Teryn's passion for animals began in her childhood when she would bring home every creature she encountered, including garden snails. Her love extended to various animals like rabbits, hamsters, cats, dogs, and horses. Besides playing with her dogs, she would visit neighbors to train and interact with their dogs, with one neighbor sparking her interest further by gifting her a dog training book. Since then, she has been dedicated to training animals. Now, Teryn is a wife and a homeschool mom who delights in teaching anyone willing to listen about animals. She has a particular interest in nurturing children and teens' love for animals, a passion sparked by a neighbor who once inspired her.

Teryn started professionally as a horse trainer and has been training cats and dogs for over 20 years. She has a diploma in Advanced Canine Behavioral Sciences and Feline Behavior Science and Technology. She is a Certified Dialog Education Practitioner through Global Learning Partners. She was a contract trainer for the ASPCA where she traveled around the country teaching Meet Your Match Canine-ality, Feline-ality, and SAFER (dog aggression assessments). Previously she worked as a Sr. Animal Behaviorist at an animal shelter. While there she oversaw the animal behavior department and was responsible for assessing dogs and cats, the shelter life enrichment program for the dogs and cats, and training staff and volunteers on feline-ality and animal behavior awareness. She also managed the animal care and adoption employees. She has owned a successful dog and cat training business where she and her trainers taught behavior consults, group classes (dogs), private lessons, and board and train (dogs). She has trained police dogs and their handlers in protection, narcotics detection, and tracking. She is one of only a few civilian instructors who have taught at the International Police K9 conference. Teryn volunteered as a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America (GDA) for 15 years and was their Area Leader (conducting meetings and training other puppy raisers - adults and teens) for 7 years. Teryn was also an accredited senior training instructor and graduated number one in her accreditation class. She has taught a 120-hour instructor's accreditation class on learning theory, ethology, handling skills, and other canine-related topics. She has taught a kids course on animals through the local college. Teryn has attended over 450 hours of seminars by world-renowned animal trainers covering subjects like aggression, problem-solving, how dogs think, trick training, enrichment, feline inappropriate elimination courses, obedience, etc. She has written articles on animal training for magazines and newspapers and has taught seminars to dog trainers and dog owners. Additionally, Teryn was a volunteer for an exotic large cats and wild animal rescue organization and appeared on the Jay Leno Show with the late Crocodile Hunter. Her certifications have included Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT), certified SAFER evaluator, and licensed therapy dog evaluator.