Fawn Pierre: Founder of SmartyPup!

Fawn is a proud third generation San Franciscan, well known for her exceptional teaching abilities, her excellent training skills, her informative and entertaining classes, her approachable attitude, and her talent for cultivating the human-canine bond. She has mentored and trained other dog professionals in a variety of pet care industries here at home and from all over the world.

Most importantly Fawn celebrates each new puppy class!

Fawn was San Francisco Sirius® Puppy Training's instructor for 14 years working exclussively with puppies and their people. In that time she worked as a trainer in the Behavior and Training Department at the SFSPCA where she helped develop numerous shelter programs including treatment programs and evaluation guidelines. After graduating with honors from the San Francisco SPCA Dog Training Academy in 2000, she went on to teach clicker training and obedience training progressions to academy students. In addition, she taught the unit on puppy class instruction for 7 years to academy students.  In 1999, she created the first structured puppy daycare in the country, emphasizing the importance of early socialization, in home management and basic training for puppies. 

A member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers since 1995, Fawn continues her studies in the area of dog (and people) learning and behavior.

Fawn Pierre believes training a dog should be a happy experience — both for the dog as well as the human. She is a gifted storyteller and has unique abilities to diagnose and resolve issues creatively and to communicate solutions affably and clearly — resulting in smiles and wags all around. Fawn brings a wealth of experience as well as an easygoing and caring approach to training.

Two out of three dogs (and their people) in San Francisco recommend Fawn Pierre!

She and her first dog Bebop (1994-2009) spent 15 years together learning and teaching people and their pups. Each day his dog soul guides and reminds her that each dog and person is unique and deserves simply the best and most intelligent guidance possible.

Fawn has lived and studied in Paris, Bayonne, and Rome and still thinks San Francisco is the best place on earth! In her spare time, Fawn surfs in Bolinas, spends alot of time with her dog BigE, and simply enjoys a good life.  She speaks French, Italian, and Dog!

Mission Statement:  Fawn is dedicated to enhancing the human-dog bond by promoting interactive harmony and interspecies appreciation, while striving to raise the dog’s quality of life and contributing to people's understanding of domestic dog behavior.