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Chico, CA
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Chico is my home. It always has been. It feels like home! I was born here in 1970, at Enloe Hospital, and graduated from Chico High School, and UC Davis. I trained dogs in Los Angeles for over 23 years, and always found myself being drawn back to Chico, hoping to find a reason or a way to move back home, someday. I began to train dogs to smell cancer in human samples, and trained dogs to sniff out cancer for the first study ever published on the subject. Voila! That is what brought me back, full circle, to Chico. Our program at Enloe Medical Center training Enloe the dog is flourishing, and brings so much awareness to the community about cancer sniffing dogs. I arrived back in Chico with my husband, Todd LaBrie, in 2015. I immediately started training dogs because my phone was ringing off the hook! People needed help, and I loved helping them. I noticed that a lot of my clients had spent thousands of dollars on dog training lessons, only to see their dog still pulling them down the street! After talking to people and asking them about training their dog, I noticed a theme-- the basic knowledge and foundation was never taught. These dogs were not trained at ALL! Everything my Chico clients had been told was a bit backwards, and I thought, “there’s a misunderstanding here, and I really want to help.” My life’s mission is to help people. Each time I did a lesson, it would put clients in complete shock at how easily the problems were solved, and how quickly. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about dog training, and because of the small community in Chico, I hear a lot of complaints about the lack of good training, boarding, daycare, and to put it bluntly, knowledge. I am so excited to bring Chico the most wonderful place to train your dog... Chico Dog! We have boarding, training, daycare, private and group training, agility, tricks classes, puppy socialization classes, adult dog “yappy-hour”, and grooming! Cage free options available for good woofers! We have indoor, clean areas with rubber flooring, and AIR CONDITIONING for the summer months! It was meant to be: me, in Chico, with dogs! The spirit of Chico Dog comes from the 70’s. It’s from a simpler time, when the truth was easier to find. There was no internet to google fake news, or everyone’s versions and opinions of “dog training”. If you wanted an education, or an opinion, you had to GET one-- by going to school, or seeking out an excellent mentor. I trained with the best. Chico Dog’s vibe is one of truth, love, and peace... a bit 70s, ok, but only because it reminds me of home! Chico is very mom & pop, very 70s, and we want to maintain it! The spirit of Chico has not changed, and that’s why it needs Chico Dog! A community center of excellence where love meets knowledge, and the truth! I promise to take the best care of our Chico Dogs! I am now working closely with the Butte Humane Society, helping to raise funds for their new facility, and Chico Dog is also prepared to take dogs into our facility during disasters. We hope to have fun this year with you and your amazing, pooch, at Chico Dog! Come join in on our FREE, Tuesday night obedience classes in the park! Chico Dog Obedience Club (just click the link to join, and find out more info on FREE community classes!) We hope to see you at Chico Dog! We love Chico!
Very sincerely yours,
Dina Zaphiris (WOOF!)
