Dog training, behavior modification, and scent work in Jacksonville, Florida. Graduate of Animal Behavior College and University of North Florida.
03/04/2025
Training should result in a dog that is able to relax and be in our human world. It is about opening up a line of communication, which in turn helps create a dog that understands what will be allowed and what will not be allowed. Clear communication is at the heart of all good relationships.
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Dogs are NOT born trained. Dogs have NO clue what our human agenda is and oftentimes our agenda is in direct conflict with what comes naturally to them.
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Duncan is doing great and I am so looking forward to seeing the behavior modification progress his house mate will make.
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24/02/2025
Group class schedule for K9 Obedience Club of Jacksonville is up! Reserve your spot. Lots of great instructors and classes to choose from!
Mondays FETCH Instructor: Susan Poole Monday: 9:00-10:00 AM Agility Field Start 3/17/25, end 4/28/25 click here for description S.T.A.R. PUPPY Instructor: Olivia Sayer Monday: 6:00-7:00 PM...
19/01/2025
18/12/2024
28/10/2024
Had an awesome training day with the UCI ROCK Hounds last week. Heidi Bear got to come along as a demo dog. These five dogs are looking for their forever home or foster family, check out the UCI ROCK Hounds page to learn more. Lovely group of dogs!
23/10/2024
Each of these dogs needs a forever home or a foster. Scope (wearing the lion's mane) has a great personality and loves everyone, Bailey loves to work and would be a great companion, Lady is a senior dog that would do great enjoying a quiet life, and Cali wearing the superwoman outfit would love a forever home. More information is in the photo captions. UCI ROCK Hounds
The pups in Class 42 are still working, and still hoping to find their forever home! If you may be interested in adding a best friend to the family, reach out today!
You can reach us via messenger or email [email protected]
See the photo captions for details about each pup.
06/09/2024
Happy to announce that CCT is back full time in Jacksonville with a fresh logo. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into creating this!
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If you’re considering private in-home training, check out our website for details. CCT is taking new students for obedience, behavior modification, and K9 NoseWork. Glad to be back!
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What is a “poisoned” cue? A poisoned cue is a cue that the dog has made a negative association with a cue. This is likely to happen when you decide to use punishment in your training. Your cue is no longer just a means of communicating to the dog what you’d it to do – it has become a sort of...
13/04/2024
Fantastic Week 2 Intro to Training class. It was clear EVERY team did their homework and I couldn’t be more pleased. I’d give every team an A+ grade!
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The story behind Comprehensive Canine Training
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.
