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ABOUT OBEDIENCE
BEGINNER CLASS DESCRIPTIONS and SCHEDULES
ADVANCED CLASS DESCRIPTIONS and SCHEDULES
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INSTRUCTORS AND ASSISTANTS
Jeanine Brawn
CPDT, PT, PACTE, CGCE
Experience in Positive dog training since 1974
- Current & Past Memberships:
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Endorsed member of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (#980)
- Association of Pet Dog Trainers (#4402)
- Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
- International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (#2671)
- Therapy Dogs International, Inc (TDI)
- The Humane Society of Sarasota County
- Obedience Instructor
- Volunteer
- Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- Obedience Instructor
- Obedience Training Committee Chair
- Obedience Registrar
- Obedience Director
- Board Member
- Building Registrar
- AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator (#3057)
- American Temperament Test Society Registered Provisional Testerv
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- Clicker & Lure & Reward Training Instructor for:
- Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- Puppy (ages 9-18 weeks old)
- Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
- Beginner 2
- Canine Good Citizen
- Click-a-Trick
- Pet Therapy
- Assistance Service Dog
- The Humane Society of Sarasota County
- Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
- Beginner 2
- Canine Good Citizen
- Click-a-Trick
- Pet Therapy
- Assistance Service Dog
- Frisky Business, Inc. (past)
- Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
- Beginner 2
- Canine Good Citizen
- Founder of Positive Assistance Working Service dogs (PAWSdogs)
- Assistance Service Dog Trainer
- Assistance Service Dog Training Instructor
- Assistance Service Dog Public Access Certification Test Evaluator
- Raised 2 Guide Dog puppies for
- Raised & placed several Assistance Service Dogs for
- Instructed puppy raisers for
- Earned TT, TDI, CGC, CASD, KCGCDS-B on her own dogs
- Earned Obedience titles in AKC & WWKC with her Newfoundland “Zendor”
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Marylou Carafello
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- Experience in dog training since 1982
- Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- SOTC - Puppy, Beginners Level 1, Beginners Level 2 and Rally Assistant Instructor
- Trains own dogs in obedience, rally and agility
- Earned AKC titles in Rally with her Aussie "Cassie" (RN & RA)
- Earned CGC on her own dogs
- Has 2 Aussies (Riggs & Cassie)
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Linda Carter
- Experience in animal training/care since 1968
- Professional and Personal Dog Trainer
- Professional Poodle groomer
- Professional Horse Trainer and Instructor
- Wildlife Rehabilitator
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- Professional Memberships and Associations (Present and Past)
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Denise Donahue
Rode & trained dressage horses for over 20 years. She has earned her United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Bronze & Silver medals.
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Training with her own dogs:
- Agility
- Obedience
- Rally
- Flyball
- Assistance Service Dog Tasks
Member of:
Assistant Trainer for SOTC:
- Agility - Puppy Agility
- Obedience
Assistant Trainer for Jeanine's Professional Dog Training
- Obedience
- Assistance Service Dog Public Access
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Kerry Koppin
- Experience in pet dog training since 1990 including puppy, beginner and intermediate
- Lure & reward training
- Clicker training
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- Instructor - Post Adoption Behavior Class for The Humane Society of Sarasota County
- Adoption Manager and Breed Rescue Coordinator - The Humane Society of Sarasota County
- Assist Matchmaker/Canine Coach programs for Humane Society of Sarasota County
- Experience working with many different breeds including mixed breeds
- SOTC - Beginners Level 1, Beginners Level 2 and Really Reliable Recall Assistant
- Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club
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Fran Lindstrom
- Dog sports participant and trainer for over 20 years - confirmation, obedience, agility and flyball
- Horse and rider training (English/Dressage) over 30 years
- Member - Schipperke Club of America
- Member - Schipperke Club of Central Florida
- Member - Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (Sarasota Sheriff's Office)
- Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- Sarasota Obedience Training Club - President 1996-2001
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- SOTC - Prior Agility Instructor - all levels
- SOTC - Agility Assistant Instructor
- SOTC - Obedience Instructor
- Earned Agility titles in AKC, UKC, NADAC & ASCA on her own dogs
- Earned Obedience titles in AKC, UKC and WWKC on her own dogs including:
- High in Trial and Dog World Award
- 2001 #1 Schipperke - 2002 First and Foremost Rating System in Open A
- 2001 #3 Schipperke - 2002 First and Foremost Rating System all levels
- 2001 #7 Schipperke - Delaney Rating System
- (both are National All Breed Obedience Ratings Systems)
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Nancy Murphy
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Jackie Osborn
- Experience in dog training since 1986
- Experience working with many different breeds of dogs
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Rosa Payson
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- Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- SOTC - Obedience Puppy Preschool Assistant
- Experience in agility and clicker
- Involved in rescue/fostering dogs
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John Pfohler
Training dogs for competition obedience since 1997
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Terry Ruthruff
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Angie Schuhmann
- Experience in animal care and training since 1992
- Obedience Trial participant since 1993
- Earned conformation and obedience titles in AKC, ASCA, WWKC & CKC on her own dogs
- Earned CGC on her own dogs
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- Former member of Sarasota Search & Rescue Team
- Search dog
- Land navigation
- Therapy dog - CISD (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing)
- Obedience consultant
- Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
- Member - Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA)
- Member - Florida Australian Shepherd Association (FASA)
- Member - Sunshine State Lure Coursing Association
- Member - Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
- SOTC - Obedience I & II Class Assistant/Instructor
- SOTC - Attention Class Instructor
- SOTC - Novice Class Instructor
- Experienced in working with many breeds of dogs
- Currently training her own dogs in Obedience, Agility, Lure Coursing, Herding and Conformation
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Joni Trickett, ADT, CGCE
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- Service Dog Assistant Trainer
- Assistant Dog Trainer with Linda Carter, Professional Dog Trainer
- Assistance/Service Dog Public Access Certification Test Evaluator's Assistant
- Dependable Paws Flyball Box-Loader & Teammate
- Member of Dependable Paws Flyball
- 2006 U-FLI National Flyball Championship Qualifier team
- 2006 U-FLI National Flyball Division 5 Champions team
- Experience with many different breeds of dogs
- Earned CASD, ASD-PACT, CGC & TT on her own dogs
- Trained and earned NAFA and U-FLI Flyball titles with her own canine
- Charter Member - Safe Oasis Service Dog Outreach Group (SOSDOG)
- Trained and earned Assistance Service Dog Certification with her own canines
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