HADLEY began walking dogs professionally in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City in 2010. Since their first day walking dogs, Hadley has worked with anxious, fearful and sensitive creatures, initially through a positive reinforcement based dog walking and training company, then with the incredible Brooklyn Dog Walk. A calm, confident, gentle, and intuitive person with firm behavior boundaries, Hadley is able to connect with creatures and to form long-lasting deep bonds with the animal companions they walk and care for. In early 2014 Hadley began their own dog walking business in Brooklyn - The Dandy Dogwalker - and, in late 2015, Hadley relocated to the SF Bay Area. For a year and a half, Hadley worked for and mentored under balanced trainer Elijah Weiss of The Working Walk, during which time Hadley learned a different style of dog walking (structured pack walks), and seriously improved their dog behavior and training skills. Hadley currently offers structured pack walks in Alameda, CA as well as integrative behavior consultations both in-person (SF Bay Area) and over Skype. HADLEY was born-and-raised in New Hampshire, and holds a B.A. from Wellesley College with a major in History and a minor in Italian. In 2006, Hadley co-founded Translate Gender; from 2006-2010, Hadley worked with various single-sex college and university administrations to dismantle gender oppression, with a focus on admitting transwomen to women's colleges + creating access for trans and/or gender non-conforming students both currently on campus and alums. Hadley additionally facilitated various workshops, organized events, and sat on many panels speaking about gender justice. From 2008-2010, Hadley worked as a Travel Personal Care Attendant for various friends in the Disability Justice Movement, and helped create collective community access for sick and disabled people. Hadley has been working with and rehabilitating dogs since 2010, both in New York City and in the SF Bay Area. Hadley currently lives in The Mission District of San Francisco with their rescue tabby cat Franklin, and with their stepdog chihuahua Greta Tiny Dancer.