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Cheryl
Smagala
Member
of APDT
Former
member of TDI
Co-Founder
of
flyball team,
Great Balls of Fire
Participant
at Top Dog Training School Camp -
held by
trainers and authors,
Jack and Wendy Volhard
Assisted
nationally known trainer and author,
Suzanne Clothier,
with agility seminars
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| Cheryl,
the owner of Training with Kindness, has been training dogs for
over 20 years. She has owned, trained and placed titles on many
breeds of dogs including larger breeds, such as Newfoundlands. She
is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and a
former member of Therapy Dogs International (TDI). |
Cheryl's
extensive training experience and knowledge includes the dog sports
of obedience - regular and rally, agility, flyball and tracking.
During the early days of agility, Cheryl assisted Suzanne Clothier,
nationally known trainer and author, with agility seminars and
provided her own Collie, Token, as a participant in one of the
first agility videos ever produced, "Motivational Agility
Training" by Suzanne Clothier and Linda Kaplan. She also
participated in the study which preceded Suzanne Clothier's "Athletic
Dog" video and assisted Suzanne in teaching agility at a
training camp.
Cheryl
has had many years of training using motivational methods. She
attended Top Dog Training School Camp held by Jack and Wendy Volhard.
The Volhards started teaching motivational methods long before
they became so popular in the dog training world. |
Cheryl (Owner),
Ragen (left) and Kai (right)
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Cheryl
is the former captain and co-founder of the flyball team, Great
Balls of Fire, and her mixed breed dog, Axle, was an experienced
anchor dog for the team. She organizes flyball demos for functions
to help raise money for local animals shelters.
Cheryl
currently competes in agility, obedience - regular and rally,
draft (pulling carts) and agility with Kai, her Newfoundland.
She also competes in obedience with her mixed breed dog, Ragen,
and is starting to train Ragen to participate on the flyball team. |
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is obvious by watching Cheryl that she truly enjoys teaching dog
classes. She has a special interest in helping people achieve a
better relationship with their pets. She is very patient with her
students, both human and dog, and is quick to laugh and enjoy the
dogs' expressions and antics. Cheryl is knowledgeable about problem
solving pet problems. She is also very good with children who decide
they want to come to class to learn to train their dog. She teaches
classes in puppy kindergarten, obedience, agility and flyball. |
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Lynne Tatarowicz
Member
of APDT
Member
of Somerset Hills Kennel Club
Member
of Basset Hound Club of America
Member
of Central N.J. Hound Association
Attended
educational programs and training seminars
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| Lynne
Tatarowicz started training dogs in 1985 when she realized her
Basset Hound had a mind of his own! Twenty years and four Bassets
later, she is still learning and training.
She
has attended educational programs through the University of
Pennsylvania, University of Guelph, APDT, and the N.E. Dog Trainer's
Association. She has also attended seminars by "doggie
greats" such as Ian Dunbar, Suzanne Clothier, Jean Donaldson
and Karen Pryor.
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Lynne,
Radames (left) and Aimable (right) |
Lynne
is an active member of APDT, the Somerset Hills Kennel Club,
the Basset Hound Club of America and the Central N.J. Hound
Association.
She
has been a veterinary assistant for many years. She has conducted
beginner obedience classes for them and local kennel clubs.
Lynne
currently competes in AKC obedience - regular and rally, tracking,
agility, lure coursing and the conformation ring with her Basset
Hound and Pharoah Hound.
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| Lynne
enjoys learning new and innovative positive training methods.
She loves to share these methods with new pet owners who may be
a little overwhelmed with their new "addition." |
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Sue
Oakes
Member/Sr.
Rep of APDT
Member
of IACP
CGC
and Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs Evaluator
APDT
Rally Obedience Judge
Levels 1, 2, 3
Co-founder
of
flyball team,
Great Balls of Fire
Graduate
of Augers' Animal and Dog Training College
Certified
by School of General Animal Sciences
Certified
Animal Control Officer (retired)
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Sue
Oakes has been training dogs for 25 years and has an impressive
resume. She is a graduate of Augers' Animal and Dog Training College
and certified by the School of General Animal Sciences. She has
taken continuing education courses at the University of Guelph
and also attended additional continuing education seminars. She
is a certified Animal Control Officer (retired) and has taken
courses in Pet First Aid and CPR. |
| Sue
is a member of APDT and Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs. She
is also an evaluator for Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs along
with being an evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test.
Sue owns two working therapy dogs, Thunder and Isis. |
Sue,
Thunder (left) and Isis (right)
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Sue
participates in obedience - regular and rally, agility and flyball.
She has been involved in the beginning of several dog sports.
Her German Shepherd Dog, Thunder, was one of the first dogs to
earn an APDT Rally Obedience title in the U.S. She is also an
APDT Rally Obedience judge.
Many
years ago, Sue introduced dog fanciers to the sport of flyball
at Suzanne Clothier's "Dances with Dogs" Dog Camp. Sue
co-founded the flyball team, Great Balls of Fire, with Cheryl.
In
addition to assisting as an occasional Therapy evaluator and trainer
at Training with Kindness, Sue owns a training school in Horsham,
PA. |
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