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.