I
grew up with Beagles and graduated to Dalmatians when I was old enough
to choose my own breed. For more than 20 years, my Dalmatians have participated
in dog sports and served as canine goodwill ambassadors at childrens
parties and public events.
I trained my female Dalmatian,
Olivia in obedience and when training was completed, Olivia earned her
AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate. Kramer, my male Dalmatian, was
a dog show champion and as his handler, he won several AKC Best of Breed
awards. I've trained Kramer for personal appearances, film and photo
shoots.
A passionate dog lover all my life, I'm also an Animal Behavior College
Certified Dog Trainer and certified by the Council for Certification
of Professional Dog Trainers by earning their CPDT-KA designation. I
thoroughly enjoy every minute I spend training others and look at each
session as a learning experience.
My goal is to help people
with their problem dogs, and to solve canine behavior problems that
threaten to send otherwise good dogs to shelters. I want help open the
channels of communication between owners and dogs and to use the knowledge
and experience I have to help keep dogs and owners remain together,
happily ever after.
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Dottywood's
Olivia Latte CGC "Olivia", Cyndy,
CH Firebuster's Comic Relief "Kramer"
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CH
Kramer winning Best of Breed
at Beverly Hills Kennel Club
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Credentials
Graduate - Animal
Behavior College
Certified - Certification Council for
Professional Dog Trainers - Certified Professional Dog Trainer
- Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)
Evaluator -
American Kennel Club, Canine Good Citizen Program
Mentor Trainer - Animal
Behavior College, PETCO Dog Trainer Instructor Program
Lecturer - How to Be A Better Pet Parent series
at Burbank (CA) Library
Frequently quoted in the Popular Dogs Series articles.
Associations