March Newsletter

Spring is just around the corner!  Yay!  I love this time of year.  With more daylight will come more classes, so please check out the schedule of upcoming classes!

DOG OF THE MONTH

Meech is an adorable mixed breed dog who is loved and adored by his mom, Coralee!  Meech is a great dog who loves to learn!  He is currently gracing us with his presence in the our Canine Freestyle class!  We love having Meech and Coralee in class, they are an unstoppable team!







New Online Course!
For the past few years, I have not only been working with clients locally, but have also been coaching people from all over the world on how to use positive methods to work with show dogs.  As ridiculous as it may sound, this is a concept that is not widely accepted and people have a very difficult time finding help and support in this area.  I coach people through phone consults, my Positive Training for Show Dogs Facebook page and my Clickershowdogs yahoogroup.  Now, I have taken the next step in helping people out of my area.

The first Positive Training for Show Dogs Online Course here!  The first session of this course will be offered beginning on April 8, 2013.  If you are interested in learning more about it, please check out this link!

Upcoming Classes
Introduction to K9 Nose Work, San Leandro, Friday, March 8, 8-9:30pm, taught by Yvonne Chohan
Beginning Obedience/Manners, San Leandro, Saturday, March 30, 9-10am
Puppy Preschool, San Leandro, Saturday, March 30, 10-10:50am
Indoor/Outdoor Intermediate, San Leandro, Saturday, March 30, 11-11:50am

Canine Good Citizen Prep, San Leandro, Thursday, April 4, 6-6:50pm
Marshmallows, San Leandro, Thursday, April 4, 7-8:15pm

Small Dog Beginning Obedience/Manners, Castro Valley, Monday, April 8, 6:30-7:30pm
Fun with Training and Tricks, Castro Valley, Monday, April 8, 7:30-8:15pm

Fun with Freestyle, San Leandro, Friday, May 3, 6-6:50pm

Please contact me if you are interested in registering for any of these classes!

Fundraiser to Benefit Rescue Dogs
Most of you know that I am deeply involved in animal rescue.  I am organizing an Art Show fundraiser to benefit rescue animals in need!  Please mark your calendars for Saturday, April 20, 1-5pm!  Please feel free to share this flyer!

Continuing Education
As most of you know, I am committed to continued education.  I think that being in this profession, I have an obligation to continue to learn and grow.  This means, not only keeping up with the latest information on how animals learn and training information, but also on improving my own training skills.

I am excited to be going to train with Lara Joseph this month.  Lara is a well known bird trainer and enrichment expert.  In addition to parrots, Lara works with birds of prey and other wild birds.  I am going to Ohio, to spend two days with Lara, for one-on-one training.  I am  really looking forward to this trip and can't wait to report back to you with details.

As an animal trainer, I think it is important to try and work with as many different species as possible.  Working with different types of animals makes us better trainers.