About

Big Island Dog will inspire change in your life, and keep you motivated and uplifted until the time is right to do something new.  You’ll learn about how to reduce daily stress, do something fun and physical daily, cook delicious food, and recognize when change is something you’d like to move forward with in your life.

Consider this your daily escape to create your own paradise.  Sign up to receive simple messages of health, simplicity, happiness and change.  Perhaps you are stuck in a job that doesn’t challenge you, a relationship that brings you down or a city or space that doesn’t fuel you.

What is  “creating your paradise”?

This website and blog is about “creating your own paradise”.  It’s a place to find reasons to move forward with your aspirations today, cool ways to get fit and stay fit, new recipes, healthy lifestyle recommendations and other tips and ideas to live the life of your dreams.  You can plan a lifestyle retreat when you are ready, to really get away at Hawaii Retreats.

You’ll also find inspiration for lifestyle change, sports fitness training ideas with a twist of fun to them and some foodie tips for you and the dog along the way.

About Jt

Aloha, I’m Jt and am excited to help you on your journey to health and happiness.  I have taken on big changes in my life and after working as a professional dog trainer, completing 9 Ironman Triathlons and dumping all my stuff, including my home and most everything in it and a successful business, to live life my way in Hawaii with the love of my life and 2 dogs, I know just what it takes to create a net, and take a leap.

My life partner, who has summitted Mt. Everest and I live a lifestyle of health and wellness.  We swim in the ocean, (sometimes with dolphins) eat organically grown food, grow our own coffee, and have time to enjoy meaningful conversations and really connect with each other and the wonderful people we meet on the island.  I write and work as a lifestyle coach to help others live the life they’ve always dreamed about.

Even though I sold my dog training business in Encinitas, I’ll always continue to be a dog whisperer here in Hawaii.  Its just what I do.  I am fascinated by how similar dogs and people are and how dogs typically reflect their owner’s behavior. We have so much to learn from man’s best friend.

I’ve studied, applied and taught others how to create a balanced lifestyle with calm dog training techniques through my lifetime commitment to health, fitness and recognizing how to break through fear.  By creating dog wellness programs and writing the 5K Training Guide | Running with Dogs, I’ve helped to inspire change in people through the eyes of a dog.

You will learn to grow and change on this blog and through private retreats with me. Please get in touch with me anytime with questions or feedback.  I’d love to hear more about your dream life.  Click here if you want to read more about me.
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