Meet The Canine Body and Mind Team!
Beth Belock, DVM, PCBC-A, has been caring for pets in the Michiana area since 2012.
Dr. Beth Belock, DVM, PCBC-A
Dr. Beth Belock is a veterinarian, professional canine behavior consultant, and founder of Canine Body and Mind. Her approach is Inspired by Kindness and Informed by Science, combining veterinary expertise with evidence-based training to support both the physical and behavioral wellness of dogs.
In 2022, Dr. Belock founded Canine Body and Mind to create a practice focused on helping dogs thrive through compassionate, dog-centered care. She is passionate about improving veterinary and training experiences by using positive, humane, and scientifically supported methods that prioritize both learning and emotional well-being.
Dr. Belock holds the Professional Canine Behavior Consultant–Accredited (PCBC-A) credential through the Pet Professional Guild, the organization's highest level of canine behavior accreditation. She completed the Fear Free Veterinary Professional Certification Program in 2017 and remains committed to applying Fear Free principles in her work.
She particularly enjoys teaching cooperative care skills, which help dogs become active participants in their own healthcare and create less stressful veterinary and grooming experiences. These same principles are incorporated into her veterinary appointments whenever possible, helping dogs feel more comfortable and confident during examinations and procedures. For Dr. Belock, cooperative care represents the perfect blend of veterinary medicine and training.
Dr. Belock is an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, a Level 1 AKC Fit Dog Instructor, and a member of both the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and the Pet Professional Guild. She maintains her veterinary license and PCBC-A accreditation through ongoing continuing education in veterinary medicine, animal behavior, and training.
Through every class, consultation, and veterinary interaction, Dr. Belock strives to help dogs and their people build stronger relationships based on trust, communication, and understanding.
Lindsay has had a love for animals since she was young, and began working with them professionally as a staff member at Serenity Pet Spaw in 2021, where she has gained experience working with complex behavioral cases. When she got her first personal dog in 2022, she began exploring training for competitive dog sports and is now actively training in Agility, Obedience, Rally, and FastCAT.
Lindsay takes a relationship based approach to training that has largely been informed by the classes, camps, conferences, and webinars she has attended through Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. She is passionate about finding creative and tailored ways to break down challenging concepts for both ends of the leash. Her mission is to help people better communicate with their dogs, and help them deepen their connection through training, games, and play.
Lindsay teaches our Puppy Class, Intro to Manners Class, Novice and Intermediate Trick Classes, Loose Leash Walking Class and Games Class. She also teaches private lessons and leads educational workshops. She shares her life with her two young, energetic, and brilliant Miniature American Shepherds, Anya and Mira, and her four cats. In her free time, she enjoys taking her dogs to private dog parks she finds on the app, SniffSpot, and training new tricks.
Lindsay Heldreth, MA
Sina John, licensed dog trainer and behavior therapist
Sina has always loved caring for animals. After finishing college and working for a couple of years, she decided to turn that interest into something more. She earned her Dog Trainer and Behavior Therapist license in Germany, where she completed a one-year full-time apprenticeship at Steffi Baumer’s RudelHerzen dog academy. Being a native German, her training is informed by different approaches, which all focus on positive reinforcement. In Germany she worked with dogs of all ages, leading puppy classes, adult classes and a course for reactive dogs. Her goal is to help people understand their dog’s body language and make their bond even stronger through a positive training approach. Sina is an AKC CGC Evaluator and a member of the Pet Professional Guild. She teaches private lessons, Community Puppy Class, Reactive Dog Class and weekend workshops on Mantrailing.
Guest Trainers
Our guest trainers offer periodic classes at our facility in Scentwork and Agility. They share our commitment to positive reinforcement based techniques and are passionate about their sports.
Please reach out if you are interested in a scentwork or agility class that is not currently on our schedule.
Jim Smith
Scentwork
Jim Smith began his journey in dog scent work in 2017 and has since earned titles in multiple venues, including AKC, UKC and CPE with his 2 dogs, Reign (Border Collie/Aussie rescue) and Bristal (Miniature Schnauzer). Jim has an AKC Scent Work Master title and a UKC Elite Nosework title qualifying for the UKC 2024 Nosework Hall of Fame. With a strong passion for canine nosework, Jim has been an instructor for the past four years, helping teams develop their skills and achieve their goals in scent detection sports. Jim also competes in other dog performance sports enjoying spending time with his dogs, family and others that are passionate about their canine partners.
Agility
Amanda Burger
Amanda began training in agility in 2009 after seeing a demo at a pet expo. She went on to put 17 agility championship titles on her dogs, placing high enough in the AKC National Agility Championships to run in the challengers round and earn an invitation to the Premier Cup where she was a finalist. She has attended seminars with multiple world team members. Amanda is currently trialing at the Open level with her young dog, Capri. She believes that the most important part of agility is having fun!
Meet Our Canine Team
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Scout
Scout attends lots of our classes and is featured in many of our training videos. He is an AKC STAR Puppy and Canine Good Citizen. He holds the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Trick Dog Titles, the AKC Rally Novice title, the UKC Novice Interior and Container Nosework titles, the Fenzi TEAM Level 1 Nosework title, the Fenzi TEAM Level 1 Obedience title and all 4 levels of the Fenzi TEAM Cooperative Care Titles. He is working toward his Level 2 Scentwork Title, Obedience 2 title and Rally Intermediate title.
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Manni
Manni a.k.a. Manfred is a Bernese Mountain Dog who helps with dogs who are training for their Canine Good Citizen test and with reactive dogs during counterconditioning training. In Germany he passed his dog license test and earned the off-leash certification. He earned his ACK CGC, Community Canine and Urban CGC titles in 2024.
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Mira
Mira is a brilliant young lady with a lot of hobbies! She helps out with reactive dogs during counterconditioning training, she really enjoys learning new tricks, going for hikes, dabbling in nose work, practicing rally, chewing, and squirrel watching. She holds the novice and intermediate trick titles, and her favorite tricks to do are any that involve jumping. Her goals for the next year are to earn her CGC, work towards some Rally titles, and to continue learning!
