Training

Teri  Rudolph is a true dog lover first, and a dog trainer second. She knows  first-hand the difference dog training makes in the relationship between  dog and owner. Without professional training, it can sometimes be a  frustrating relationship.  However, with an investment in kind, gentle  and humane training, a wonderful transformation will occur. She spent a  lot of time volunteering at the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society,  where Teri came to realize that a lack of good training was often the  reason that owners would surrender wonderful pets that just needed to be  taught good manners.    
 

She is a 2010 graduate of the Animal Behavior College where she earned  certification as an ABC Certified Dog Trainer. In July of 2012, she also  became certified as an ABC Mentor Trainer to help inspire and train  others who may choose dog training as a career.    
 

Teri facilitates the six-week dog training program called the STAR  Partnership, which is a cooperative program between the Mohawk Hudson  Humane Society and the Albany County Sheriff's Department. It is  designed to help homeless dogs and positively impact inmates at the  Albany County Correctional Facility.     
 

The Sheriff's Department has agreed to allow the Humane Society to bring  homeless dogs to live at the Correctional Facility for up to six weeks  at a time. During their stay, the dogs live with a small group of  inmates who attend weekly training classes. Between classes the inmates  are given homework to keep up the dogs' progress.   The program has  proven to be a tremendous benefit to both dogs and inmates. This program  enables the homeless dogs to become more adoptable and these dogs are  very successfully adopted out.    
 

Teri enjoys helping pet families learn to communicate and teach their  dog using effective force free, fear free, training techniques. She  understands that a good strong healthy relationship with your dog is  based on love and affection not fear and intimidation. 

Shannon  Frame is a recent graduate of the Animal  Behavior College’s Dog  obedience program, and is an ABC Certified Dog  Trainer. A lifelong  animal lover, she received a degree in Animal  Science from the  University of Kentucky and has since made a career of  working with  horses and dogs. Living with and learning from her two  rescue hounds is  what motivated her to become a dog trainer. Shannon  enjoys helping  people figure out how dogs learn, and how to effectively  teach their  dogs new things. She believes that training isn’t just  useful for  having a well behaved canine companion, but is essential to  strengthen  the bond between a person and their pet. With that in mind,  her goal is  to utilize positive reinforcement training methods to help  dogs and  their people live better lives together.

Tricks   And Games – 6 week group class - $130 - for dogs of all ages – Sundays   at Dog’s Retreat- A great way to have fun with your dog while   reinforcing basic obedience training. This class will start with basic   tricks such as shake and roll over, and will work up to more difficult   tasks like dogs weaving through their handler’s legs. Tricks are an   enjoyable way to strengthen the relationship between dogs and their   people, and can be a healthy outlet for energetic dogs who need lots of   activity to stay out of trouble.