| The number one reason dogs are surrendered to shelters is due to
behavior problems. The majority of these problems are correctable.
Dogs can be kept out of shelters if the people who love them increase
their understanding of dog behavior and training.
Studies show that dogs that are unaltered, are acquired at one-to-three
years of age or are less than six months of age, have never been to
obedience class, spend much of the day in crates or in the backyard
are at high risk of surrender to shelters.
These high risk dogs often have one general thing in common: they
go beyond a lack of manners to destructive behaviors ranging from not
being housebroken and chewing the furniture to excavating the yard,
escaping, or acting aggressively towards family, friends, or other
animals.
When these behaviors are addressed and corrected a dog and his family
have a much better chance at living together happily ever after.
The following training resources are provided as a convenience to
you rather than an endorsement:
| Professional Dog Trainers: |
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Barbara De Groodt
From the Heart Animal Behavior Counseling and Dog Training
Paws at Play Doggie Day Care
561 H Brunken Ave., Salinas
http://www.fromtheheart.info/
831-783-0818
Discount for shelter or AFRP adoptees.
Barbara has been an animal behavior counselor for over 30 years. All
programs at From the Heart are behavior based. Training without the
pain.
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SPCA of Monterey County
1002 Highway 68 (across from Laguna Seca)
Salinas
http://www.spcamc.org/puppy_dog_classes.htm
831-373-2631
The SPCA has a wide range of puppy and dog classes as well as
behavior consultations. Classes take place at Del Monte Center
in Monterey or at the SPCA education center. Discount for shelter
adoptees.
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Suzi Bluford
Sirius Puppy Training Center
Crossroads Mall, Carmel
http://www.suzibluford.com
831- 624-9010
Classes offered: Puppy training (10-16 weeks old), Level one,
Skills, Freestyle, Agility.
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Lori Katz
Kindred Spirit: Dog Training with Heart
Santa Cruz
http://www.DogTrainNow.com
Lori@DogTrainNow.com
831-685-3647 or Cell 831-588-4583
Group classes as well as private lessons and consultations.
Basic training, puppy socialization, agility, service & therapy
dog training.
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Sandi Pensinger
Living With Dogs
Santa Cruz/Capitola/Aptos
http://www.livingwithdogs.us
831-476-9065
Classes offered : Puppy Kindergarten,
Group Family Dog Level I & II, Beginning & Intermediate
Agility, Beach & Trail Manners, Socialization sessions and
private lessons. New classes start monthly at General Feed & Seed.
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Dog Behavior Rehab
Santa Cruz and Bay Area House Calls
http://www.dogbehaviorrehab.com
888-493-8364
Our goal is to have happy owners living with peaceful, calm
well-balanced dogs in their homes that all family members, other
pets and neighbors can feel safe around. We do give discounts to
people who have adopted from a shelter or rescue group, and we
also give 5% back to the place the dog was adopted from.
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Cynthia Edgerly
Professional Dog Trainer and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant
Bingo! Dog Training
Serving Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
http://www.bingodogtraining.com
831-768-9308
Offerings: Group Obedience and Tricks Classes; In-home/Private Lessons and Dog Behavior Modification.
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Andee Burleigh
Divine K9 dog Training
Monterey Peninsula
831-214-4163
Certified trainer, positive reinforcement, behavior modification, T-Touch practitioner, puppy programs. |
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Lance Stackhouse
The K-9 Clinic, Inc.
Watsonville/Corralitos
www.k9clinic.com
k9clinic@earthlink.net
831-684-0861
Private lessons or classes, puppy imprinting, obedience, protection program, agility, search program, training camp, temperament testing, evaluation, behavior modification, beach classes, k9 adoption. |
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Anne-Lise Stannard
A Trainable K9
831-233-1540
In-home training, puppy training, advanced off-leash training and problem solving, tailored exercise program. |
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Ashley Pacitto
Soul Mate Dog Training
SoulMateTraining@aol.com
831-659-1605
831-262-8211
Obedience classes (puppy and intermediate), private obedience
lessons, tracking, canine good citizen testing. |
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Shaunna Mullins
All Things Animal
Monterey Peninsula
http://www.4allthingsanimal.com
allthingsanimal@mac.com
831-430-6683
Obedience Training. |
| Free Q&A Sessions with Dog Behaviorists: |
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Chanticleer Vet Hospital
2701 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz
831-475-1580
First Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm to 7:30 pm. Please be prompt.
FREE DOG BEHAVIOR COACHING
Starting shelter/rescued dogs out on the right paw in their new homes:
coaching for their people.This free, drop-in group will coach
you in training your newly adopted dog and helping you overcome some
of their challenging behaviors and common problems. These sessions
are for people, so please leave your dogs at home. Jumping up, barking,
and pulling on the leash, etc., come naturally to dogs and we're
here to help you learn what to do. Coaching by Mardi Richmond of
Good Dog, Cynthia Edgerly of Bingo Dog Training, and Joan DeNeff.
Sponsored by: Bed and Biscuits and the Santa Cruz SPCA
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Other Resources:
The SPCA of Monterey County has an extensive lisit of printable behavior
and training handouts for cats and dogs on their website including
topics such as separation anxiety, barking, digging, puppy behaviors,
chewing, crate training, and housetraining. Click here for more info.
WonderPuppy.net has a wonderful resource page called "Can
We Help You Keep Your Pet?" This page provides lots of good
information for people who are experiencing behavior problems with
their dog or cat. Click here for more info.
http://www.dogproblems.com/
http://www.perfectpaws.com/
http://www.greatcanine.com/
If you know of any other dog trainers, behaviorists, training classes,
or other resources that could be included on this page, please email
us at info@animalfriendsrescue.org. |
