New dog, old dog – doesn’t matter – training can be fun AND successful! Family Manners Workshops are designed around solving dog obedience and behavior issues and working on your dog’s manners for daily living.

Issues covered (in separate workshops) -

• House-soiling / Anxiety Issues / Guarding Food, Toys, or People / Destructiveness / Separation Problems
• Barking / Fearfulness / Reactivity / Child & dog issues (biting, scratching, pulling clothing)
• Basic Manners (jumping up, counter-surfing, etc) / Leash Manners (pulling, lunging)
• Recall / Come (door bolting, running away, not coming when called)
• Choosing the right puppy/rescue for your family / Preparing home for the new Puppy / Preparing your dog for your new Baby
• Introducing Dogs & Cats / Multi-dog Households

This Family Manners Workshop will cover the following problems -

• Basic Manners (jumping up, counter-surfing, etc)
• Leash Manners (pulling, lunging)
• Recall / Come (door bolting, running away, not coming when called)

This is a 2 hour workshop

Class dates - January 22, 2012 

Class times - 3pm- 5pm

Traci Murdock, CPDT-KA, is a Master Trainer, Canine Behavior Specialist, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and Talent Scout and Wrangler. She has been training for over 10 years and her expertise includes pet dog issues, nutrition, behavior issues, dog sports and activities, and rescue and adoption – she has experience in just about any dog-related subject and volunteers as a behavior consultant for rescues and shelters. Traci created the Hollywood Dog™ class and teaches owners the skills necessary to break into show business and Reactive Dog™ classes to help people learn to manage their dogs’ out of control behaviors and teach the dog the skills needed to have more normal interactions with the world around them. She prides herself on creating rewarding relationships between dogs and owners by equipping them with the knowledge to lead a happy and healthy life together.