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Coaching

WNC K9 private coaching program creates and cultivates the purpose and passion behind the games and exercises that you receive. Progress is more like an individual process, not an event. 

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K9 Private Lessons

WNC K9 is committed to providing you with the best progressive approach to training through our K9 Manners Levels Program. Your dog will develop good daily manners for all life stages. 

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Agility

Dog agility is a popular canine sport in which a handler attempt to navigate dogs through a course full of a variety of obstacles such as a tunnel, teeter-totter, board-walks, weave poles, and jumps. 

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Sports

 WNC K9 offers a few options when deciding on a dog sport to mentally and physically stimulate your dog. Dogs need some degree of exercise and I can help you understand what your dog needs to stay healthy and happy.

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My Dog Training Philosophy

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Dog training can loosely be grouped into two main categories: reward-based and correction-based. Reward-based can be split even further into lure-reward, marker-system, and free-shaping. A marker-system that includes free-shaping and lure-reward is what I use when teaching behavior. In sport and conditioning classes, I review free-shaping as a primary means of teaching tricks and new behaviors. As a result, the depth of fun, confidence and relationship built is above what the average dog owner can imagine. You should join the fun and see for yourself.

 

WNC K9 is not a permissive training group, just a positive one! I typically do not use force, yelling, squirt bottles to get rid of problem behaviors because of the other unwanted, superstitious, behaviors that creep in their place. If that statement created a question, contact me.  Instead, we use our main tool, the human brain. By (1) Finding ways to prevent the dog from practicing the bad behavior (called management). Self-reinforcing behaviors are harder to extinguish. While (2) Teaching the dog what you want instead.

I’m often asked: “Do you say "no!" for behaviors you do not like?”  Of course I do, but I want the dog to ultimately understand what I do want.  And in order for the dog to know that I need to take the time to train the dog. 

Your relationship with your dog is so important to me that I try to coach you with a toolbox filled with proven training practices that are not a hybrid of reward-based and tradition-based methods. A mixture of those two methods does not equal proven training practices to dog training. Research will show that the inconsistency of a household using a mixture of training methods is actually the least effective way to train a dog, and the dog will show it when the requested behavior isn't understood and when you get frustrated.

Don't loose your patience, simply call me as your personal training coach!  The coaching you get is invaluable. 

Here are ways to connect with me:

  • Call / Text Me — 828-712-4245
  • Schedule a Consult
  • Send an iMessage — @wnck9DOGtraining
  • Check out Instagram Tips — https://www.instagram.com/wnck9/
  • View YouTube Videos — WNC K9 Dog Training

 

Gail Hubbard

Last modified on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 16:22
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