03/17/2025
At Patty’s Day Photoshoot!
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We will catch our other CloverBuds Buds in next pic shoot.
A Pawsitive K9 Training, LLC
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"Here dog training is play ... and that's the trick!" The area's original "positive" dog Trainer Licensed, Insured. Manners are learned in a safe environment.
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Located Off SW 122nd St ; Connects Archer Road To Newberry Rd
Gainesville, FL
32607
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Marj Spence, her credentials: Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed Recognition by C.C.P.D.T.; A.K.C. Evaluator since 2006, Therapy Dog International since 2008. Licensed, Insured by Carolina Business Insurance. “A PawsitiveK9 Training, L.L.C.” has certified and professional trainers with Association of Professional Dog Trainers network. We offer years of experience and offer a variety of opportunities & methods for you to build your relationship with your dog. Positive reinforcement training will naturally create a more happy, willing obedient dog. We offer private lessons with one-on-one attention at your residence to build foundations and your dog's focus. Choices are private or group lessons, where there is more socialization with other people and their dogs. Manners are learned in a safe environment and then “proofed.” Assertive/agressive dogs are assessed and may be given desensitization training before joining groups. We do believe that dogs and their people are happiest when they’re given the opportunity to learn new things as well as get regular exercise while doing so. Our fenced acreage and agility equipment do offer this. We always mix play with training…and that’s the trick! So whether you’re looking for a basic obedience class, prefer one-on-one lessons, or want to check out a new dog sport, such as A.K.C. Rally, Beginning Obedience (Manners) or Agility, Tracking, please send an email ([email protected]) or text me 352 474-0243 for a talk on your goals. My professional mission is to train animals and their humans using modern, effective methods based on sound scientific principles of learning and behavior, with an emphasis on positive reinforcement. We endeavor to do no harm to dogs and we do not advocate physical hitting for transgressions in the name of ‘greater good.’” We never use the "E" collar, a fluffy name given to the Electronic shock collar. I am a dog seminar and Conference groupie, since 2000! “A Pawsitive” dog training programs are based on behavioral science concepts developed by some of the most respected experts that are in the field. Here are a list of mentors that have been at APDT Conferences I have attended over the last 15 years. Dr. Ian Dunbar, “Good Little Dog”, Karen Pryor, “Please Don’t Shoot the Dog”, Dr. Patricia McConnell, ”Treating Dog-Dog Reactivity”, Pat Miller, of Peaceable Paws, Leslie McDevitt, “Control Unleashed”, Susanne Hetts, “Pet Behavior Protocols, Trish King, “Terrible Teens: Canine Adolescence” and Dr. Pamela Reid. I attended U.F. Vet conferences for several years until they were replaced with N.A.V.C. conferences.
I can say with conviction that the basic foundations of positive training are based on this premise, that behaviors that are positively reinforced will become stronger and more frequent; behaviors that are not reinforced will become less frequent and may eventually extinguish.
