| Cherie Maitland, Owner, Trainer, Behavior Specialist and Canine Good Citizen Evaluator |
| Helping you train your dog to be a good California citizen with an excellent education! |
Welcome to Canine College - California
. . . Dog Training for Real Life in Your Neighborhood
. . . Dog Training for Real Life in Your Neighborhood
Therapy Dog Training:
| Trainer Sacramento County Campus |
| Alan St. Andrew, Trainer and Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, Canine Communication Specialist |
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| Principal and Trainer El Dorado and Amador County Campuses |
The following classes meet at Our Furry Friends Training Center in Placerville. If you
need an Obedience and Behavior Verification form filled out by a trainer, please contact
us. We have trainers to do this for free in Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador and
Calaveras Counties. There are also Canine Good Citizen Preparation classes and
tests given serving all 4 counties.
Introduction to Therapy Dog Work: Tues 6:30 - 8pm, Jan 5, 2010
Thinking about doing Therapy Dog work and Animal-Assisted Activities with your dog at nursing
homes, hospitals, schools and more? Learn about this wonderful field and take a pre-test with
your dog to see if you and your dog are candidates. $35
Instructor: Cherie Maitland Go to www.DOG-B-GOOD.com to register
Training for Therapy Dog Work: Tues 6:30 - 7:30pm, Jan 12 - Feb 2
After the group Introduction class or your own private research or lesson, train your dog to pass
your organizations Therapy Dog requirements test. Role play visits to various groups of people.
Get comfortable working with your dog around lots of activity, distractions, wheelchairs, small
spaces and more. Strengthen your dog's obedience and improve your handling skills. $88
Instructor: Cherie Maitland Go to www.DOG-B-GOOD.com to register
For more information on several organizations registering Therapy
dogs, visit their websites:
DELTA SOCIETY: www.DeltaSociety.org
LEND A HEART: www.lendaheart.org
THERAPY DOGS INC: www.TherapyDogs.com
This is by no means an exhaustive list, though it can get you started. Please let me know
of an organization that you work with that should be added here. Also any pictures of you
and your dog that I could post here would be appreciated. Thank you.
Canine Good Citizen Practice & Tests: Many of the
Therapy Dog organizations' tests build upon the AKC Canine
Good Citizen test. For info visit the Canine Good Citizen page.
For wonderful ways to help your dog to relieve stress, check out
Tellington TTouch Method: Spring Date to be Announced
TTouch is coming to Our Furry Friends Training Center in El Dorado County in the format
of a 2-hour small group workshop! Learn how to enhance the human-animal bond. Improve the
performance and well-being of your companion animal friend. You will also learn to alleviate minor
behavioral issues without fear or force. TTouch is not massage therapy. It is an animal behavioral
method that stimulates the function and vitality of the cells and activates the unused neural
pathways to the brain to make positive changes in your companion animal. $55
Instructor: Victoria Swiger is a certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner I and a retired
certified Veterinarian Assistant. She has been working
with and training animals for over 20 years.
need an Obedience and Behavior Verification form filled out by a trainer, please contact
us. We have trainers to do this for free in Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador and
Calaveras Counties. There are also Canine Good Citizen Preparation classes and
tests given serving all 4 counties.
Introduction to Therapy Dog Work: Tues 6:30 - 8pm, Jan 5, 2010
Thinking about doing Therapy Dog work and Animal-Assisted Activities with your dog at nursing
homes, hospitals, schools and more? Learn about this wonderful field and take a pre-test with
your dog to see if you and your dog are candidates. $35
Instructor: Cherie Maitland Go to www.DOG-B-GOOD.com to register
Training for Therapy Dog Work: Tues 6:30 - 7:30pm, Jan 12 - Feb 2
After the group Introduction class or your own private research or lesson, train your dog to pass
your organizations Therapy Dog requirements test. Role play visits to various groups of people.
Get comfortable working with your dog around lots of activity, distractions, wheelchairs, small
spaces and more. Strengthen your dog's obedience and improve your handling skills. $88
Instructor: Cherie Maitland Go to www.DOG-B-GOOD.com to register
For more information on several organizations registering Therapy
dogs, visit their websites:
DELTA SOCIETY: www.DeltaSociety.org
LEND A HEART: www.lendaheart.org
THERAPY DOGS INC: www.TherapyDogs.com
- THERAPY DOG INTERNATIONAL: www.tdi-dog.org
This is by no means an exhaustive list, though it can get you started. Please let me know
of an organization that you work with that should be added here. Also any pictures of you
and your dog that I could post here would be appreciated. Thank you.
Canine Good Citizen Practice & Tests: Many of the
Therapy Dog organizations' tests build upon the AKC Canine
Good Citizen test. For info visit the Canine Good Citizen page.
For wonderful ways to help your dog to relieve stress, check out
Tellington TTouch Method: Spring Date to be Announced
TTouch is coming to Our Furry Friends Training Center in El Dorado County in the format
of a 2-hour small group workshop! Learn how to enhance the human-animal bond. Improve the
performance and well-being of your companion animal friend. You will also learn to alleviate minor
behavioral issues without fear or force. TTouch is not massage therapy. It is an animal behavioral
method that stimulates the function and vitality of the cells and activates the unused neural
pathways to the brain to make positive changes in your companion animal. $55
Instructor: Victoria Swiger is a certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner I and a retired
certified Veterinarian Assistant. She has been working
with and training animals for over 20 years.
| Need help with more serious behavioral problems including aggression, anxiety, fearfulness? Contact Behavior Specialist Cherie Maitland to discuss your situation at 1-888-DOG-B-GOOD (1-888-364-2466) |
