Dog trainer Jessica Ring strives to provide the most effective, efficient, humane and up-to-date solutions for her clients’ dog training needs. Jessica is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and a Professional Canine Behavior Consultant – Accredited (PCBC-A) through the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She is an honors graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, a rigorous program known as the Harvard of dog training, earning her Certificate in Training and Counseling (CTC). Jessica studied with separation anxiety specialist Julie Naismith to earn her SA Pro Training Certificate. She also studied under world-renowned author and trainer Pat Miller at Peaceable Paws Academy, becoming a Pat Miller Certified Trainer (PMCT). As a Fear Free Certified Professional, Jessica is committed to preventing and alleviating fear, anxiety and stress in pets. She previously instructed dog training classes at Unleashed Joy. Because she is devoted to continuing education and professional development, she regularly attends workshops and seminars. Furthermore, Jessica has 15 years of teaching experience as a graphic design professor at the university level.
Dogs develop a variety of strategies to solve the different problems of different puzzle toys. The novelty of a new puzzle adds to the mental stimulation. It’s a bit like the variety humans crave in reading books, solving puzzles or watching movies.
A short list of client confessions. Do you let your dog on the bed, give them people food and comfort them when they’re scared? It’s okay, you won’t ruin your dog by doing these things. Many are actually quite beneficial.
Operation “No Grumpy Gus” Mental enrichment helped our dog through months of crate rest. When Gus was about 9 months old, we realized something was wrong. He was hiding from …
WHAT HAPPENED TO MFF TIDBITS: TRAINING TREAT IDEAS? Every week or so, we used to post a training treat idea and tag it as #MFFtidbits on Facebook and Instagram. Each …
Wishing you a Happy Holiday and a joyful New Year. Best wishes from your friends at My Fantastic Friend. Enjoy these cute holiday moments! Gus and Pippi open their gifts: …
We know it isn’t even December yet, but we’ve been busy scheduling classes for the new year! We’ll be adding more periodically, so be sure to check our classes page occasionally. And …