About
Hi There, My name is Colie and I have been professionally training dogs for the past four years. I love understanding how the brain works, both for humans and canines, and teaching each how to effectively communicate while building a strong relationship based on mutual trust, clear communication, and fun.
I'm a chronic illness gal myself and have developed successful adaptations to able bodied dog training exercises which makes me uniquely qualified to help other disabled humans to train their dogs.
We all want to do more with our dogs, sometimes we just need help on knowing how. I'm always learning more and am looking forward to supporting you and your dog.
Colie
Owner/Trainer
My skills as a trainer:
Behavior modification of Reactivity
Focus around Distractions
Canine Good Citizen Skills
Multi-Dog Household Management
Confidence Building
Separation Anxiety
Medical Alert and Response Tasks
Light Mobility Tasks
Sighted Guide Tasks
Psych Tasks
Navigating the world as a SD Team and more
My Certifications and Continuing Education Courses:
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AKC Accredited Evaluator
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Triggers to Cues with Josefin Linderstrom
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Scent imprinting with Tobias Gustavsson
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Movement Puzzles for Confidence Building with The Moving Canine​
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Reading a Dog's Emotions Certificate of Completion with K9Lifeline
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Slow Thinking Is Lifesaving for Dogs: Why it is Important and How to Teach it Completion with Laura Donaldson
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Alliance of Therapy Dogs Volunteer Evaluator (Coming soon!)
Our Clients
My skills as a trainer uniquely equips me to teach humans how help their dogs become more neutral to distractions and gain the skills necessary to be successful as:
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Pet Dogs
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Therapy Dogs
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Service Dogs