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Trainers Academy, LLC Announces
our New Canine Good Citizens! Congratulations to our newest Canine Good Citizens:
Rhonda Shuster with Roxy, a
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Trainers Academy, LLC Grad Passes
the Canine Good Citizen Test Congratulations to our newest Canine Good Citizen: Sher Walker with Molly, a Sheltie Sher and Molly participated in our October 2007 CGC Prep class, where we first give a mock exam and then do exercises to address areas that need work. Mollie passed with flying colors and we look forward to seeing her as a Therapy Dog Superstar in the future! |
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Trainers Academy, LLC in the News Trainers Academy, LLC trainer Liz Buchheister and her dogs Lucy (pictured at let) and Annabelle hosted a Therapy Dog Seminar at our Troy location in October 2007, and Fox-2 News was there. Click on Lucy's picture to watch the clip and e-mail us if you would like to be notified when we schedule our next Therapy Dog Seminar
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Congratulations Zane! One of our Troy DayCare players, Zane the Australian Shepherd, finished his Canadian Kennel Club championship on October 13, 2007. What a pretty boy!! |
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Molly Wallace, Trainers Academy
Grad and Dock Jumper!
Molly graduated in Spring 2006 with Lisa. She started dock jumping this summer with a third place finish in Jr.division at Pet a Palooza 2 and an eleventh place finish in the Pro division at the Bark in the Park at Stony Creek. Her best jump this year was 15.2'. Molly is looking forward to come back this winter for a tune up.
Molly & Steve Wallace
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Trainers Academy, LLC Grads Pass
the Canine Good Citizen Test
Denise McGee with Maggie and Gracie,
both Dobermans |
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Clue, Greyhound-Only Graduate and now TDI certified!
Clue took the TDI test again last
night (March26) and he passed ... he failed on his first attempt
in January because he refused to sit (go figure!). And, although
the SIT requirement is waived for greyhounds, the evaluator who
administered the test the first time insisted that he sit anyway
and he was just too overstimulated to pay attention that time.
There were about 20-25 dogs of various breeds at the January test.
This time, however, we had a different
evaluator, there were fewer dogs present (4, including Clue) and
he got to take his test first, which helped a lot, since Clue gets
distracted easily in the presence of a lot of other dogs and
people. But, I am proud to say that he performed all of the
commands (sit, down, stay, come and leave it) beautifully. Other
components of the test included walking nicely on lead, supervised
separation, greeting a stranger, remaining calm in the presence of
children and when startled by a loud noise and exposure to a crowd
and medical equipment (he was exposed to a person in a wheelchair
and a walker), and being handled and groomed by the evaluator.
Here's the link:
http://www.tdi-dog.org/whatdo.html
Those of you who remember Clue when I
first got him -- he was afraid of a variety of noises, including
the ice maker, childrens' bicycles and the ice cream truck -- will
understand why I am so darn proud of my one time bad boy for his
wonderful accomplishment!
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Lucy, Therapy Dog Extraordinaire! Lucy, a big black furry Newfoundland is quite a celebrity for those who hang around the Rochester Hills Public Library (RHPL). Lucy is the Library Reading Dog*. Each Wednesday, you can find Lucy hard at work at RHPL. Lucy has her own corner of the library where she listens to the children read stories to her. Her "students" enjoy her enthusiasm (tail wags) and encouragement (big wet kisses) as they read. Her favorite author seems to be Dr Seuss. Lucy also loves to do school visits where she gets to be the center of attention, while her two-legged mom, Liz reads a favorite Newf story. Lucy also visits local assisted living homes. The seniors enjoy having a dog around the house even if it is only for a visit. Lucy began her training at Trainers
Academy, LLC with Puppy, progressed to Intermediate, and then CGC
class. Soon after passing her CGC, she tested and passed her therapy
dog certification with Therapy Dogs, International (TDI). With
almost 100 visits now, she holds a Therapy Dog Active title (TDIA).
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 Piglet shown here in Best Friends Animals Society's Not Left Behind about the rescue efforts in the Katrina Region. |
Trainers Academy Graduate AND a Cover Girl?!
Not Left Behind |
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