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| Contact Information: (406) 628-6140 / (406) 671-9618 mobile Email (helene@pawsativelycanine.com) Helene Tiefenthaler, CDBC CPDT-KA, APDT Professional Owner/Trainer Kritterkare's Paws-a-tively Canine! (Since 1989) CDBC #455 (Certified Dog Behavioral Consultant with International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) 8/2005 (Certified since 2009) CPDT-KA #1030506 (Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed with Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) since 3/2000 APDT Professional Member #451 (American Pet Dog Trainers Association) 5/1991 CGC Evaluator #9813 (AKC Canine Good Citizenship Program) 9/1996 AKC Public Education Coordinator and AKC Canine Ambassador 1996 Listed with the AKC Trainer Network 2010 |
At Paws-a-tively Canine!, we use the newest methods of Positive Motivation and
Reward training. We show owners how to do ‘Hands Off - No Force’ teaching so
you have a puppy or adult dog that WANTS to be with you and work WITH you.
We offer a class for just people, Owner HeadStart, to help current puppy/dog
owners or those looking to get a puppy/dog learn more about dogs and to answer
all those questions that most classes never get to - how to find a puppy,
housetraining, grooming, safety and 1st-Aid, calming/stress signals, what is
normal dog behavior, etc.
Marker Training or as it's better know "Clicker Training" is used in all classes.
This type of training allows your puppy or adult dog to start thinking how to offer
behaviors rather than waiting for you to solve things for them or force them into
doing the behaviors.
We have a number of payment options such as Punch Cards, which are only
punched when you come to class, so you never lose money should you needed
to miss a class or two. We also offer some special price packages for classes.
Reward training. We show owners how to do ‘Hands Off - No Force’ teaching so
you have a puppy or adult dog that WANTS to be with you and work WITH you.
We offer a class for just people, Owner HeadStart, to help current puppy/dog
owners or those looking to get a puppy/dog learn more about dogs and to answer
all those questions that most classes never get to - how to find a puppy,
housetraining, grooming, safety and 1st-Aid, calming/stress signals, what is
normal dog behavior, etc.
Marker Training or as it's better know "Clicker Training" is used in all classes.
This type of training allows your puppy or adult dog to start thinking how to offer
behaviors rather than waiting for you to solve things for them or force them into
doing the behaviors.
We have a number of payment options such as Punch Cards, which are only
punched when you come to class, so you never lose money should you needed
to miss a class or two. We also offer some special price packages for classes.
We specialize in working with young puppies starting at 7 weeks of age.
We offer Puppy Socialization Outings to different places to expose
young puppies safely to new sights, sounds and lots of socialization to
new people. We also offer a special class, PuppyTime, where young
puppies, 7 wks-16 wks, get to play off leash with other puppies. Our
Puppy Foundation I class, (for PuppyTime Graduates or puppies 3-7
months), shows you how to continue to develop that special person-
doggie bond as well as working on the basic behaviors every puppy
should have. The AKC “STAR Puppy” program is offered in this class.
For those with adolescent puppies, (7 months to 15 months), who missed
out on the PuppyTime and Puppy I classes we offer an Adolescent
Basic I class with exercises similar to what are shown in our Puppy
Foundation I.
For adult dogs over 1½ years of age we offer private lessons or an
“Adult Dog 4 On 4” class, where only 4 adult dogs with their owners
working through the same lessons as offered in the Basic I classes. With
just four dogs and their owners per class, each dog and owner receives
more individual attention to help adult dogs handle a class setting and to
help with certain behavioral issues.
If you wish to go farther with your dog we encourage doing the CGC
Prep course and test for the AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate. We
also offer a Basics Refresher Class, a couple times a year, for our
past graduates where they can come to do some advanced work or just
brush up on their basic behaviors.
Additional advanced classes are also offered at different times
throughout the year. Classes such as Freestyle - ‘Dancing With Your
Dog’, Rally Obedience for fun or competition and Conformation
Showing just to name a few.
A Therapy Dog Prep class on training your dog to become an AAA/AAT
Therapy Dog is also available and we encourage and promote
Intermountain Therapy Animals and the R.E.A.D. Program with dogs.
Go to our CLASSES page to see full class descriptions and our payment
options and then check out our CALENDAR page to see which classes
are currently being offered..
We offer Puppy Socialization Outings to different places to expose
young puppies safely to new sights, sounds and lots of socialization to
new people. We also offer a special class, PuppyTime, where young
puppies, 7 wks-16 wks, get to play off leash with other puppies. Our
Puppy Foundation I class, (for PuppyTime Graduates or puppies 3-7
months), shows you how to continue to develop that special person-
doggie bond as well as working on the basic behaviors every puppy
should have. The AKC “STAR Puppy” program is offered in this class.
For those with adolescent puppies, (7 months to 15 months), who missed
out on the PuppyTime and Puppy I classes we offer an Adolescent
Basic I class with exercises similar to what are shown in our Puppy
Foundation I.
For adult dogs over 1½ years of age we offer private lessons or an
“Adult Dog 4 On 4” class, where only 4 adult dogs with their owners
working through the same lessons as offered in the Basic I classes. With
just four dogs and their owners per class, each dog and owner receives
more individual attention to help adult dogs handle a class setting and to
help with certain behavioral issues.
If you wish to go farther with your dog we encourage doing the CGC
Prep course and test for the AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate. We
also offer a Basics Refresher Class, a couple times a year, for our
past graduates where they can come to do some advanced work or just
brush up on their basic behaviors.
Additional advanced classes are also offered at different times
throughout the year. Classes such as Freestyle - ‘Dancing With Your
Dog’, Rally Obedience for fun or competition and Conformation
Showing just to name a few.
A Therapy Dog Prep class on training your dog to become an AAA/AAT
Therapy Dog is also available and we encourage and promote
Intermountain Therapy Animals and the R.E.A.D. Program with dogs.
Go to our CLASSES page to see full class descriptions and our payment
options and then check out our CALENDAR page to see which classes
are currently being offered..
| Private Behavioral Problem Consulting and Modification & Telephone Behavioral Consultations for Non-Aggression Issues and Private Lessons are also available. Please see our SERVICES page For more information about any of our classes or services please call or e-mail our office... |
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