TRAINING

Affectionate Pet Care practices the use of motivating Positive Reinforcement Dog Training, as well as Classical and Operant Conditioning.

Our Professional Trainers use these effective techniques to teach new behaviors and proof skills. We strive to shape behavior based on trust and passion for the bond between dog and handler. Through our programs dogs thrive on learning new things and gain confidence allowing them to become happy & composed canines.

Affectionate Pet Care Center offers a spacious 1,200 square foot training studio where owners and their dogs can enjoy the pleasure of dog training classes. Our training studio is equipped with a comfortable rubber flooring for extra grip and padding, fully stocked Agility equipment, Fly ball and additional professional training equipment, and large bay windows.

CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF DOG TRAINING OPTIONS:

PLAY’n TRAIN or STAY’N TRAIN

Drop your dog off and let our trainers work with your dog on Canine Enrichment & Fitness. Choose from Agility, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Obedience, Tricks, Deciton (Nose Work), Rally or Flyball.
Along the way your dog will learn focus and practice polite greetings and good manners with positive reinforcement, all while receiving maximum stimulation and personal attention from their Canine Enrichment Coach.
*Receive a special training report card at pick-up with feedback and suggestions
Each session is 30 minutes of one-on-one work with a professional trainer for $30

Sign up ongoing, or as needed at our front desk on the day or drop off, or pre-arrange by emailing trainer@affectionatepetcare.com

*Play n’ Train (training with Daycare), Stay n’ Train (training with Boarding,) or even “Groom n’ Train” (training before or after your dog’s grooming with us), and “Walk n’ Train” (In-home Dog Walking with training is $40 per 30 minute session)

PLAYGROUP PROBLEM SOLVING

Getting calls about conflicts during Dog Daycare?

Ask about our Playgroup Problem Solving solutions. A certified trainer will work one on one with your dog to determine what is causing the issue and use counter conditioning to attempt to resolve the problem and get your dog back on track. Sessions are between 30-60 minutes and are $40 per session. You will receive a call or email follow up after each session.

IN HOME TRAINING

Get undivided attention and one on one training. Customized training plans crafted for your individual needs.

Address common behavioral problems at the source by working privately with a trainer at your home, or work on advancing your dog’s skills with Basic Obedience and Manners. Choose to have the trainer come to your home, or set up a virtual session.
One-hour session $95

GROUP CLASSES

Join our Group Dog Training Classes held in our spacious Training Studio with rubber flooring, special equipment, natural light, and a fun and positive training space.
With a maximum of 7 students per class, there is room to spread out and have sufficient working space. Puppies can get together off leash and socialize at the beginning of class.
Our certified trainers will teach positive reinforcement methods in a variety of classes including Basic Obedience, Impulse control, Group Leash work and Behavior Modification classes, AKC Star Puppy classes, AKC Canine Good Citizen classes, Agility, Detection, and more. Classes meet once a week for one hour for a six week course, and the total cost is $330.

Book Training

Meet the trainers

Pet First Aid and CPR

Affectionate Pet Care acknowledges the importance of emergency preparedness to ensure the safety of the pets in our care. Therefore we require all of our Pet Sitters and employees to complete an animal first aid and CPR program. Recently we have been updating our knowledge of the subject through the Colvin Run Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Kim Schiller, Board Certified Specialist in Canine and Feline Medicine and Surgery, conducts the class. Dr. Schiller has thirteen years of experience in emergency/critical care.

In the course of this program our professionals learn how to recognize the signs that indicate that a pet is in need of medical attention. One goal is to prevent a symptom from becoming a serious problem. We learn proper methods of approaching an emergency, using restraints, and transporting to a veterinarian. First aid techniques such as control of bleeding, wound care, and monitoring of vital sings (temperature, pulse, and respiration) are covered in this program. Additionally our professionals learn how to induce vomiting if a pet has ingested a poisonous substance, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As a last resort, when the pet shows no signs of breathing or has no heart beat from accidents such as drowning or severe electrical shock, CPR is used to revive the pet until transported to a veterinarian hospital. These techniques applied to a critically injured animal could mean the difference between life and death.

Jennifer Carrick
CCFT and Canine Enrichment Coach

After three years of working as a Playgroup attendant at doggy daycares, Jenn became a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) through the University of Tennessee and is currently enrolled in continued education courses on Senior Fitness and Canine Foundational Fitness.

Jenn has a bachelor’s degree in Gerontology and found that her years of experience working with the elderly population left her with one important lesson: “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old!” Translating this into her training, Jenn’s goal is to help every dog she meets live a happier and fuller life, centered on positive physical and mental stimulation (and lots of belly rubs!).

She conducts Play ‘N Train courses at the center, offering pups fitness and enrichment lessons in a personalized setting during their daycare and boarding stays. Agility and basic obedience are just two of the many focuses for these lessons, with “Pup’s Choice” being a fan favorite as it lets each dog decide what they learn for the day!

She is pictured here with a playgroup that flock to her!

Annmarie
Certified Dog Trainer

Annmarie is an experienced pet owner for over 25 years. She has been a client of APC for over 16 years and has taken all of our training classes with their previous dog, Codi a, Chocolate Labrador Retriever and now with Wylie a Black Labrador Retriever. Both dogs became certified through Therapy Dogs International and AKC Canine Good Citizens. Both were handled by Annmarie, and her husband in AKC obedience competitions and won titles.
As an advocate of positive reinforcement, Annmarie trains with the philosophy of “if you’re not making it fun chances are your dog won’t want to learn”. She is a believer that “training never ends. It’s an ongoing process & can be included in daily life with a dog.” She is savvy on Canine body language thus can diffuse what could be an altercation before it begins. She enjoys working with both large and small dogs. Annmarie has volunteered and fostered with Save a Lab out of Newport RI & Lab Rescue Potomac.
Annmarie is offering private in-home training for anything from basic obedience to behavioral challenges. Private lessons can also be scheduled at our facility. Lessons can be scheduled at the time you are picking up your dog from daycare, for your convenience. Annmarie has been training professionally for 5 years through her own business, Canine Curriculum as well as conducting obedience and puppy classes for Rudy’s Friends Dog Training. She has been certified through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy.
She is pictured here with her dog Wylie!