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FOR ALL TRAINING INQUIRIES, VISIT www.C2DogTraining.com AND FILL OUT THE CONTACT US FORM. General Dog Obedience Training. Dog Trick Training. Dog Treadmill Training. Behavior Modification. Servicing Mount Laurel, NJ and surrounding areas. Carol Creamer (Owner, Trainer), BA, CDBC, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, CCFT, CCFC, FPMT, ABAP-1
-Full Member Dog Training Professional of PPGuild (The Pet Professional Guil

d) since 11/2016.
-Professional Premium Member of A.P.D.T (Association of Professional Dog Trainers) since 8/2017.
-Professional Member of I.A.C.P. (International Association of Canine Professionals) since 5/2013. Shannon Kenny (Trainer), BA, KPA-CTP, FFCT

21/07/2024

“Strider” had another fun day at NADD dock diving trial today! He had another four qualifying jumps and loved every minute of it!

20/07/2024

“Strider” had fun at NADD dock diving trial today! He had four qualifying jumps and had a blast!

15/07/2024

Happy ELEVENTH Birthday to “Porter” of the “C 2 Crew”! His dad made him a nice bone shaped pancake to enjoy! Love you “Port Port”!!

10/07/2024

“Fenton” () had a wonderful visit to summer school today for the therapy dog program! Good job bub!

08/07/2024

“Harper” had an excellent training lesson with his parents and Carol today! He did one small soft bark when Carol entered today but quickly went for his lickimat and worked on that while his parents gave Carol his weekly behavioral update. He’s been doing well and his parents are working hard on all his homework! He handled this week’s fireworks wonderfully! Today’s lesson covered:
—Discussed ways to help “Harper” get used to novel visitors (auditory barriers like white noise/classical music, visual barriers, giving him frozen lickimats to work on, greeting one new person at a time where he feels most comfortable, giving him breaks from guests, etc.).
—Introduced “Harper” to a flirt pole toy, which he enjoyed! He also played fetch and tug a little bit with Carol today (brave boy)!
—Reviewed his touch, place, and sit cues.
—Discussed how to continue working on pen and crate desensitization.
—Went for a short walk to work on reinforcing orientation to the handler and marking/rewarding loose leash walking.
—Discussed ways to set him up for success for an upcoming party his family is hosting.
—Discussed generalization of behavior cues.
—Recommended counterconditioning work outside of the home (watching unfamiliar people while working on a lickable treat).

Great work to “Harper” & his family today!

07/07/2024

“Alarik”, “Fenton”, & “Strider” tried a Happy Ratters trial today and enjoyed it!! They all had qualifying runs and some placements! They had a great time! Good boys, you GET DEM RATS!! 🐕🐾🐀

06/07/2024

A perfect truth bomb Infographic from ! When you have a dog with behavioral problems, you want to work on: management, training, behavioral modification, etc. to get them in a good spot before adding more work for yourself with a second dog. Managing a multi-dog household takes a lot of time and energy (trust us, we know 🤣).

05/07/2024

Happy FOURTH Birthday to “Dublin”!! We miss ya buddy but are glad you’re being a good boy for your family!

04/07/2024

Happy FOURTH birthday to C 2 student “Berk”!! Hope your day was full of snuggles, treats, and fun times!! Love you “Berky”!! 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎊🎁

03/07/2024

“Fenton” of the “C 2 Crew” is fresh n clean thanks to !! So handsome and clean!

03/07/2024

“Sophie” rocked her training lesson with her parents and Shannon today! They have been doing a fantastic job with a slow separation anxiety desensitization protocol as well as crate training. “Sophie” is comfortable in the crate with the door almost closed for a few minutes at a time! Today, they worked on:
—A review of her positive interrupter cue and clicker mechanics.
—Introduced a verbal recall word.
—Added criteria to the touch movement cue.
—Practiced some familiar cues outside to work in a higher distraction environment.
—Introduced a leave-it behavior.

Fantastic work!

02/07/2024

Love “Strider”’s dock diving photos from his recent trial at by !!

02/07/2024

Happy 3rd Birthday to C 2 Dog Training student “Lucy”!! We love Miss “Lucy” (and her brother “Charlie”) and are so proud of how far she’s come as a team with her mom!! Keep up the great work birthday girl!! 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎊🎁

02/07/2024

“Meaty” had a wonderful training lesson with his parents and Shannon today! Today’s lesson covered:
—Training work behind a barrier while Shannon entered to prevent over-aroused jumping behaviors.
—“Meaty” showed off his new paw shake trick!
—Introduced the LAT engage/disengage drill.
—Practiced the front door impulse control drill (this time with Shannon pretending to leave).
—Refresher on leash manner foundations inside the home and in the front yard.
—Reviewed the importance of decompression free sniffing time.

Great work Mister!

02/07/2024

“Harper” had a spectacular 3rd training lesson with his family and Carol today! He is getting more comfortable with Carol each lesson. Today he barely barked when she entered, worked on his lickimat while she got the weekly update from his family, was comfortable enough to play fetch for a little bit with Carol, was able to perform touch and find-it for her, was able to take a few treats from her hand, and even allowed some petting! 👏👏 His family got a new dog crate for him to try to help get him comfortable with a new style of crate to make crating a more positive experience for him (this week they just have the crate out for him to explore on his own, and they put treats in it occasionally for him to find). They also have the dog gate that can be configured into a play pen for him to use if needed as well. Today’s lesson “Harper” worked on:
—Reviewed his touch & find-it movement cues.
—Reviewed free shaping of a place behavior. Because his family worked hard on this all week and he’s doing great, today they added the verbal cue place.
—Began working on place work inside the puppy pen, starting with it pretty open in a wide U shape and then slowly closing it in to resemble more of a crate. He was sooooo brave with this!
—Introduced “break” as a release cue.

Great work today to “Harper” and his dedicated family!!

02/07/2024

“Frankie”, “Frieda”, & “Greta” had an excellent training lesson with Shannon today! “Frankie” is fearful around visitors in the home so she had her first counterconditioning and desensitization session today. Her big goal for the day was to be able to continuously eat while Shannon entered the home and spoke to “Frankie’s” mom out of sight. “Frankie” did very well behind a blanketed crate and a gate with a visual barrier! They discussed: scheduling an appointment with a DACVB for “Frankie’s” fear and anxiety and how to take baby steps with counterconditioning. With “Frieda”, they worked on:
—Introduced reward marker training (“Greta” was present for this too).
—Practiced “four on the floor” to prevent jumping.
—Introduced movement cues.
—Discussed fluency in training.

Fantastic job to these 3 and their Mom!

01/07/2024

“Charlie” & “Lucy” had an excellent training lesson with their mom and Carol today. They met at a local park where they worked on:
—Each dog individually practiced loose leash walking skills.
—Each dog individually practiced some place work with 360 circle down stays.
—Both dogs practiced movement cues.
—“Lucy” practiced some LAT engage/disengage work any time strangers appeared. She did fabulous with that.
—Both dogs practiced responding to their positive interruptor cue.
—After their individual sessions, both dogs worked on leash skills together and some relaxation work on the cot while their mom chatted with Carol.

Excellent work to these two and their mom today!!

01/07/2024

“Strider”, “Fenton”, & “Alarik” had some great scent work practice searches this morning. Carol had some video malfunctions so she didn’t get all their searches recorded, but they each did multiple exterior searches and did really well! Happy sniffers!

01/07/2024

C 2 student brag: “Cosmo” and his mom rocked their scent trial yesterday!!!! (“Cosmo”’s nose work instructor is Bill of ). Way to go “Cosmo”, you’re a rock star sniffer!! 🌟Also, way to go to “Cosmo”’s mom who was the trial chair for her club’s trial and they put on an excellent trial! 👏👏

29/06/2024

“Strider” of the “C 2 Crew” rocked it today at the Mid Atlantic Basenji Club’s AKC Scentwork trial. He worked hard on this hot humid windy day! He had some NQ’s that were good learning experiences, but he also has some nice brags:
Excellent Container Trial One Q’d
Excellent Container Trial Two 2nd place earning his Title
Excellence Buried Trial Two 2nd place
Excellent Interior Trial One 4th place
Excellent Exterior Trial One 1st place

Good job “Fenton”!!

29/06/2024

“Strider” of the “C 2 Crew” had a fabulous time at the Mid Atlantic Basenji Club’s AKC Scentwork trial. He worked hard on this hot humid windy day! He had some NQ’s that were good learning experiences, but he also has some brags:
Excellent Container Trial One 1st place
Excellent Container Trial Two 3rd place earning his Title
Excellent Interior Trial Two 2nd place

29/06/2024

“Bea” had a fun day of being Dog In White for the Mid Atlantic Basenji Club’s AKC Scentwork trial. She got to do a Master Exterior search, two Master Interior searches, and a Master Buried search. Today was fun and a good learning experience! She also got the cutest participation ribbon for being DIW. We definitely enjoyed doing DIW for the first time and would do it again!

29/06/2024

“Lucky” had a great training lesson with his family and Shannon today. They spent some time discussing various topics (motion sickness/ car anxiety, leash manners, and boundary training for the street). While they talked, “Lucky” did a FANTASTIC job lounging by Shannon for the occasional reinforcer (he calmly placed his head in her lap to wait as well). They also discussed treat hierarchies, generalization of behaviors, and counterconditioning/desensitization! For training exercises, they worked on:
—Introductory recall work.
—Stationing on the handler’s left side.
—Reviewed the touch and find-it movement cues.

Great job “Lucky”!

29/06/2024

“Fergus” had a great Adventure Training Lesson with Shannon today! He explored the park with “Elodie” so that he could have a walking buddy. He didn’t alarm bark at a single of his typical triggers (tennis players, kids on playground, people with strollers). He offered check-ins and responded to a positive interrupter cue to disengage from staring if he could not offer it. He was able to watch for several seconds before easily turning around to engage with Shannon instead. He also worked on:
—Worked towards 360 degree circle down stays (“Fergus” was comfortable with 180 in both directions today).
—Relaxation exercises in the shade.
—Differentiating between cues ex. sit and down right next to the playground stairs where he would typically offer place.
—Long line recall.
—Canine parkour exercises.

Great job “Fergus”!

29/06/2024

“Luna” had a lovely Adventure Training Lesson with Shannon today! She went out on one of her usual hike routes and alternated between quiet decompression sniffari time and some challenging training exercises (based on her success level). She practiced:
—The 1-2-3 pattern game.
—Responding to her positive interrupter cue.
—Movement cues.
—Canine parkour exercises.
—Sit & down stays.
—Treat snuffling after training cues to prevent anxiety and transition back to walking.

Good girly “Luna”!

29/06/2024

“Nilla” had a nice training lesson with Shannon and her family today! They discussed some questions about crate training, potty training, and ensuring “Nilla’s” safety while out in the yard to prevent escapes. Today, they worked on:
—Reviewed reward marker mechanics.
—Practiced clean mechanics for a sit behavior.
—Practiced name recognition and recall.
—Practiced some crate training games.
—Worked on targeting the potty bells.
—Continued practicing leave-it.

Great job to “Nilla” and her family!

28/06/2024

“Ralphie” had a wonderful training lesson with Shannon today! Since it’s been a few weeks since they last met for a session, they spent some time reviewing the previous homework exercises and training topics: place, down, potty training, and separation. Today, they worked on:
—Worked on adding the 3 D’s of behavior fluency (distance, duration, & distraction) to his place behavior.
—Practiced cleaning up some reward marker mechanics.
—Introduced fading food lures.
—Introduced the release cue break.
—Discussed the concept of a reinforcement hierarchy.
—Went over counterconditioning and desensitization work for body handling (specifically around “Ralphie’s” paws and nails for nail trims). Began creating a positive CER to the presentation of the nail clippers. Introduced scratch board training for front nails.
Great job to “Ralphie” and his mom!

28/06/2024

Our yearly reminder that Firework season is approaching. Many people start setting them off before the 4th of July. Here is our safety tips and an infographic by about firework safety for dogs!

27/06/2024

“Finn” had an excellent training session with his parents and Shannon yesterday. They are doing a wonderful job practicing with the clicker, working on movement cues, and the foundation for leash manners. Yesterday’s lesson covered:
—Went over how to work on counterconditioning and desensitization to the sound of dogs barking.
—Practiced leash manners inside the house and then out in the backyard (he did fantastic)!
—Practiced introducing a positive interrupter cue.
—Practiced a recall exercise.
—Introduced a place behavior.

Great work to “Finn” and his parents! He’s such a fun and adorable doggo!

27/06/2024

Meet “Frieda” (6 year female American Staffordshire Terrier mix), “Frankie” (5 year female French Bulldog), & “Greta” (12 year female Miniature Pinscher/Chihuahua mix). These three had their consultation appointment with their mom and Shannon yesterday. Because of their history, Shannon first met with their mom outside the home to avoid over-arousal with the 3 dogs having a novel person enter the home, while Shannon and their mom discussed their history/behavior concerns as well as various training and behavior topics. Today’s lesson covered:
—Started with Shannon meeting “Frankie”, who was very nervous to meet Shannon. Since “Frankie” was unable to work on one of her typically favorite lickable treats in Shannon’s presence, her mom returned her inside where she would be more comfortable, then Shannon discussed fear/anxiety behavior in dogs. Shannon recommended figuring out “Frankie”’s treat hierarchy and trying higher value food for next session with the hopes she can eat around Shannon to help with creating a positive CER (conditioned emotional response) to Shannon’s presence.
—Next was “Frieda”’s turn, who was able to work on a lickable treat immediately. “Frieda was able to practice some cues right away!
—Discussed environmental management strategies to help with undesirable behaviors.
—Discussed greeting protocols for when novel people visit.

A lot of topics were covered today for these 3 girlies. We look forward to working with them and their mom again soon!

(3 photos on right courtesy of their mom).

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“Fenton” of the “C 2 Crew” had a spectacular 4 mile paddle exploring a novel lake today! It was perfect weather and the water was a lovely temp for taking quick swim breaks! He’s becoming a corgi kayak king! PS—If you don’t already follow “Fenton”, you should! 😆 @fenton_of_the_c2crew (let’s make him Insta-famous, hehe). #C2DogTraining #C2Crew

“Archie” had a blast during his Adventure Training Lesson with Shannon today! He worked on: —Circle spins in both directions. —A Leave-it food refusal exercise. —Sit-to-stands position changes. —Send outs to a place target from a 10 ft distance. —Long line recall. —General obedience cues. —Responding to his positive interrupter cue. Great job “Archie”! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Daisy” had a fun Adventure Training Lesson with Shannon today! She went for a hike with “Elodie” along a shady trail and absolutely rocked her cues! She practiced: —Canine parkour exercises around the trail. —Out of sight/distance sit and down stays. —Her roll-over trick. —General obedience cues. —Scatter treat snuffling. —Attention cues. Good job sweet girly! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Dakota” had a fun Adventure Training Lesson with Shannon and “Elodie” today! He took a decompression walk around the quiet park first, then he practiced: —Check-ins. —Reducing cue latency for his sit behavior. —A quick sit stay exercise with the distraction of Shannon turning her body facing away from him. —Basket muzzle desensitization work. —Long line recall. Nicely done “Dakota”! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

Thankful to @twobeardogs for letting the “C 2 Crew” try out their paddle boards today! “Alarik”, “Strider”, & “Fenton” of the “C 2 Crew” had an excellent first paddle board session today! “Fenton” thought it was the greatest thing ever! What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon!! #C2Crew

Another fun day for “Fenton”, “Alarik”, & “Strider” at @sunshinedivingdogs! #C2Crew

When “ball is life” is still your motto at age 11. Oh “Porter” you’re such an adorable senior doberdork! Love ya buddy! #C2Crew

“Fenton” of the “C 2 Crew” enjoyed a spur of the moment kayak river trip today. Happy water corgo!! #C2Crew

“Fenton”, “Strider”, & “Alarik” of the “C 2 Crew” all had a wonderful time at the @sunshinedivingdogs NADD dock diving trial today. “Strider” competed and had 4 qualifying jumps. “Fenton” and “Alarik” tagged along and had fun swimming and fetching their pool toys in the practice pool. 3 happy water doggos! #C2Crew

“Daisy” was a very good girly for her Adventure Training Lesson with Carol & “Fenton” today! She worked in a familiar park on recall, general obedience cues, and canine parkour exercises while enjoying breaks in the shade or in the water to stay cool. Her recall and check-ins were perfect! She did great passing other park goers and unfamiliar dogs while staying focused on Carol. She also rocked behavior chains. Excellent work pretty girly! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Cece” & “Schmidt” had a wonderful Adventure Training Lesson with Carol, “Alarik”, & “Fenton” today. They visited their favorite off leash dog park to play, swim, explore, and train together. Throughout their walk through the park they practiced their cues come, place, sit, paws-up, focus, wait, touch, & find-it. “Cece” thoroughly enjoyed swimming and fetching sticks from the creek today. “Schmidt” enjoyed running and sniffing everything! Good doggos! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Scout” had a fabulous Adventure Training Lesson with Carol & “Strider” today. They visited a local trail where “Scout” worked on recall, check-ins, general obedience cues, & canine parkour exercises. He was brave around “Strider” and did a great job sticking by Carol even with his long line dragging. Good boy “Scout”!! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Maya” was such a good girl for her Adventure Training lesson with Carol today! She visited a local @rei store to train in air conditioning instead of outside in the high heat and humidity today. She was very well behaved in the store and performed her cues nicely! She also was great at polite greetings today with shoppers and employees. Afterwards she worked on calm behavior while being brushed and pet by Carol in the air conditioned van. Excellent work today “Maya”!! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Jackson” had a nice Adventure Training Lesson with Carol and “Fenton” today. He started with some continued basket muzzle desensitization work in the air conditioned van trying on various muzzle styles and sizes. He did well with a clear vinyl muzzle (the muzzle allowed him to pant, take treats, and drink water through it). They hiked a shaded trail to the water swim spot and back. He did well staying focused on Carol in a heel position while passing a male hiker. Because of the heat today, Carol kept the walk short and brought him back to the air conditioned van to work on more cooperative care training (concentrating on ear cleaning desensitization since his mom currently needs to be able to treat his ears). Great work today ”Jackson”! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Cece” & “Schmidt” had a fabulous Adventure Training Lesson with Carol & “Strider” today! These 3 visited their favorite off leash dog park where they could beat the heat by staying on shaded trails and taking lots of swimming breaks to cool down! “Cece” braved a few dives into the creek following “Strider”, and “Schmidt” did full swimming today (he usually just dips his legs in)! They practiced a lot of off leash recall, as well as some general obedience cues and canine parkour exercises. These three definitely had a blast today! Good dogs! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Daisy” had a great Adventure Training Lesson with Carol & “Strider” today! She generally trains with Shannon, so Carol kept criteria easy for her today to ease her into working for Carol and with a less familiar dog. They explored a novel hiking trail where they stayed in the shade and made multiple stops in the creek to cool off in this hot weather. Throughout the walk “Daisy” practiced recall, check-ins, basic obedience skills, and easy canine parkour exercises. Great work girly! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

“Scout” had a nice Adventure Training Lesson with Carol & “Strider” today. “Scout” hasn’t been out with Carol in awhile so Carol kept it easy for him and brought him to a familiar trail location. He enjoyed a nice sniffari walk on the shaded trail, with stops in the creek to cool off. Throughout the walk he practiced recall, general obedience cues, and canine parkour exercises. He hasn’t been around other dogs other than Shannon’s “Elodie” for a while, so considering that he was quite brave today sharing space with “Strider”. Good job “Scout”! #C2DogTraining #AdventureTrainingLessons

Today was “Alarik”’s turn at the lake. He enjoyed swimming, fetching his frisbee, pulling the kids around in the water and towing in the kayaks. Good man! #C2Crew

“Strider” had a nice time at the lake this afternoon. He enjoyed walking in the shallow areas of the lake alongside the kayaks, fetching his favorite water frisbee toy, swimming alongside the kayaks, and “saving” Carol by pulling her to shore from swimming or pulling her kayak to shore. Happy water doggo! How did your dogs stay cool today?! #C2Crew

“Strider”, “Alarik”, & “Fenton” all had a nice sheep herding lesson this morning. They’re all working on different things and they all have a different herding style, so it’s interesting to watch them work. Happy herders!! #C2Crew

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Positive Reinforcement dog training.

Puppy Training. General Dog Obedience Training. Dog Trick Training. Canine Fitness Training. Dog Treadmill Training. Canine Parkour Training. Behavior Modification. Servicing Berlin, NJ and surrounding areas.

Owner of C 2 Dog Training, LLC: Carol Creamer, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, CTDI, CCC, CCFT, FPMT

KPA-CTP (Karen Pryor Academy-Certified Training Partner).

CPDT-KA (Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed) through CCPDT (Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers).

CTDI (Certified Trick Dog Instructor) through DMWYD (Do More With Your Dog/Kyra Sundance).

CCC (Canine Conditioning Coach) through DMWYD (Do More With Your Dog/Kyra Sundance).

Certified Pedestal Trainer through DMWYD (Do More With Your Dog/Kyra Sundance).

CCFT (Certified Canine Fitness Trainer) through the University of Tennessee.

FPMT (FitPAWS Master Trainer) through FitPAWS.

Full Member Dog Training Professional of PPG (The Pet Professional Guild) since 11/2016.

Professional Premium Member of APDT (Association of Professional Dog Trainers) since 8/2017.

Professional Member of IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals) since 5/2013.

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