SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

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Club Canine Houston, 4703 Rose St, Houston, TX 77007 281-389-8175 ClubCanineHouston.com hunt retriever work. We offer both private and group instruction. with the ones who started off with social limitations. Again, training skills of good decision making and self control is an absolute.

We are experts with puppies and early development to help owners prevent undesirable behavior from being learned as well as rehabbing some of the most severe aggression and anxiety cases the city and surrounding states have brought to us.

3. What is your training philosophy?

5. What makes Club Canine unique?

Many things but certainly our depth of experience in this area of canine behavior and obedience and what we've achieved over 60+yrs.of family history and serving the city of Houston since 1999.

1. Tell us a little history about how Club Canine came to be.

Club Canine materialized in 2010 and opened in 2011. The Thinking Dog Training system brand and services had already been established since 2000 in the Houston area. Operating our training services out of the first and largest dog daycare in Houston, we quickly experienced many dogs failing out of the traditional daycare setting for behavior issues.

We began enrolling these dogs and owners into our behavior and obedience program to help them with their various challenges and it was at this point the concept came to be. Why not take the collection of failing dogs, train them and then re-introduce social settings with trained dogs, where continuity of rules and protocols created self control and stability, and let these dogs socialize together under the guidance of a qualified trainer. The older trained dogs function as models and the training becomes the stabilizing vehicle for healthy social enrichment while maintaining cooperative and safe dogs.

2. What type of training do you offer?

We offer behavior therapy and obedience training that begins with the teaching of fundamentals, as if you were training an actual working dog. Our courses range from a minimum standard of the AKC Canine Good Citizen all the way to competition level obedience and

Our philosophy would be best described as holistic working dogs. You have to make the time and effort to build the relationship properly. And since our dogs genetically were purposed for work, maintaining working purpose standards in our day to day companion dogs is essential.

We first consider the comprehensive training of the dog owner. We're essentially teaching owners to be coaches/leaders for their dogs, for long term success. We educate on the significance environment plays in a dog's attitude and willingness to learn. You can't train in conflict. The daily interactions and relationship boundaries weigh heavily into that equation. If you're sending confusing and mixed messages, not realizing it, you won't have much success. You're building or re-building a relationship where the dog must have real purpose that requires clarity and trust in order to truly meet the dogs overall mental health and wellness.

Nutrition is another aspect we address. You've heard the old saying, Garbage in, Garbage out! It's true. Dogs require quality nutrition to sustain emotional and physical wellness while enduring the stresses of life. And that includes training, like going to the gym.

4. In addition to training class, do you offer daycare and if so, what does that entail?

Yes, we offer our version of day camp. It's offered in a couple of ways but it all maintains the same rules, structure and boundaries of home rules. Consistency is key. It uses adult, trained dogs (as well as qualified humans) to act as teachers to the youngsters and to help

6. Do your trainers have certifications?

All of our trainers have been evaluated and scored in their training skills, trust, confidence and positive attitude of their dog(s) by official AKC obedience judges as well as the teaching and preparation of students to be evaluated.

I hear you compete in dog sports and also work with students to do the same. What sport do you compete or instruct in?

We sure do! We compete and instruct for all levels of AKC Rally/Obedience, Traditional Obedience and Retriever Hunt Tests, plus a little Field Trial training.

Do you offer boarding services?

We do overnights for our training clients only. This way the dog gets the consistency in the change of environment. Under specific circumstances, we might do some board and prep for dog owners who haven't gotten started yet, but have fully committed to a program.