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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 20 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 with the emphasis on
each family member, canine and human, understanding their role and
responsibility in the relationship.
Angela’s background also includes training of assistance dogs for the
deaf, shelter management, Animal Control and competitive obedience. She
is currently involved with local shelters, serves as the
Intake/Adoption Coordinator for Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue and is a
member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. She has been a Board
member and officer for over ten years with the New England Federation
of Humane Societies, an organization dedicated to providing
educational, networking and training opportunities to the animal
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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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Dave - Trainer
Dave
has 18 years of experience in helping families and dogs enjoy a long
and safe life together. Dave’s extensive training background includes
working with New England Akita Rescue as well as various law
enforcement agencies, SAR dogs, the military and of course, family pet
dogs. Dave has trained at the national and international level, as well
as provided resident training services. A long-time owner of dogs, Dave
has been with Especially for Pets since 2008.
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Debra - Trainer
Debra
has raised and trained multiple breeds and has participated in a
variety of canine activities including conformation. She has a thorough
understanding of canine behavior, anatomy and aesthetics due to the
diversity of her endeavors. Debra has trained dogs for competitive
obedience, hunting, and security work which helps her understand
canines on many levels.
As a professional breed handler since 1978, Debra brings her vast
background to her students who are preparing for competition in the
breed ring. Her primary goal is to coach the dog and owner to be
competitive regardless of who shows the dog, the owner or a handler.
Debra’s Bernese Mountain Dog ‘Zeus’ (BISS CH Ursa MInor's Zeus V
Havochill ND) was in the top ten ranking for over five years. Debra
achieved this honor without a financial backer or advertising. Zeus’
wins were purely based on his quality and Debra’s ability to make him
shine before the judges. Adding another breed to her vast repertoire,
Debra’s first Beagle, Monty, a descendant of (CH Ursa Minor's Full Moon
Of MPW RN) finished with five majors and cemented her love for the
breed.
Debra lives with her Bernese Mountain Dogs and Beagles and operates a
grooming business, boarding, and training facility. In addition to
being a professional multi-breed handler, she has earned titles in
obedience, hunting, rally and drafting. It is this diverse approach to
dogs that allows Debra to ‘coach’ her students towards entry and
success in the Show Ring.
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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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Gail – Trainer
Gail has
trained detection dogs since 1992. She is the co-founder and head
trainer of the Massachusetts Rescue & Recovery K9 Unit, a canine
search and rescue (SAR) organization which operates in Massachusetts.
Gail also is a canine handler with Federal Emergency Management
Agency's (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), Massachusetts Task
Force 1. Gail’s current dogs are Xoe and Bacco both of whom are
accomplished search and rescue dogs.
Gail is the Chairperson
for MASSARDF and serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast
Wilderness Search and Rescue. Some of the notable searches in
which Gail has participated include the search for six firefighters who
died in the Worcester Cold Storage Fire, the search for seven
astronauts who perished when the Columbia Shuttle exploded over East
Texas, the search for two workers who died in the Quincy Shipyard
Collapse, the search for an apartment dweller who died in the
Gloucester Apartment Building Fire and the USAR response to Hurricanes
Gustave and Ike.
In recognition of Gail's
consistent dedication to the promotion of volunteer canine SAR in
Massachusetts and to the training she gives to her dogs and to her
fellow canine handlers, the Massachusetts State Senate awarded her a
"Massachusetts State Senate Citation,” a legislative award of
distinction.
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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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Lisa - Trainer
Lisa
brings over 30 years of experience teaching dogs and owners in the
competition and pet world to Especially for Pets' Training
Academy. She started training dogs at a very young age with a
unique love, passion and understanding of animals; this began her life
long career in behavior modification for animals. Over her many years
of training, Lisa has always emphasized that the most important part of
success is a well balanced pet dog relationship. Lisa instinctually
thinks like the ‘mother dog’ and teaches as Mother Nature intended. In
addition to her unique understanding of canines, she can effectively
communicate with her students to help them achieve the same results.
Lisa’s real joy and reward is seeing the owner and dog truly understand
one another.
Lisa obtained a bachelor of science in animal behavior
and worked as a veterinarian technician for 11 years and managed a
veterinary hospital for eight years. She then devoted her time to
obtaining the highest achievements within the competition obedience
world with her dogs, Josh, Rowdy and Cowboy, which included number one
obedience dog in North America and perfect scores. Lisa is currently
working toward her goal to bring out another top contender with her
Australian Shepherd, Bronco.
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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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Robin - Trainer
Robin
trains with a fair and consistent methodology that encourages owners to
have great and realistic expectations of their canines while
having fun. She facilitates a positive but not permissive relationship
between owner and pup as she demonstrates how to 'think dog'.
Her leadership and
training techniques work to foster good manners both at home and on the
road. Knowing puppies and their phases of development,
her goal is to assist owners in achieving a relationship that they
are happy to live with and proud to show off.
Since 1996 Robin has been
a volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI).
Her puppy Tobiah is presently in advanced training to become an
assistance dog and she is now busy raising her 12th puppy for CCI, a
yellow lab named Mike. That works out to raising one pup per year for
the past dozen years!
She also shares her life
with Ebony, a mature but dignified black lab/golden cross whose life’s
journey has included raising and training many CCI and pet dogs along
his way.
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