My name is Piper D. Stultz, and I’m the founder of Paradox Dogs. I’ve spent the last 12 years learning, studying, working with, and living alongside dogs—not just as a trainer, but as a service-dog handler, behavior student, and someone who understands the emotional reality on both ends of the leash. My philosophy is simple: There are two ends to every leash, and both require education, compassion, and structure. My connection to dogs began in childhood. I grew up in a military family surrounded by Rottweilers, working dogs, and a menagerie of other animals. My dad was an MWD handler, my grandmother was a breeder, and dogs became my one constant in a life filled with change. In 2014, when I was advised to consider a service dog for myself, I began researching training in earnest. I didn’t know it then, but that moment quietly set the foundation for everything I do now. When I moved to Italy in 2016, I accidentally developed a reputation in my community for helping rescue dog owners with problem behaviors, caring for neonatal kittens, and providing long-term pet sitting. Being able to help people live better lives with their animals gave me a feeling of purpose I hadn’t felt in years. At the same time, I was living the reality of training my first service dog with almost no resources or support. I joined the Navy hoping to work K9, but instead entered the intelligence community. After surviving medical complications, sepsis, and long-term psychological harm from my chain of command, I left the military with PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, IBS, GERD, and chronic stress. For a while, I walked away from the animal world entirely—losing animals was something I struggled to cope with. But ultimately, the dogs pulled me back. In Italy, I adopted an Italian street dog named Jack and found a grant for military spouses to attend ABC’s dog training program. We moved back to the States in 2019, and I completed my ABC-DT certification in 2020 while working at a holistic pet store—anything that allowed me to be near dogs. That same year, I got my second service dog, a Rottweiler named Chimera, and began the grinding 2.5-year process of her formal training. In early 2021, I opened my first business: Break-Free Dog Training. I quickly gravitated toward behavior and reactivity cases. Around this time, I was in therapy working with a psychologist who taught me about the mind-body connection, perception, emotional regulation, and how intent and impact aren’t the same thing. That work fundamentally transformed how I approached dogs, people, behavior, and training. I soon realized I wasn’t meant to teach obedience. I was meant to help the overwhelmed, exhausted owners who felt disconnected from their dogs and from themselves. From 2021 onward, I absorbed everything I could: conferences, webinars, books, mentorships, social learning, genetics, instinct theory, emotional processing, associative learning, husbandry, and the psychology of both species. My training became holistic—balanced, humane, and deeply rooted in behavior, biology, and nervous-system literacy. Life threw major challenges my way: two CCL tears in Chimera, two in Jack, a cross-country move, financial setbacks, and heartbreaking loss. We moved to Oklahoma in 2023, where I began mentoring under Jonas Black and later formed Two Dogs Diverged LLC. That same year, I opened Brindle’s Pupcake Co. In 2024 and 2025, I had the honor of speaking at The Canine Conference on service dogs and handler education. But behind the scenes, I continued to witness something deeply concerning: service-dog handlers being drained financially, emotionally, and psychologically by predatory trainers and misleading programs. In April 2025, someone I considered a friend turned out to be a fraud—confirming everything I already knew: The service-dog industry needed to change. I decided to build the program I desperately needed when I started my own journey: A program grounded in truth. A program that supports handlers, not preys on them. A program that honors the dog as much as the human. A program that teaches real life—not fantasy. And that program became Paradox Dogs. Today, Paradox Dogs is a comprehensive, structured, multi-phase handler-education system built to guide teams through every stage—from preparing for a puppy to training a working partner to navigating end-of-life decisions. My mission is to raise the standard of the service-dog community and ensure no handler feels lost, misled, or alone ever again. Paradox is built on the belief that handlers deserve better. Their dogs deserve better. And together, we can raise the bar for what a service-dog team can be.

Bee Moore is a canine professional specializing in early canine development and puppy blue printing, bringing five years of hands-on experience in the field. A passionate advocate for thoughtful, individualized training, Bee believes that every dog is unique - and that great training begins with understanding who they are from the start. Bee has had the privilege of mentoring under several respected trainers, including Jonas Black, Shelley Carey, and K. Bleeker, experiences that have shaped Bee's holistic and adaptive approach to canine education. Each year, Bee presents on puppy blue printing at The Canine Conference and serves as a virtual instructor within the Jonas Black Mentorship Program, where they share their expertise with the next generation of trainers. Bee shares life with Waylon, a 21/2-year-old Australian Cattle Dog and personal service dog -- a steadfast battle buddy and a living example of Bee's work in action. She also shares it with Guillotine and Liberté, two adolescent Dutch Shepherds dedicated to ensuring Bee is meticulously continuing her education in canine behavior and training.

Hello and welcome to Paradox! I'm Emma, one of the instructors and trainers in the program. l've been working as an animal professional- training dogs, pet sitting, and dog walking - -for 8 years. I have shadowed, mentored, worked under, and worked alongside trainers of varying specialties and methodologies, ranging from puppy training, service dog training, and sports training to cooperative care and behavior modification. I am cooperative care certified through Deb Jones' CARE-TC program and am also an AKC CGC evaluator. Additionally, I am one of the instructors in a virtual dog training mentorship run by Piper, the owner and head trainer of Paradox. Outside of dog training, I am a military spouse to an active-duty service member, and we move often. Throughout my husband's military career, we have lived in Washington, Florida, Italy, Virginia, and Washington again in that order. Needless to say, I am no stranger to change and adapting to it. Together, we have three dogs: Athena (13), a Lab/APBT mix; Floki (7), an unknown mixed breed; and Argo (4), my Golden Retriever service dog, whom I trained myself. We also had a German Shepherd named Zeus, who passed away in 2019. Trying to balance life with chronic illnesses, dogs, work, training a service dog, and the unpredictability of a military lifestyle is far from easy. However, I hope my experience helps others who are struggling to know that they are not alone. Supporting disabled individuals as they work toward gaining independence through a service dog is one of the most rewarding things I've done in my life, and I am thrilled to be here helping you on your journey too.

My name is Greg Smith, and I've been working in the security industry since 2008. I moved into K9 handling in 2019 after completing my patrol and detection training with Dog Force Australia. Since the start of my dog handling career, I've had the privilege of training with many former and current police and military handlers and trainers from around the world. Those experiences have shaped not only my skill set, but also my perspective on what it really means to work as part of a dog and handler team. For the past nine months, I've also been consulting under the mentorship of Piper Stultz. Through that work, l have gained a deeper understanding of how certain working dog principles can be adapted responsibly for service dog training and why some methods don't translate, At Paradox Dogs, that's a big part of my role: helping explain the "why" behind the methods we use, and supporting the team in choosing approaches that truly benefit dogs and handlers. A core reason I'm a good fit for Paradox is that I'm passionate about helping shift the mindset around service and assistance dogs. These dogs are working dogs, and the teams they form with their handlers deserve to be trained, supported, and respected as such. I'll be helping guide that transition in thinking showing how working dog foundations can elevate service dog training without compromising welfare or practicality. l will also be supporting skill classes and working closely with the other trainers. While you might not often see me running classes on my own, l'll be very involved behind the scenes, bringing a working-dog perspective that strengthens our training programs and supports the whole Paradox Dogs community.