Jill Kolar
After living with a wonderful mixed breed for many
years I began show handling and obedience training with my first
purebred dog, a Great Dane, over 40 years ago.
Have shared my home with Danes, Dobes, Whippets, Bull
Terrier, Irish Wolfhound, German Shorthaired Pointer and a part time
Cairn Terrier.
Achieved more than 20 titles in Obedience, Tracking,
Temperament, Rally, Canine Good Citizen, St. John’s Therapy Dog
Over the years have taken and taught training classes
in obedience, handling, rally, and agility.
Attended over 70 courses, workshops, conferences and
seminars on dogs / training / behaviour related topics.
Trained dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and people.
Memberships:
Professional Member of CAPPDT, APDT, CKC Life Member,
Tellington TTouch Guild, Doggone Safe, founding member of CDC
Teaching experience: 29 years Renfrew County District
School Board, 25 years Deep River Dog Obedience, 12 years Pembroke
Animal Hospital / Pet Learning Centre, have taught classes for the
Champlain Dog Club for a number of years at various times since its
inception in 1986. Have also taught riding.
Tellington TTouch Practitioner I.
Assess dogs for the Petawawa OSPCA.
Have an active interest in behaviour and how brains
work to influence this. Have a well used extensive library of books,
videos, CD’s, DVD’s on related subjects.
A more detailed list of qualifications available on
request.
Brigitte King
My first dog was Zoe, a German Shepherd, whom I took
to classes in Hamilton.
CD title with an English Springer Spaniel. He was
ready for CDX but due to illness could not compete.
First Leg in Novice CARO Rally with present Springer
Have been involved in dog training for more than
twelve years, training my own dogs and as a volunteer and paid
instructor.
-Volunteer Training Assistant for Wilf Hill, Tail
Wagging Depot, Welland Ontario, for approx 5 years, all levels of
Obedience Training for companion dogs and also for competition.
- Assistant Instructor – Deep River Dog Obedience
Club for 3 ½ years
- Assistant Instructor and Class Coordinator for the
Champlain Dog Club for 3 ½ years
- Assistant Instructor - Volunteer and Staff –
Pembroke Animal Hospital for 4 years.
Completed beginner Agility classes with my present
Springer
Continuing Education:
*2007 Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog
Trainers (CAPPDT) Annual Conference, Saskatoon
*Registrar of 2008 CAPPDT Conference in Ottawa, ON
*PABA, Professional Animal Behavior Association,
“Successful Canine Behavioral Therapy and Training”, Guelph, Ont. May
2008
*2009 Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog
Trainers (CAPPDT) Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB
Obedience Trial Table Steward
Ongoing meetings with the Champlain Dog Club training
instructors and the Pembroke Animal Hospital, training instructors – to
keep developing our training methods and skills and to keep abreast of
any new training methods.
Since dog training and understanding of animal
behaviour is constantly evolving I feel it is important to keep up with
any new information that is available.
Memberships:
Champlain Dog Club, past Vice President, Canadian
Kennel Club Member for 11 years, CAPPDT, CARO
Sandra Allen
Have lived with and trained Bearded Collies for 12
years.
2 CD titles on Bearded Collies
Prepared a Beardie, Sumo for his CDX. Sumo has his
CKC Novice, Advanced, and CKC Rally Excellent title and 6 legs toward
Advanced Excellent title, CARO Novice, American Novice Rally
2 Beardies with Canadian and American Championships
in Conformation
Training instructor with Champlain Dog Club for
approximately 5 years
Assist people privately.
Continuing Education:
*Turid Rugaas, Calming Signals, The Language of
Peace, 2003
*International Positive Dog Training Association
conference, Kitchener, ON 2005
Have attended club seminars and workshops
Camp Dogwould 2001
Obedience Ring Steward
Memberships:
Bearded Collie Club of Canada, CKC Member for 10
years, CDC held positions of Treasurer, Secretary, Show Obedience Chair,
Ivale Brown
Co habited with pet dogs since 1972.
Presently have 2 Border Collies and a Cairn Terrier.
Student of formal dog training from 1998.
Instructor for Pembroke Animal Hospital since 2007
Instructor for Champlain Dog Club since 2007
Instructor at Camp Dogwould 2009
CARO Novice A, Advanced A, with Border Collies,
handled Cairn Terrier to Conformation Championship, 3 Therapy Dogs with
Therapeutic Paws of Canada
Continuing Education:
*2008 CAPPDT Conference
*Kathy Sdao, “Does the Name Pavlov Mean Anything To
You?” 2009,
Meanings of Abbreviations used:
CDC Champlain Dog Club
CAPPDT Canadian Association of Professional
Pet Trainers
CARO Canadian Rally Obedience
CKC Canadian Kennel Club
PABA Professional Animal Behavior
Association
CD Companion Dog title
CDX Companion Dog Excellent title
APDT Association of Pet Dog Trainers
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