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L'Chaim Canine
- Akron, OH 44320 (map)
- (330) 962-1878
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L'Chaim Canine • Akron, OH • $75-100 per hour
- You'll be asked a few quick questions that will help describe your needs.
- You'll be asked to provide your contact information so that Jennifer Mauger Cpdt-Ka will be able to get in touch with you.
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At L'Chaim Canine, we aim to establish a positive and lasting relationship between you and your dog. This is done through a personalized approach. We are out to find the best way to work with your dog, not fit every dog into a "method".
We will go to your home to work with you and your dog on anything from household manners, basic obedience, to behavior modification of any unwanted behaviors. It's up to you. You will be supplied the necessary knowledge to start you and your dog towards the right path.
Our training is positive and scientifically based. We do not use any physical punishment or force. A Jennifer Mauger-certified professional dog trainer (CCPDT) provides positive dog training.
We offer customized in-home private dog training, small group dog training classes, and dog training workshops. We serve the Greater Akron, Canton, Medina, Wooster and Cleveland areas.
We have been training dogs since 1994!
Question and answer
Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.
A. The most common training clients I have deal with dogs that jump on people, dash through doors, go crazy when the doorbell rings, pull on the leash, lunge and bark on lead at strange dogs, bikes, strollers and people, have potty training problems, are fear aggressive or anxious when their families leave.
Q. Describe three recent jobs you've completed.
A. I just completed working with a family and their shepherd puppy on basic manners at home and in the yard. I also just completed working with a couple with a fearful and anxious chihuahua that no longer has accidents in the house when left alone or barks at visitors. I also recently helped and client and her dog pass their therapy dog test.
Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A. There are no regulations for dog trainers. Unfortunately many are now training with little or no education. Make sure that any trainer you hire does continuing education through seminars and vet conferences. Here are some great articles to help you in your search from the
ASPCA http://www.aspcabehavior.org/articles/32/Finding-Professional-Help.aspx
and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior http://www.avsabonline.org/avsabonline/images/stories/Position_Statements/how%20to%20choose%20a%20trainer.pdf
Q. What do you like most about your job?
A. I love the fact that everyday I get to work with great people and their dogs! Everyday is different and every problem is different. I never get bored!
Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?
A. In order to stay current and to maintain my certification I complete at least 36 hours of continuing education. This year alone I have attended four days of behavior lectures at the Midwest Veterinary Conference, three days of Chicken Camp where we learn to train chickens in order to increase our training skills and team work (The FBI and Homeland Security send their dog trainers/handlers to chicken camp too!), and later today will be sitting in on a webinar about the Pitfalls of using Negative Reinforcement in training dogs. All of this and it is not even June!
Q. What are the latest developments in your field? Are there any exciting things coming in the next few years or decade that will change your line of business?
A. Modern science and research have proved that dogs and wolves, athough sharing much of the same DNA, are very different in their behavior and how they interact with each other. We now know that using dominance theory can be very ineffective and even potentially dangerous when working with dogs. For some of the latest information check out these links:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1488005229/
http://www.avsabonline.org/avsabonline/images/stories/Position_Statements/dominance%20statement.pdf
