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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 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 those looking to get a
puppy/dog or for current puppy/dog owners 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 offer some special price packages for classes and we will gladly consider
orther payment options per individual.
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 those looking to get a
puppy/dog or for current puppy/dog owners 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 offer some special price packages for classes and we will gladly consider
orther payment options per individual.
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 PuppyTime, where young puppies,
7 wks-20 wks, get to play off leash with other puppies. Our Puppy
Foundation I class, (for PuppyTime Graduates or puppies 3-8 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.
After the Puppy I class continue working with your puppy to improve their
good behaviors in the Puppy II - Advancement class - the AKC “STAR
Puppy” program is offered in this class.
For those with adolescent puppies or adult dogs, (9 months and older),
who missed out on the PuppyTime or Puppy I and II classes there are
Doggie Basic classes to help your dog learn their good manners.
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 Treibball, Fun Nose Work,
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 PuppyTime, where young puppies,
7 wks-20 wks, get to play off leash with other puppies. Our Puppy
Foundation I class, (for PuppyTime Graduates or puppies 3-8 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.
After the Puppy I class continue working with your puppy to improve their
good behaviors in the Puppy II - Advancement class - the AKC “STAR
Puppy” program is offered in this class.
For those with adolescent puppies or adult dogs, (9 months and older),
who missed out on the PuppyTime or Puppy I and II classes there are
Doggie Basic classes to help your dog learn their good manners.
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 Treibball, Fun Nose Work,
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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