OffGrid_DogTraining
My love of dogs and training began at a young age, and as an adult I have decided to pursue my passion of dog training. As a kid I was the neighborhood dog walker and dog-sitter. If you needed to find me, I was always helping out at the local dog grooming/pet store, I was hooked! I have always trained my own dogs and now enjoy helping others be successful with their dogs as well. I have been blessed to gain a few amazing mentors in my life who have shared their knowledge and talent with me. I have taken many classes, both group and private lessons, attended seminars and work shops and travel for regular AKC obedience training as well as other training when i see it offered. . I also have hosted some training days with one of my mentors. To expand my knowledge from there I have taken many online course and continue to do so on a regular. I learned form many, many great trainers in person or through credited online course and through videos and many, many training and behavioral books that i own. My very first AKC title was with Arrow and she got her CGC and from there I really began to grow my professional dog training knowledge. After that I got my competition pup, Wicked in 2014 and started training for specific goals. So far we have earned our Rally Novice Title RN, Scent work SNC Title (Scent Novice Containers) our CGC Title, and Trick Dog in all Novice (TKN), Intermediate (TKI), and Advance (TKA) . We have 1 leg in our Rally Advance with a score of 92/100 and 2 legs in our Preferred Novice with a score of 192/200 and our last leg was 193.5/200 (guess we are consistent) I also have started training in the popular sport of Nosework to keep my dog happy over the long winters. Looking forward to much more in the upcoming years. I am an AKC Evaluator and can prep and test you and your dog for the following
CGC (Canine Good Citizen) AKC Star Puppy GCA (AKC Canine Community) -CGCU (AKC Urban CGC) -Trick Titles (TKN, TKI,TKA and the Performance title)
I am also certified in Pet First Aide and CPR through Pet Tech which requires you to attend an all day class every 2 years and insured by Pet Care
My philosophy is "Reinforcement Builds Behavior" I consider myself a balanced trainer and I will teach your dog with verbal and/or clicker markers, reward with high value whether it be praise treat ( I usually teach with food) or toy until behavior is learned.. Once learned i will then add appropriate pressure to the dog if needed and proof the behavior. I run my training business from my home and therefore I am small and will only take on a small limit of dogs to ensure good quality training and care.. I will not take of aggressive or problematic dog such as crate breakers. I am insured and have taken the CPR and First Aide for pets and to maintain it I attend a course that is a day long study every 2 years. Remember that in order for the dog to continue to be fluent in what it has learned it all must continue at home. After our take home lesson you will have the tools to continue at home to keep the dog fluent with its new found boundaries and your bond will grow even stronger..
