Kinship Dog Training
Kinship Dog Training was founded by Ali Peace and Jill Seward. Ali Peace is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) and Karen Pryor Certified Training Professional (KPA-CTP) who has been training professionally since 2005. She studied Biological Sciences at Stanford and then spent 4.5 years in a Biochemistry PhD program at Duke before switching to dog training. Jill Seward is a CPDT-KA, UW-AAB, CCS and has been involved in the dog training world since 2008. She started a popular Seattle area pet business, Little Furry Things, and provides day training for reactive dogs and coaching for their humans.
Training Philosophy
Kinship Dog Training uses positive reinforcement as the primary tool for changing behavior. They want to help you build your relationship with your dog such that there is mutual trust, respect and joy when you work together and in the life you share. They find clicker training useful, but will not force the clicker on anyone who doesn’t want to use it.
Services
Kinship Dog Training offers a variety of training classes, seven days a week, including Puppy, Manners, Rally, Agility, Play and Train, Tricks, Conformation, Brew Paws, Cooperative Care, Nosework, Real Life Skills, CGC and Control Unleashed. They also offer private lessons, day training, and workshops.
Classes:
- Puppy (Puppy 1, Puppy 2, Puppy 3)
- Manners (Manners 1, Manners 2, Manners Field Trips)
- Play and Train (Puppy Play and Train, Small Dog Play and Train, Medium and Large Dog Play and Train)
- Distraction, Duration, Distance
- Cooperative Care
- Canine Good Citizen (CGC 1, CGC 2, CGC Advanced)
- Canine Parkour
- Control Unleashed (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4: Field Trips, Part 4: Agility Problem Solving)
- Tricks
- Nosework (Drop-in Nosework Practices, ‘HOOKED ON BOXES’ NOSEWORK CONTAINERS SERIES, Nosework Foundation, Nosework Intermediate, Nosework Competition, Nosework Demo and Try It)
- Conformation
- Rally
- Agility (Agility Foundation, Agility Intermediate, Agility Competition, Introduction to Jumping for Agility)
Workshops:
- Polite Leash Walking Series
- Recall
- Nail Trim
- Stress-Less Vet Care
Private Lessons:
- Behavior Modification (Dog/Dog Reactivity, Dog/Human Reactivity, Aggression, Resource Guarding, Fear)
- Manners (Coming When Called, Polite Greetings, Leash Pulling, Begging, Puppy Socialization, House Training, Crate Training, Sit, Down, Stay, Leave It)
Day Training:
- Manners Day Training Package
- Reactivity Day Training Package
Professional Series:
- Cooperative Care: Bridging the Gap
Certifications
Ali Peace:
CPDT-KA since 2006
Jill Seward: CCS, UW-AAB, CPDT-KA
Jeanne Sklorenko: Currently working on her CPDT-KA
Karen Beattie Massey: CPDT-KA
Heather Archer: CPDT-KA
Janey Wilcox: ANWI (Associate Nose Work Instructor) and is finalizing her certification (CNWI) with the National Association of Canine Scent Work
Kaylee Anagnos: ANWI (Associate Nose Work Instructor) and working towards certification with the NACSW
Specializations
Ali Peace:
Puppy, Manners, Canine Good Citizen, off-leash training, Agility, Dog/Dog reactivity, Dog/Human Reactivity, Resource guarding
Jill Seward: Puppy, Manners, Agility, Dog/Dog Reactivity, Dog/Human Reactivity, Dog/Cat relationship building, Car travel, Crate Training, Cooperative Care (handling and grooming)
Jeanne Sklorenko: Puppy, Manners, Tricks, Agility, Multi-dog households, Enrichment
Karen Beattie Massey: Puppy, Manners, Agility, Dog/Dog Reactivity, Dog/Human Reactivity, Multi-dog households, Canine Good Citizen
Heather Archer: Puppy, Behavior Problem Solving, Manners, Cooperative Care (handling, vet visits, grooming), Dog/Dog Reactivity, Dog/Human Reactivity, Remote/Virtual and in-Person Training
Janey Wilcox: Nosework
Kaylee Anagnos: Nosework, Conformation
Training Methods
Positive reinforcement, clicker training
