Melissa Hartley

United States, South Carolina, New Holland, SC

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About this trainer

Sindar Kennel, LLC offers Canine Behavior Consulting and Behavior Specialty Boarding Services.

Certifications:

  • Job Title: Canine Behavior Consultant

Training Equipment:

  • Clicker
  • Treat Bag
  • Gentle Leader
  • Remote-control treat delivery systems like the Treat-n-Train
  • Martingale collar (appropriately fitted)

Training Philosophy:

All training is based on the fundamentals of Applied Behavior Analysis and dedicated to the Least Intrusive / Minimally Aversive (LIMA) philosophy.

Locations Served:

Aiken, Lexington, and Richland Counties in South Carolina for In-Person Consulting and Boarding Services. Phone Consultations (available for many but not all behavior issues) have no location limitations.

A professional biologist and Canine Behavior Consultant with yearly continuing education credits in Applied Behavior Analysis, Canine Cognition and Emotion, Origins of Dog Behavior, Canine Sensory Perception, Canine Evolution and Ethology, Social Hierarchy and Relationship Dynamics, Pharmacological Complimentary Therapy, and Canine Aggression.

Owner and Behavior Consultant for Sindar Kennel, LLC, a behavior specialty boarding facility and for Weimaraner Rescue of SC, a 501(c)3 organization.

Twenty-six years of experience shaping behavior in canines; thirteen years of experience as a department head in a major zoological park, during which time developed and implemented animal enrichment and operant conditioning programs for sharks, rays, chambered nautilus, octopus, teleost fishes, and loggerhead sea turtles.

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