Paws-i-tive Dog Training is certified dog trainer Dr. Kathryn (Kathy) Ellis. Like most of you ...she has owned both cats and dogs through out her childhood and adulthood. Afterall, life is not complete without the love and affection from our pets! Kathy Ellis, CPDTis a graduate of Animal Behavior College where she earned certification as an ABC Certified Dog Trainer. Animal Behavior College (ABC)
is approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education and is an internationally recognized school. Her year long commitment to this program provided her with a formal education in canine obedience training and understanding behavior and its motives. Her certification, education and experience provide her the skills required to effectively and humanely train dogs while keeping alive the spark that makes dogs so special. She is ACE Shelter and Rescue Care certified. Kathy's has spent over 25 years working and studying in the field of Education. She has been a Special Educator of students with very unique learning abilities. Her background knowledge and skills in teaching special learners has helped her tremendously in developing her focus for dog training. Studying and practicing within the field of Special Education has helped Kathy to develop her approach to working with dogs and dog owners. First, it is about relationships. Humans and dogs can only live together successfully when there are clear lines of communication. This is the basis of her family-oriented dog training. Humans must understand how our dogs communicate with us! And human companions, must clearly communicate their expectations to their canine friends! Kathy focuses on teaching the basic psychology of behavior and developing techniques that are in harmony with those mental processes and behavior. The initial focus of training is developing a healthy functioning relationship between owner and pet through motivating leadership and bonding activities. Additionally, Kathy focuses on creating an environment that is rich in stimulation to help your dog grow to be a happy and content creature. Positive motivational techniques are implemented to help decrease and eliminate those unwanted, undesirable behaviors from dogs while we help people to curb their dog's unwanted, undesirable habits and behaviors. Positive training methods are both effective and humane. However, "one size fits all" does not fit every situation. Kathy works diligently to create a training program for each client that is specific to the dog and human's specific needs.
