April 2011
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends,
It feels like summer already! April classes have just finished up and we've had a lot of fun helping many dog owners meet their training goals. The past few months have had me focusing on my continuing education as I went to Clicker Expo in Chicago and prepared to complete my CPDT-KA. For those of you who don't know the significance of the Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, I encourage you to visit this website: www.ccpdt.org. I am proud to be a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and to accomplish my goal of becoming a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed.
This summer I am bringing some new and exciting training opportunities to you. I have focused on specializing in one-one training for you and your pet and will continue to do so. I love helping you meet your training goals in the environment that is right for you! Private lessons and behavior consultations are available Monday through Saturday by appointment. New opportunities for this summer will include agility (starting in June), weekend training workshops (including focus topics such as overcoming fear of dogs), one-week intensive training boot camps, and video and book seminar reviews.
The 4 week classes that I have been holding here at the Good Paws! facility will continue to meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings each month. You may choose either the Tuesday or the Thursday night class and meet each week for 4 weeks. Classes are limited to 5 dogs or less. These 4 week classes focus on the basics of obedience at all levels. All the exercises can be adapted to fit your skill level and your dog's skill level. I also make an effort to keep clients with the same goals in the same class. Good Paws! will be having classes in May, June, July, and August so email Rachel@goodpaws.com to sign-up! The cost for 4 sessions over 4 weeks is $100.
As always you get a 10% discount off of any Good Paws! service if you have rescued your pet from a non-profit rescue organization such as the Brazos Animal Shelter, Impact, or HOPE.
I am looking forward to a busy and FUN summer and hope to see you and your pet soon!
Sincerely,
Rachel
Welcome to The Good Paws! Training & Behavior Center (formerly known as The Good Dog! Training & Behavior Center.)
The Good Paws! Training & Behavior Center specializes in one-on-one training for you and your pet.
Good Paws! trains
dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds. Cats, birds, mice, hamsters,
fish, and other domestic and exotic pets are welcomed as well.
Good Paws!
uses positive training methods
based on the principles of operant conditioning, also known as "clicker
training" or "marker training." No harsh training methods are used. Examples of harsh
training methods would be prong collars, shock collars, or hitting an
animal because we think the animal is "stubborn" or "knows" what we
want the animal to do.
Good Paws! has a reputation for innovative and caring approaches to training your pet under the leadership and guidance of the Owner and experienced Trainer, Rachel Dunham-Tatum.
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Training Happens All The Time
At Good Paws!
Training & Behavior Center, training happens all the time! Good Paws! is an expert
in problem behaviors. Problem behaviors are behaviors that interfere
with the relationship between you and your pet. They may be perfectly
normal behaviors for your pet (for example, a cat scratching his claws on the couch), but this normal behavior may not be acceptable in your
home. Good Paws!
is able to offer you guidance and training to help you prevent your pet
from continuing problem behaviors and instead pursue other, more
appropriate pet behaviors. This often means the use of behavior
management
and behavior modification.
Of course we also offer lessons
for you and
your pet even if you do not have a problem behavior for us to address.
You may want to enhance a quality relationship with your pet or you may
have a specific goal in mind such as passing the CGC test.
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Owner/Trainer - Rachel Dunham-Tatum, BA, CPDT-KA, Member APDT
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Rachel has been professionally training dogs in College Station since 2000. She is an experienced member of a multi-dog and multi-pet home and enjoys working with rescue and foster animals. Rachel is an avid student
of the behavioral sciences and has been trained to work with all
species of animals, from chickens to horses and llamas to rabbits.
Rachel devotes herself to her family and her business. She loves singing in her church choir, scuba diving, navigating for her pilot husband, and escaping from the big cities of Bryan/College Station to the lake or the hill country every now and then. Rachel is also active in professional development organizations including ABWA (American Business Women's Association) and APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers.) Rachel and her husband Travis have Border Collies, a terrier
mix, goldfish, and usually a foster dog.
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Good Paws! Training & Behavior Center is proud to be an Accredited Business of the Better Business Bureau
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