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Greetings from Northern Virginia!
Hi! I am Jenny Stevens and I am a Catch! student who is just feeling so fortunate to have found this program! I own a Dog Walking/ Pet Sitting business and have been weaving the Dog Training service into my offerings. I have Certified Fear Free and am going to make my business a Fear Free Pet Care Company with additional Fear Free Certified Pet Care Specialists. This feels really good to me and I am now just in the process of educating my Clients, Pet Care Specialists and the community at large about what it means to provide Fear Free care for pets. I believe that this is a small way that I can make a difference.
I have had the fortune of meeting some amazing people as a result of taking this new path. I have been fortunate to find a whole set of mentors at the local animal behavior practice run by Dr. Amy Pike, and her team has welcomed me to shadow classes whenever I can. Reactivity is getting to be my jam. My mentor, Jen Pennington has been amazing. SO amazing that I have to force myself to take time off from working with her classes and with the Animal Behavior Wellness Center so that I can get back to hitting the books so I can finish my certification!
This week I received some amazing news! My local animal shelter has invited me to interview for a new program in which I will be taking shelter dogs on Field Trips and doing some basic leash manners training along with socialization! I am so excited to have been chosen for this opportunity!
I had given up on the shelter since I had not received a response from any of them and approached a local rescue. They interviewed me and want me to come up with a training program for the rescue. I told them that I need to put it on the back burner for now. Too much on my plate, but am working with my mentor to figure out a proposal of how I would work with them and what I can do for them.
All because I am learning from the great people at Catch! I look forward to interacting more with all of you as you have so much to offer and hope that I can contribute to the community!
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Congratulations on making the most of all these amazing opportunities, @Jenny ! We’re really excited for you! Please keep us posted especially as you develop training plan ideas that work in the shelter setting – I’m quite sure there are a ton of members here in Digging Dogs who would love to know more about those programs. Again, congrats!
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Thank you!
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Just interviewed with the shelter volunteer program and will be starting in the next week or two with a great program to get the dogs on the road for walks in the community! I will be working directly with the behaviorist and trainer at the shelter!
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This sounds like an amazing win for everyone involved, dogs included of course. Congrats, Jenny!
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WOW! Congratulations, @Jenny ! Well done!
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What a wonderful intro, Jenny, welcome! ????
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