Dog training, behavior modification, and scent work in Jacksonville, Florida. Graduate of Animal Behavior College and University of North Florida.
11/18/2025
Why your dog ignores you, Part 2 is now available. Enjoy!
There are a few reasons why your dog may be ignoring you. One reason could be you have not trained the dog in a variety of situations. To put it simply, you have not taken your dog training show on the road.
11/17/2025
Another great event in the books. My favorite dogs were a Rottweiler and a Bull Terrier!
A little clip of today’s lesson with Riley. This puppy is absolutely brilliant at 14 weeks old. We are laying a foundation for good behavior.
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Puppies and dogs have no idea how we want them to behave, it is up to us to teach them.
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these basic things when taught young can be a game changer for our lives with our dogs, especially when training starts early.
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11/07/2025
Want your dog to walk nicely on leash?
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You have to teach the leash. Dogs don’t magically understand how we’d like them to walk on a leash.
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It’s also important to have time to allow the dog to be a dog and explore, but that doesn’t mean you get dragged around like a rag doll.
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If you’d like real training with real results, get in touch! It is amazing what minor tweaks can do.
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11/04/2025
Recall = freedom.
Training = freedom.
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Dogs were literally designed to run, sniff things, and move their bodies. What better gift can you give a dog than the opportunity to be an actual dog into today’s world?
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11/04/2025
11/04/2025
Reliable recall = freedom. Training makes this possible, relationship makes it enjoyable.
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What better gift than freedom of movement for animals that were literally designed by God to move their bodies?! A true thing of beauty and example of intelligent design if you ask me.
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Also getting in some Fast CAT practice. I love the difference in personality clips like this highlight between individual dogs. Xander is my dear boy that’s always down to party while Heidi is my covert little thug that turns up when she deems it worthwhile.
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10/28/2025
Come support an amazing cause, support local businesses, get your pet blessed, get some holiday shopping done early, and maybe even find a pet to rescue!
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November 15, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Blessing of the Pets @ 1:15 PM
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I’ll be at the “Ask the Trainer” booth. Proceeds from this event go to supporting , an incredible organization and ministry that provides help for those with a pet in need.
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A few awesome sponsors you may find at the event include
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10/26/2025
Heidi and Xander got their AKC Trick Dog Novice titles at K9 Obedience Club of Jacksonville today. Now on to Intermediate Trick Dog! Favorite trick of the day was impromptu and testing if they get into a bin. Both did so happily, should gotten video!
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Thank you for proctoring the test and photos!
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07/23/2025
“You can sometimes tell how clueless a person is by how they handle their dog,” wise words from the owner of a once difficult dog .
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I laughed so hard when she said this in class last night… it was a real knee slapper. This was after I saw the collar and chuckled for a bit. I love students that have a sense of humor.
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The people who say, “my dog’s friendly” as their off leash (unreliable and untrained) dog runs up on you and your dog. “It’s fine,” as the dog is barking and lunging as it approaches you and your dog. The dog that hangs out off leash in the yard until it decides to bum rush you as you walk by. The folks on trails or at the beach that have their untrained dog off leash without an e-collar and yell, “she’s nice!,” as you reply you don’t care and they need to control their dog. “He just wants to say hi!,” as their dog is literally growling and baring teeth. If the aforementioned group isn’t “clueless” then we can perhaps agree to use a six letter word that starts with “s” and ends with “d” in place of “clueless”.
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Listen, if you’ve got control and reliability I’m not going to be a jerk about your off leash dog. If you don’t have control and reliability, I am going to be a jerk if your off leash dog infringes on my space, especially if I’ve got a dog out to work.
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When I was in college some years ago, people began asking me to look after their pets and walk their dogs. This bloomed into a business and was Wagging Tails and Pattering Paws for some years. Along the way, I began to reevaluate the use of equipment and techniques used in training and the everyday care of dogs. I realized that force was not necessary and is not something I wanted to do. My time quickly became devoted to trying new approaches to training, reading everything I could, and doing some soul searching about how I could help not only the dogs in my care but the humans as well.
By a stroke of luck on this thought journey, I found the Pet Professional Guild and attended the 2016 Summit in Tampa. This experience further opened my mind and heart to the concept of force-free training. I wanted to improve my skills and enhance my knowledge of canine behavior and training, so I enrolled in Animal Behavior College’s Dog Obedience Instructor Program - one of the best decisions of my life thus far that was prompted by a husband and wife training team, without whose encouragement CCT might not be here today. I not only learned how to improve my skills through the ABC program, but I also found an excellent mentor in Stacy Strickland of Jacksonville Pawstive Training, Inc.
I chose Stacy as a mentor because she is also a member of the Pet Professional Guild, which is the organization mentioned above that promotes the use of science-based training that does not rely on force, fear or pain. Upon graduating from the ABC program, Comprehensive Canine Training, LLC was born!
At its core, Comprehensive Canine Training’s mission is to provide people with results through education and force-free dog training. Training should be about creating a line of communication with your dog in a way that is fair and just. The use of alpha rolls, collars that inflict pain or restrict the flow of oxygen or anything that will cause physical or psychological harm to get a dog to comply is not something that I will do - research now backs the use of positive reinforcement and methods that are force-free.
It has been a journey getting to this realization, but I am so grateful for all that has led me to where I am today with Comprehensive Canine Training. As a convert to this type of training, I understand why people have bought into the idea that they need these tools and techniques to train but I have seen first-hand the results of a force-free approach. I am hopeful for the era of modern dog training that we are in and look forward to seeing a change of the guard in terms of the approach we take to training our beloved dogs.