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After completing a three year
apprenticeship in dog training, behavioral studies, agility course
design, and racking up a few titles on their dogs, the Whitesides
began teaching Obedience and Agility classes.
The dog training classes started off small in their
own backyard under the name Howling
Hills Canine Academy. Their straight forward, easy to
understand, approach to dog training quickly caused the business to
grow rapidly and it took a big turn in 2002 when it
was relocated off the homestead property and the name changed to
Howl-Time Canine Academy. A few years later the
business name was changed again to be the same as the kennel:
Herdabout K-9 Academy.
Both Jeff and Kellie are accomplished dog trainers
having put multiple titles on their dogs in both agility, obedience,
and conformation, as well as having handled dogs for other owners. Between
2003 and 2008 Jeff & Kellie have put 68 plus CKC titles on
their own dogs.
The Whitesides are not "flavour of the month" trainers. Having
seen all aspects of dog training, from the old methods of forced
training to the new age movement of "operant only" training, they
have developed a training style that is based on using common sense
and natural dog behaviors.
Jeff and Kellie are both licensed CGN Evaluators.
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