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Leslie
- Obedience Manager
Leslie has
been with Especially for Pets for over ten years. During this time,
she has created and implemented a number of educational programs
offered at Especially for Pets. She is Especially for Pet's
Obedience Manager as well as an instructor.
Leslie's main objective is to assist pet owners during the
transitional process - when a dog joins its new family. Her
curriculum combines the acquisition of basic obedience commands with
the understanding and respect for canine behavior and personality.
Leslie has been a volunteer "puppy raiser" for Canine Companions for
Independence, an organization that trains service dogs for people
with disabilities. She has served as President for CCI's New England
volunteer group. She has competitively trained her Golden Retriever
named Lively.
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Angela - Trainer
Angela is an expert in the field of dog
training and has been teaching people and dogs for over 15 years.
As owner of Good Dog Training and Behavior Services, a business
dedicated to the enhancement of the bond between dogs and their
people, Angela’s training methods enable owners to better understand
and communicate with their dogs.
Angela’s background also includes
training of assistance dogs for the deaf, shelter management, and
competitive obedience. She is currently involved with local
shelters, and is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and
is on the Board of Directors of the New England Federation of Humane
Societies.
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Christine – Trainer
Christine believes that training is a good foundation to a lifelong
relationship with your dog. It helps strengthen the bond between an
owner and his/her dog. Christine has worked with rescue dogs for
most of her life. She currently owns a mixed breed, named Buddy
that she adopted from Save-A-Dog. She feels it is very rewarding to
see an owner and a dog bond over the seven weeks of classes that she
provides.
Christine is on the
board of Pets and People and demonstrates therapy dog techniques for
prospective volunteers. Pets and People is a non- profit
organization that offers pet-assisted therapy to nursing homes,
special needs facilities and hospitals. Christine and her therapy
dog have made over 100 visits to nursing homes.
She believes in
consistency and patience in training. Working with your dog should
be fun and rewarding.
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Elaine - Trainer
Elaine
started her company, The Grateful Dog, in 1992
while training Jasper, her Goldon Setter for competitive
obedience.
Elaine was fortunate to train with Terri
Arnold and locally with Laurie Hine.
Her passion is not
just in training dogs, but in teaching their owners. Elaine’s technique involves helping animal companions understand
behaviors that are normal for dogs, but make no sense to us as humans.
Elaine is totally committed when training a dog. Her goal is to see that both dog and owner are
successful.
Visit her website at
www.gratefuldogs.com.
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Jane - Trainer
Jane began breeding
Bull Terriers over 17 years ago. She moved on to raising Dobermans
and later to Yorkshire Terriers and Standard Poodles. She actively
shows dogs at AKC events in both obedience and conformation
classes. Jane lives with her five dogs, who are all champions or
obedience titled.
Jane combines a positive lure-reward method with careful
environmental pack messages to train dogs. Family centered training,
step-by-step instruction, and lots of clear hands practice makes
learning possible for everyone. In addition to
teaching obedience for Especially for Pets, she also holds private
lessons in Needham and Millis.
Jane runs a boarding camp and offers a wide range of boarding
options. Visit her website at
www.puppyperfect.com.
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Kate - Trainer
A lifelong dog
owner, Kate has over five years experience as
a professional dog trainer. She completed course work in
animal behavior and training, and apprenticed with
behavioral specialists and trainers. She is a member of
the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and a board member
of the Charles River Dog Training Club.
Her experience as a former mobility instructor for visually
impaired individuals, some of whom had additional special needs, strengthens her skills in dog training. Kate is the
owner of two flat-coated retrievers who are titled in the areas of obedience, comformation and field.
As owner of Katenine Dog Training, Kate is a 'people'
person who believes in training people to train their dogs.
You can email her at katenine@aol.com.
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Margie - Trainer
Margie
started as a young girl working with her uncle and his Labradors in
field work and hunting. She has three Labradors, including a new
chocolate pup that she is preparing for the obedience ring, agility
ring, and field work. Margie has trained a wide variety of breeds, and
has been teaching dog obedience classes for over 15 years. She has
competed in obedience and the field.
Her philosophy is one based on positive motivation and establishing a
deep life long connection and bond with your dog. Training should
always be fun for both the dog and owner.
Margie really enjoys helping her students understand what their dogs
are thinking, and teaching them how to interpret their dog's body
language and vocals sounds. In essence, she gets her students to think
like a dog. Both dog and owner will be able to communicate better with
each other which will develop a stronger and more meaningful
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Martha - Trainer
Martha is a
Certified Pet Dog Trainer and a member of the Association of Pet Dog
Trainers. She has studied with John Rogerson, one of world’s most
renowned dog trainers and behaviorists, and attended training
workshops with Dr. Ian Dunbar, Trish King, and Ray Coppinger. Martha
also volunteers at a local shelter to help the dogs develop good
manners to become more adoptable and works with the volunteer staff
on dog handling. Martha has a rescued Brittany and a rescued cat.
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Sandy - Trainer
Sandy has been
training dogs for over ten years and use to own her own school,
“Your Best Friend Training School”, in Merrimac, MA. Sandy is
certified in Positive Reinforcement and Behavior Modification. Her
main goal is to enlighten owners’ about the pack mentality of dogs.
She feels that once this is accomplished, the average dog owner can
begin to understand and correct their dog’s behavior. Sandy likes to
train for the “real world” knowing how busy life can be with little
time to train. Her “busy life” is shared with her bichon, Milo and
labradoodle, Mason.
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