In-Home Dog Training Details:
A note from Sue
I've developed a system that produces fast, effective and humane results. Owners are more successful with a single session than a series of weekly training lessons. Almost every owner simply needs solutions to problems. I've got thirty five years of experience with what does and, what doesn't work, to offer.
Life in 2009 no longer lends itself to weekly sessions of in home training. Life is faster, busier and more compressed than in the 'old days' when weekly sessions were practical. Weekly training sessions with required practice in between is an antiquated system. Weekly session do not produce as fast or durable a result as my single problem solving session.
And, scheduling one session is much easier than many. Dedicated, loving owners have the best intentions of keeping appointments, yet the kids' soccer schedule just changed, an out of town business trip arose, someone is sick, there was a delay at work, out of town guests arrived early and yes, "we didn't have time to practice with the dog this week...can we reschedule?" are now common parts of life today.
Why increase the hassle? Instead of forcing yourself into an old system creaky with age, here's a new program that works and, works now.
Yes, its a new way of thinking about training. Here are other 'new' ideas I developed now part of common dog training practices.
1976 Animal Assisted Therapy (Now referred to as Pet Therapy) See my resume under About Me for more information. 'My Able Dogs' program offered obedience training for handicapped children and their pets, and until then, there were no programs for these kids.
1979 Puppy training. Until my first puppy classes, no one trained dogs on OC until dogs were six months old. I had only three pups in my first class. Gradually, the wisdom of early training caught on, and now puppy classes are common.
1982 Force free training. This was the year I tossed out the choke chain and found a better way. I was the only trainer in OC not using force, intimidation and choke chains. Now, it is common among trainers to offer owners an alternative to the then standard "six foot leather leash and choke chain' required for class.
1984 Clicker training. I learned clicker training in Animal Behavior school in the '70s, and my rat 'Little Johnny Jump Up' was a participant in the end of the semester's 'Rat Follies." I presented clicker training in my classes for years, until I realized that clickers are unnecessary for success. Owners lose clickers, they're difficult to hold along with a leash and food reward, many dogs are scared of them and clickers add another element between you and your dog. My classes are 'click free' and more successful because of it.
I know in the years to come, the notion of locking owners into a series of sessions will go the way of the dodo. Until then, if you want fast, effective help in a session and not ten sessions, I'll see you soon.
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