Certifications: MA

 

Job Title: Owner, head trainer

 

Training Equipment: Keen observation, clicker, treats, encouragement, insight, research, experience, networking, kindness, love of dogs, love of people.

 

Training Philosophy: The best of dogs and the best of people is a lifelong blessing worth learning about. Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool, and shaping desired behaviors teaches handler and dog how to learn together. Learning how to learn lasts forever.

 

Locations Served: Connecticut and Massachusetts in person; all areas remotely via zoom

 

Languages: English

 

Mary Fish Arango MA MEd CPDT-KA Storybook Farm, West Simsbury, CT 06092 Positive reinforcement training based on how people and dogs learn effectively and eagerly. Working with clients from Old Saybrook, CT to Boston, MA in person and remotely. Private lessons at home, client neighborhood, public, or Horses and Hounds, LLC, in Granby, CT. Group classes for polite manners, young puppies, therapy dogs, rescues, rehomes and thoughtfully bred dogs at Horses and Hounds, LLC. Currently training and competing in AKC agility, obedience, rally obedience, and conformation. Trained Bark Force evaluator for National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Santa Paula, CA. Therapy Dog evaluator for Therapy Dogs International since 1997. Therapy Dog volunteer in hospitals, hospice, psychiatric settings since 1994. Consultant to hospitals developing and improving therapy dog programs. AKC Canine Good Citizen and Trick Dog Evaluator. Annual participation in professional development seminars and continuing education. Professional member of Association of Professional Dog Trainers. Member of Dog Writers Association of America and judge of their annual writing contest.