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About trainer
Mary Green CPDT*
Mary has been training & showing dogs since 1985 earning many titles in obedience, agility, and conformation. She has been instructing group obedience classes since the late ‘80s. In the past two decades, Mary has seen many positive changes in how we train animals. She keeps abreast of current methods by attending the APDT Educational Conferences, and other training seminars. Using positive reinforcement training, Mary’s instructional methods foster a spirit of cooperation between dog and owner.
In 1998, Mary began training with K9 Manners & More, offering private behavior modification training, and in 2001 made this her full-time occupation. She is the owner of K9 Manners & More Dog Training Center in Broken Arrow. Mary is a guest dog training expert for the KOTV Noon News, where she answers viewer questions about their pets’ behavior.
In 2002 Mary and fellow trainer Kim Sykes began training assistance dogs, and working with owner/trainers of assistance dogs. In 2005, Mary Green and K9 Manners & More became the trainers for Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization located in Tulsa.
· Certified Pet Dog Trainer
· Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
· Charter member of the Animal Control Advisory Committee for the Broken Arrow Police Department
· Executive board member of the Humane Animal Rescue Team (HEART).
· American Kennel Club “Canine Good Citizen” Evaluator
· Member of Border Collie Society of America
· Member of the Owner Handler Association
· Member of the Tulsa Dog Training Club
· Member of the Four Corners Herding Club
· Consultant for the Tulsa SPCA
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About trainer Kimberly Sykes CPDT*
Kim’s education in dog training began with a rescued border collie who came to be “fostered” by Kim. “Audrey” was quite aggressive toward people and dogs, and she had serious thunder storm phobias, and was claustrophobic. With Kim’s training and persistence, the team earned advanced titles in obedience and agility. Kim has continued to learn about behavior modification for difficult dogs and has helped countless owners better enjoy their pets. Her goal is to reduce the number of dogs that are re-homed due to common behavior problems that could be resolved through training.
Kim has earned many AKC and UKC titles on her dogs, in obedience, herding, agility and conformation. Kim began teaching classes at the Tulsa Dog Training Club in 1996, and in 1998 she began training for K9 Manners & More.
Kim keeps abreast of the latest training techniques by attending the APDT conference, seminars, workshops, lectures and camps by some of the most notable trainers and experts around
· Certified Pet Dog Trainer
· Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
· Chairman of the Animal Control Advisory Committee for the Broken Arrow Police Department
· Executive board member of the Humane Animal Rescue Team (HEART).
· American Kennel Club “Canine Good Citizen” Evaluator
· Member of Border Collie Society of America
· Member of the Tulsa Dog Training Club
· Member of the Four Corners Herding Club
· American Red Cross Pet First Aid Instructor
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About trainer Larry Simpson
Larry bought his first border collie for all the wrong reasons, and quickly learned that this breed needs lots of training! What he didn’t realize was how much he would enjoy it! He began training and trialing in 1991, has earned many AKC and UKC titles on his dogs, and has multiple High In Trial awards. Larry began teaching agility and obedience classes at Tulsa Dog Training Club in 1994. He began teaching at K9 Manners & More in 2001, and instructs most of our competition obedience and rally classes. Larry keeps abreast of the latest training techniques by attending seminars, workshops, lectures and camps by some of the most notable trainers and experts in the field, and plans to take his CPDT test. He was instrumental in bringing the AKC agility and Rally obedience programs as well as the UKC agility and obedience programs to TDTC.
Larry believes that competition dogs can be trained using positive reinforcement, and that dog trainers need to encourage people to compete in obedience, rally, agility, and other sports as a way to have fun with their dogs. Most dogs are capable of success, if their owners aren’t afraid to try!
· Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
· American Kennel Club “Canine Good Citizen” Evaluator
· Member of Border Collie Society of America
· Member of the Tulsa Dog Training Club
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About instructor Joyce Aston
Joyce began training and showing her border collies in 1999 and has been successful in the obedience, conformation, and agility venues. She and her husband live on a small acreage with sheep, a Llama, cats, many border collies, and a Great Pyrenees! Joyce especially enjoys teaching Puppy Kindergarten at K9 Manners & More.
· Member of Border Collie Society of America
· Member of the Tulsa Dog Training Club
· Officer, Four Corners Herding Club
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About instructor Aylo Reif
Aylo has been an avid animal rescuer, adopting many cats and dogs, including many with special needs. She first came to K9 Manners & More for help in rehabilitating a rather aggressive Australian shepherd. She was so fascinated with the process – and progress the dog made – that she began attending workshops and seminars on dog behavior. Aylo has gone on to earn obedience and rally titles on her other Aussie, and has a young border collie who is training for competition. The most rewarding aspect of instructing, for her, is to see a wallflower dog enjoy coming to class and overcome the shyness. Aylo attended her second APDT educational conference in September, and aspires to take the CPDT test.
· Professional Member Association of Pet Dog Trainers
· Member of Border Collie Society of America
· Member of the Tulsa Dog Training Club
· Member, 4 Corners Herding Club
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