'ASK THE TRAINER'
FREE TRAINING FORUM DEVOTED TO YOU & YOUR DOG!
We open this “Ask The Trainer" page free of any charge, for you to ask all of your dog questions! Simply contact us using the form below with your questions for Sylvia and send! Once your question is sent, be sure to check back here often as she usually answers promptly. Her guidance and suggestions to help solve your dog training and behaviour issues will be posted here for your reference and so that others may also benefit from the help. Ask The Trainer today!
Please know that trainers need details, so feel free to describe the many variables that may be contributing to your dog's issues - some, you may not even think are related or you may be de-sensitized to. *Don't forget, there is no silly question, if it is one that you need an answer to! (Chances are other dog owners have the very same issue!)
Introducing...Sylvia Currie, MA, BEd, devotes much of her time to learning about dog-human relationships. Her mission is to help caregivers make better choices when interacting with companion animals.
Sylvia is an active member of the Pet Professional Guild, the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants.
She continues adding to her long list of workshops, conferences and credentials, advancing her understanding of dog behaviour and caring for animals. Sylvia loves the challenge of problem-solving dog training issues and welcomes your questions!
Please note that prior to Sylvia Currie joining the helpful resources of Harmony Farm Kennel, "ASK THE TRAINER" was offered with the generous contributions of Chris McKay. We invite you to enjoy and benefit by all the archived education previously written here by Chris also. We are very grateful for her devoted time and wish her all the very best as she enjoys her retirement.
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace.” Milan Kundera
Here we go! Be sure to check back often for answers to your dog questions...
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