COVID-19 ALERT - PUPPY & DOG TRAINING IS CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED IN A NEW AND INNOVATIVE COURSE THROUGH THE
'DOG TRAINING & BEHAVIOUR INSTITUTE"
'DOG TRAINING & BEHAVIOUR INSTITUTE"
Puppy & Dog Training |
Do You Train Dogs?
Yes. Here at PivotalChange.ca we provide world-class training which goes beyond positive reinforcement to include you and your relationship with your dog. We believe you are accountable to provide your dog with emotional support as well as skills to cope in your world and within your lifestyle. So, we do train dogs but we also train you to provide gentle, compassionate and highly effective training for your dog. We provide a truly comprehensive program to deliver an incredibly strong relationship of cooperation, allowing the dog to participate in ways the support the good of a family unit. We don't seek to solve one problem. We look at the entire life issues experienced to build a new way of being together.
Dog training is an important aspect to help our four-legged friends find peace and comfort in our world. But it is not easy to find a dog trainer who sees your dog as you do - a sweet, gentle member of your family.
Here at PivotalChange.ca we provide world-class training which goes beyond Positive reinforcement to include fear and force-free skills. We provide a program to deliver an incredibly strong relationship of cooperation, allowing the dog to participate in ways the support the good of a family unit.
Positive Reinforcement as a training method, at its simplest, is to reward the dog for behaviour you want and ignoring behaviour you don't. Training with Positive Reinforcement is scientifically proven to be more effective than any other method of training, and should not be mistaken for the term, a 'balanced approach'. A 'balance approach' purports to provide discipline as a way to 'help' the dog learn its place and to become obedient. It works on teaching the dog 'what not to do' rather than 'what to do'. Trainers in a 'balanced approach' regularly suggests ways to 'train' a dog which goes against gentler and kinder alternative and more effective methods. And, it does not accept that a dog can be an individual and contributing member of the family without any harm or discipline ever being inflicted upon him.
The balanced approach is developed using current science breakthroughs which have studied dogs emotional and cognitive processes to provide new and exciting ways to engage and connect with these sentient beings. Quite simply, there is a better and more effective way to change behaviours and train a dog to cope in our world.
Dog behaviour is born from the way a dog thinks and feels. The important part of our training process focuses on you and increasing your knowledge about what we know about dogs today, and what we know about your own dog's mind, decision-making, cognition and emotions. Our training process is a complete program, teaching you the dog's language of love and cooperation, and teaching you how to respond back showing what makes you happy, and praising the behaviour you and family value. We begin with a psychological assessment, develop a tailored plan, train your dog and you how to adopt new ways to think, feel and behave. You learn to guide your dog to become a fluent master in dog language, supporting your dog as skills are developed to become peaceful, loving and cooperative.
Our program outline above is private and delivered by PivotalChange.ca. For more information on our private program, please check out this page to submit a form for a free 30-min. phone consultation.
Puppy Training and Group Classes are provide by Positively Obedient Canines.
Yes. Here at PivotalChange.ca we provide world-class training which goes beyond positive reinforcement to include you and your relationship with your dog. We believe you are accountable to provide your dog with emotional support as well as skills to cope in your world and within your lifestyle. So, we do train dogs but we also train you to provide gentle, compassionate and highly effective training for your dog. We provide a truly comprehensive program to deliver an incredibly strong relationship of cooperation, allowing the dog to participate in ways the support the good of a family unit. We don't seek to solve one problem. We look at the entire life issues experienced to build a new way of being together.
Dog training is an important aspect to help our four-legged friends find peace and comfort in our world. But it is not easy to find a dog trainer who sees your dog as you do - a sweet, gentle member of your family.
Here at PivotalChange.ca we provide world-class training which goes beyond Positive reinforcement to include fear and force-free skills. We provide a program to deliver an incredibly strong relationship of cooperation, allowing the dog to participate in ways the support the good of a family unit.
Positive Reinforcement as a training method, at its simplest, is to reward the dog for behaviour you want and ignoring behaviour you don't. Training with Positive Reinforcement is scientifically proven to be more effective than any other method of training, and should not be mistaken for the term, a 'balanced approach'. A 'balance approach' purports to provide discipline as a way to 'help' the dog learn its place and to become obedient. It works on teaching the dog 'what not to do' rather than 'what to do'. Trainers in a 'balanced approach' regularly suggests ways to 'train' a dog which goes against gentler and kinder alternative and more effective methods. And, it does not accept that a dog can be an individual and contributing member of the family without any harm or discipline ever being inflicted upon him.
The balanced approach is developed using current science breakthroughs which have studied dogs emotional and cognitive processes to provide new and exciting ways to engage and connect with these sentient beings. Quite simply, there is a better and more effective way to change behaviours and train a dog to cope in our world.
Dog behaviour is born from the way a dog thinks and feels. The important part of our training process focuses on you and increasing your knowledge about what we know about dogs today, and what we know about your own dog's mind, decision-making, cognition and emotions. Our training process is a complete program, teaching you the dog's language of love and cooperation, and teaching you how to respond back showing what makes you happy, and praising the behaviour you and family value. We begin with a psychological assessment, develop a tailored plan, train your dog and you how to adopt new ways to think, feel and behave. You learn to guide your dog to become a fluent master in dog language, supporting your dog as skills are developed to become peaceful, loving and cooperative.
Our program outline above is private and delivered by PivotalChange.ca. For more information on our private program, please check out this page to submit a form for a free 30-min. phone consultation.
Puppy Training and Group Classes are provide by Positively Obedient Canines.
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Our Credentials as Educators:
We are ISCP-Canada. ISCP stands for 'The International School for Canine Psychology & Behaviour'. They have been listed among the top 10 educators in Canine Psychology. The ISCP has a reputation for excellence, with students and graduates in 52 countries whose work with dogs has enriched the lives of many people and their animal companions. The ISCP is a founder committee member of ICAN, the International Companion Animal Network, an umbrella body for purely force free organisations and education providers that sets and upholds high standards for its members. As ISCP-Canada we offer practical study workshops for students of the ISCP and the public, both in person and through webinars. Here is a location of ISCP-Canada students & graduates: |
Trainers & Workshop Instructors:
Trainers & Instructors using our facilities are both experienced to teach the public and have agreed to adhere to only using force-free and positive reinforcement in their teaching and handling of dogs. 
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Our Facilities:
The Muskoka Dog Education Centre is a beautiful facility consisting of a heated Activity Centre, a large indoor classroom, secure park-like settings, and a lovely open meadow. There is plenty of parking for over 20 vehicles. The Muskoka Dog Education Centre has a separate kitchen, a small dog store to purchase training equipment and plentiful outdoor seating areas. We are located at 3109 Aspdin Rd., in Huntsville, 10 minutes from Hwy 11, 4 minutes from Sandhill Nursery and 14 minutes from Rosseau, Ontario. We have a big flag of our logo to denote our entrance. View our Gallery Private One-on-One Behaviour Help Is Available
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Our Calendar for Training & Workshops
Marvelous Mondays!
Instructor:
Rosemary Holtz, CPDT-KA
Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed
www.positivelyobedientcanines.com
info@positivelyobedientcanines.com
(705) 349-1066
Next Session Start Date: To Be Determined - after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
Please email me (info@positivelyobedientcanines) if interested in future classes! I'm keeping a waiting list of interested people.
6:30 pm
TEAM & Rally Skills
This class is a continuation of Fun Foundations. We will be continuing to work on hind end awareness, position changes on a platform, backing up and pivoting as we build skills such as understanding heel position, left pivots without props, finding front position, and backing up in heel position establishing a solid foundation for Rally Obedience sign performance or TEAM video submission.
7:45 pm
Smart Start for Agility
This class is a continuation of Fun Foundations. We will be continuing to work on tunnel, send away & contact skills started in the Foundations class as well as introducing weave poles. We will also work on start line stays, coming when called, settling in an exciting environment and developing strong rewards - all critical skills for agility dogs.
Other Classes:
Agility Skills
This class is a continuation of Smart Start for Agility to continue to develop independent obstacle performance.
Fun Foundations
If you are looking to teach some useful foundation behaviors for dog sports, then this is your class. If your dog is well mannered and you are looking for some interesting things to do with your dog - then this is also your class. We will be looking at skills such as front & hind foot targets, backing up, platforms, nose & chin targets and wrapping along with come and stay.
Instructor:
Rosemary Holtz, CPDT-KA
Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed
www.positivelyobedientcanines.com
info@positivelyobedientcanines.com
(705) 349-1066
Next Session Start Date: To Be Determined - after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
Please email me (info@positivelyobedientcanines) if interested in future classes! I'm keeping a waiting list of interested people.
6:30 pm
TEAM & Rally Skills
This class is a continuation of Fun Foundations. We will be continuing to work on hind end awareness, position changes on a platform, backing up and pivoting as we build skills such as understanding heel position, left pivots without props, finding front position, and backing up in heel position establishing a solid foundation for Rally Obedience sign performance or TEAM video submission.
7:45 pm
Smart Start for Agility
This class is a continuation of Fun Foundations. We will be continuing to work on tunnel, send away & contact skills started in the Foundations class as well as introducing weave poles. We will also work on start line stays, coming when called, settling in an exciting environment and developing strong rewards - all critical skills for agility dogs.
Other Classes:
Agility Skills
This class is a continuation of Smart Start for Agility to continue to develop independent obstacle performance.
Fun Foundations
If you are looking to teach some useful foundation behaviors for dog sports, then this is your class. If your dog is well mannered and you are looking for some interesting things to do with your dog - then this is also your class. We will be looking at skills such as front & hind foot targets, backing up, platforms, nose & chin targets and wrapping along with come and stay.
