Looking for a Dog Trainer in the area Must use positive reinforcement methods NOT dominance theory. Thanks!
Edit: Thank you everyone!!
frugalfran replied:
Dale Ward! She's a Victora Stillwell-selected trainer (positive reinforcement only). She works with a lot of the shelter dogs at Portsmouth Humane, which is how I met her, and she's helped me numerous times with my young lab. She lives just over the border in NC but obviously works with HR people all the time. I love her. http://dale.ward.positively.com/
gngrvxn replied:
Met a lady at the chesapeake city dog park... She was very nice. I have her business card at home and will get back on with the name and info after the step-daughters gymnastics. Found it... Ali Dellinger. (304) 282-4566. Like I said she's in chesapeake but its not far and I'm sure she travels.
pandorazboxx replied:
[Park Avenue Pups]( http://www.parkavenuepups.com/main.html) . went there for a therapy dog testing and the ladies there seemed to know their stuff. They even teach you how to train your dog without using treats ever. I did not learn how to train my dogs with them. I ended up going with a pet smart trainer I found that used to train military and police dogs.
oilytheotter replied:
We went to [Muddy Paws](http://www.themuddypaws.com/train) in Norfolk. We had a great experience. We went to class once a week for about a month. We had some questions a few months after we finished with class and the trainer wrote us a few long emails with great tips and invited us to come back for one more class, all free of charge. I highly recommend it.
phooka replied:
http://www.applause4 educatedpaws.com/ We're using Nancy for our new lab mix pup. I highly recommend.
digdugdaddy replied:
Four Paws is great and its a good class with trainers that know what they're doing. Specialize in bigger dogs. http://www.fourpawsinnva.com/
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