patience rather than a technique. Building a trusting connection with Rocky is what let Alex find the root of the aggression instead of managing the symptom — and rehabilitating him is what turned an interest into a career in behaviour modification.
What came after
Alex spent the following years studying under trainers and behaviourists while climbing the ranks at PetSmart, finishing as a Regional Training Manager. With nowhere further to go there, he founded The Canine Mind to do the thing the job had not let him do: teach owners how their dog’s mind actually works.
The aim was, and is, a closer bond between owner and dog, obedience without fear, and a lifetime of wagging tails. After building the business in the Bay Area, Alex moved The Canine Mind to Salt Lake City — his wife Melody’s hometown.
Where we work
Salt Lake, Summit and Davis Counties, for in-person work. Board & Train dogs come to us.
Consultations by phone or in person are free. That is deliberate: matching a dog to the right program needs a conversation, and charging for the conversation would put the wrong thing first.
Tell us about your dog
Start with the intake form and we will come back to you with the path we think fits, and why.