Roxanne Dwyer

LaGrange Park, Illinois

I believe that many pet relinquishments can be avoided with appropriate training and behavior counseling

• Teaching people to train their dogs since 2001 in group classes and individually
  • Competitive obedience, novice level
  • Rally obedience, all levels
  • Canine Good Citizen, all levels
  • Therapy Dog
  • Treibball
  • Tricks (AKC and Do More With Your Dog)
  • Dog Parkour
• Certified by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers in 2010
• Professional member of the Pet Professional Guild http://petprofessionalguild.com
• Member, Fear Free Happy Homes
• Evaluator for all titles in the American Kennel Club’s  (AKC) Family Dog program: Star Puppy; Canine Good Citizen (CGC); and advanced CGC Community Canine; AKC Trick Dog
• Educational focus was on the human-animal bond and humane education
• Experienced foster home for rescue dogs
• Volunteered as 4H dog training instructor; hosted Kidz & Dogz sessions at the former Wiggles-n-Wags Dog Training
• Experience working with Dogs in Need of Space:
  • taught Feisty Fido
  • developed Troubled Teens class
  • developed Xcitables program
• Active therapy dog team since 1995:
  • taught therapy dog preparatory classes
  • coached teams on therapy dog test skills, multiple registries

Contact me at dogtraining@rockindogz.com to discuss ways I can help you and your dog be the good dog you need.