Pet Behavior and Obedience Jacksonville Humane Society Contact

Pet Behavior and Obedience Jacksonville Humane Society Contact us for more information at 904. 725. 8766 ext. 227 or behavior@jaxhumane. org or www. jaxhumane. org

Renee Yaple CPDT-KA Animal Behavior Manager Renee holds a Certification for Professional Dog Trainers, is a Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, has her SAFER certification and is a Tester / Observer for Therapy Dogs Inc. Renee became an employee in June of 2003. She has held many positions at JHS including, animal admissions technician, dog / cat processor and vet technician, medical team leader. She has been the organization’s animal behavior manager for the past two years. Renee oversees behavior assessments, personality assessments, behavior and training for shelter and public pets. Renee thrives on helping pets overcome challenging behaviors so they can be that very special pet in a home. She enjoys teaching pet owners how to be leaders and better teachers for their pet. Renee believes in cooperation as opposed to domination using positive reward based training. In her work she has helped highly reactive dogs become good citizens, seen the eyes of owners light up when they teach their dog a brand new behavior.

Stacy Lege’-Strickland Dog Obedience Instructor/Consultant Stacy joined the Jacksonville Humane Society in June 2008 as a volunteer instructor. Her intense drive to make the training experience not only a positive experience for both owner and dog has led her to consulting as the Dog Obedience Instructor for the Jacksonville Humane Society. Stacy is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and is committed to Positive Reinforcement Training and the philosophy of stress free, fear free, training without dominance. Stacy’s motto in her class is “You can always fade the lure (treats) you can fade the Clicker, but do not ever fade the Praise!” Stacy is from Bulldog Country, Athens, Georgia. Her entire life she has been involved with Rescue Groups and Humane Facilities and has worn many hats in their volunteer programs. In 1991 she moved to Jacksonville and after 18 years of Retail Sales and Management she decided to take her people skills and deep passion for animals into the Dog Obedience Instruction profession.

Dog Manners Class A very fun learning experience for you and your dog using positive reinforcement training, hand signals and the clicker. We teach attention, walking nicely on leash, come when called, sit, down, stand, leave it, wait, touch, and put them all together into useful real life applications. The learned tricks are fun too! Jacksonville Humane Society Contact us for more information at 904. 725. 8766 ext. 227 or behavior@jaxhumane. org or www. jaxhumane. org

In maintaining a well mannered dog it is important to have your dog “sit” for everything! • • Sit for all entries and exits from doorways Sit for his dinner bowl / meal Sit before going through a car door Sit when someone is at the door Sit for greeting your neighbors outside Sit to put the leash on Begin all walks with a sit Sit especially at all intersections and stop signs – allowing all cars to pass first You will learn to teach your dog to sit !

If you can’t maintain the dog’s attention----especially in distracting situations----how can you teach any new behaviors? You will learn to teach your dog to “Watch and focus”!

Lie Down is one of the most wonderful cues you will teach your dog. It can get him to calm down and relax after playtime. If friends want to pet your dog, they might feel more comfortable when he is lying down. When you want to read or watch TV, your dog can lie next to you.

Does your dog jump on everyone? Imagine him greeting people sitting politely! From jumping …. . to sitting in seconds!

A dog that has learned to walk on a loose leash (think of cooked spaghetti, your leash should be hanging limp, not taut), is an absolute pleasure to walk with and enjoy life together. From pulling… to loose leash walking.

Come when called is a behavior that is critical for the safety of your dog! When your dog responds and comes to you, always reward him. Make him happy that he stopped what he was doing and ran to you. There are many ways to reward your dog. You can feed him treats, give hugs and kisses, go for a walk, play with a toy, or feed him a meal. The point is that your dog is happy to come when you call because something good is going to happen.

STAY: What does stay mean? It means DO NOT MOVE. Your dog will not move when he understands what stay means. A dog can learn to stay in any position. In order to do that, he must be taught to stay in each of those positions. You can teach your dog to sit and stay, lie down and stay, and stand stay.

Wait is a lot like stay, only your dog doesn't have to be still. Wait means: don't go past a certain point. You might use wait if you want your dog to stay in the kitchen while you go to the living room. With the 'wait' command, your dog can move anywhere in the kitchen, but cannot leave.

Touch: This means your dog will touch her nose to something when you ask her to touch it. You can use touch to teach your dog to ring a bell on the door when she needs to go outside. OR. . You can use touch to distract your dog from the cat on your walk.

"Leave It" is one of the most important things you can teach your dog. It could save your dog from eating something that could hurt him. "Leave It" means don't touch.

We will teach your dog the proper way to meet and greet new people. Dogs love attention so they have a natural desire to seek out new people who might provide more attention. While it might be cute to see your dog excited to meet someone new, it can be quite terrifying for the other person.

Tricks help your dog to 'learn how to learn'. If your dog can learn tricks, then she can learn obedience and good manners. Go ahead. . . have some fun and teach your dog a new trick!