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Hello! Want to know a bit about who Love My Dog Training really is? We, Sue Brown and Ed Soehnel, are the wife/husband team and owners of Love My Dog Training. Sue personally conducts all training for Love My Dog Training and has been providing dog training and behavior counseling since 1996. She started as a volunteer at the Dumb Friends League Humane Society before starting Love My Dog Training.
Sue here: I teach group classes for puppies, basic training for family dogs, intermediate classes, tricks, basic manners, leash manners, and other classes for the family puppy or dog. I teach Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test preparation classes and, as an approved CGC Evaluator, conduct CGC testing as well. In addition to group classes, I conduct private in-home training for all the same things we do in group classes and any other training or behavior modification needs you might have. I also provide behavior counseling, including private consultations and training sessions with reactive dogs. I counsel people on dog behavior issues, including but not limited to: jumping, digging, barking, housetraining, shyness and fear issues.
I am a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education and to increasing public awareness of dog friendly training techniques. I am also an associate member, on the path to certification, of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, whose mission is "to assist and educate owners and handlers of companion animals to prevent problems and to interrupt the cycle of inappropriate punishment, rejection, and euthanasia of animals with behavior problems that are resolvable.”
Ed provides most of the business support behind Love My Dog Training, including administration, marketing, website support, taking phone calls, and assisting Sue as needed in both group classes and private training sessions.
We both work closely with Colorado Greyhound Adoption, a nonprofit group in Denver that places retired racing greyhounds into new homes. We have fostered many greyhounds as well as assisting other foster families and new adopters with behavior and training issues. Fostering is a challenging and very rewarding experience. If you are interested in finding out more about greyhounds or being a foster for greyhounds, please visit the Colorado Greyhound Adoption website.
We believe in using primarily positive reinforcement methods by focusing on rewarding good behaviors with food and other life rewards. We also use clickers or verbal reward markers to promote better communication with our dogs. We encourage incorporating training into one’s daily routine. We do not promote or use any harsh training methods, such as physical punishments, choke chains, harsh leash corrections or electronic collars.
We both enjoy spending time working with and strengthening the bond with our own two dogs, a greyhound named Jahzara, and a smooth collie named Joxer. (You can see them in the photo on this page.) We also share our home with one cat. Our goal is to enhance the bond between dogs and their families by teaching people how to be good leaders for their dogs and to incorporate training into their busy daily lives.
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