We offer services for:

Cats
Dogs
Special Needs Pets

About My Business

FOREVER HOME PET CARE OKI's “SIT & TRAIN” or "WALK & TRAIN" POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING services begin with a COMPLIMENTARY, NO OBLIGATION consultation.

I chose to become a dog trainer after learning that the main reason dogs are surrendered to shelters or worse, euthanized, is because of behavioral problems.

MY OBJECTIVE is to help all pet parents overcome behavior challenges, so your pet will stay FOREVER HOME!

Don’t give up on your dog because of bad behavior! Training can help your dog get back to being your BFF!

WHY SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN?

TRAINING IMPROVES COMMUNICATION! Just like us, COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN is the number one reason for problems in most relationships!

To train your dog effectively, you need to remember, your dog does not speak English! And, to complicate things further, you dog’s primary means of communication is NON-VERBAL!

Imagine yourself in a place where no one understood what you were saying and you did not understand them. Minimally, that would be frustrating, worse, it could be frightening!

Key to successfully bridging this communication gap, is to learn to understand your dog’s body language. Training using POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, allows you to COMMUNICATE CLEARLY to your dog EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECT!

Training makes your dog’s world more predictable. By setting your dog up to succeed and, rewarding your dog for this success, the likelihood your dog will repeat these behaviors increases because your dog starts to understand the formula for success. Your dog will be more confident and calmer, because their world is more predictable. This predictability enhances your TRUST BOND with your dog.

Training provides both mental and physical stimulation for your dog. Just like you and I, exercise burns up negative/excess energy, and helps us be more relaxed. Unwanted behaviors like chewing, digging, jumping, barking, pulling, will happen less and less, because you have essentially cut off the energy supply that fuels these behaviors!

Done right, TRAINING SHOULD BE FUN! You are much more likely to practice your training if it is REWARDING for both you and your dog!

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING REDIRECTS your dog’s energy into behaviors, and eventually habits, that are predictable, consistent and above all, DESIRABLE!

Training done compassionately with consistent repetitions and reinforcement, BUILDS CONFIDENCE in both you and your dog, ensuring that you have the tools and knowledge to continue strengthening your dog’s new skills into long term habits!

RESULTS: A positive reinforcement loop!

As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and a Certified Professional Pet Sitter, I am in a unique position to partner with you and your dog to help you overcome day to day behavioral challenges of pet ownership.

- Pulling on leash

- Barking

- Jumping/Attention Seeking

- Door Dashing

- Coming when called

- Difficult behavior at vet or groomer

- Difficult/Expensive to get help

Each dog is as unique as you and I, and so are the variety of behavioral challenges.

As a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, I utilize Positive Reinforcement training methods to help you and your dog reach your training objectives. My CPDT-KA credentials ethically bind me to follow LIMA and HUMANE HIERARCHY training framework. Instead of correcting bad behavior, the FOCUS is on REINFORCING GOOD BEHAVIOR by controlling your training environment. Set your dog up to succeed!

For more information, follow this link:

https://www.ccpdt.org/about-us/least-intrusive-minimally-aversive-lima-effective-behavior-intervention-policy/

There are many benefits to hiring a Certified Professional Dog Trainer to SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN while you are away:

- SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN uses your time and money as wisely as possible; providing long lasting benefits.

- SIT & TRAIN allows your dog to stay in the comfort of their own home where they are less distracted and better able to learn.

- The schedule and skills for each SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN lesson can be tailored to your specific needs.

- REPETITION is key to success in dog training. Each SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN lesson provides the opportunity to reinforce each skill.

- As part of your SIT & TRAIN or WALK & TRAIN program, there will also be summary lessons for you, so you have the tools and knowledge to continue reinforcing the positive new habits.

***** Call or Email today: 901-660-9479 petcareoki@gmail.com *****

*****EXPERIENCE*****

• CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed)

• AKC CGC Evaluator (Canine Good Citizen)

• Certified Professional Pet Sitter

• Internship Training Certification and Service Dog Trainer with local Service Dog Training organization

• Volunteer, Foster Care, Kennel Assistant for local Service Dog Training organization

• Personal pet parenting (both dogs and cats)

• Training, Sitting, Walking, Medical Care

• Volunteering for local animal rescues

• Pet Care First Aid, including CPR Certification for Dogs

**** SERVICES PROVIDED*****

• FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation

• SIT & TRAIN, WALK & TRAIN, or Private Lessons using POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT training and behavior modification, following the Humane Hierarchy and LIMA decision-making framework.

• Exercise/Mental Stimulation/Training/Play/Outings to dog friendly places

• Enrichment activities: bonding/affection/massage/brushing/play

• Regular bathroom breaks and necessary clean up (poop scooping and/or litter box cleaning)

• Grooming: Ears, Nails, Coat Brushing, Tooth Brushing, Bathing *Note: Behavior modification exercises might be needed to achieve grooming

• Transportation and Training visits to Vets/Groomers/Supervised Play Dates

• Scheduled Food and Water as directed

• Medications/Specialized care: monthly pet meds/daily meds/specialized diets/syringe feedings