Jane Trains
History
Jane, a native of the Bahamas, developed a love for animals at a young age. She studied horse training with the British Horse Society and later transitioned to training marine animals, working in Europe, Mexico, the Bahamas, and New York for 17 years. In 1999, she moved to Taos, New Mexico, where she established the first non-kennel training and boarding facility for dogs. She created Circle Training© in 2006 and later founded a second facility in Alabama. She returned to Taos in 2016 to work as a consultant for the local animal shelter and is currently developing her third training and boarding facility.
Training Philosophy
Jane believes in a humane, science-based approach to training that emphasizes positive reinforcement, building a strong bond between the owner and their dog. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the animal's perspective and using kindness and empathy in training.
Services
Jane offers a variety of dog training services, including:
- Private Behavioral Consultation: This consultation addresses all behavioral issues and provides a practical and cost-effective training plan. It costs $120 for 60 minutes.
- ONE-ON-ONE ONLINE: This service allows non-local clients to train online with live sessions using FaceTime or Skype. It costs $120 for 60 minutes.
- Dog Training Package: This package includes 8 one-on-one lessons focused on socialization and good manners in public. Each lesson costs $85.
- Doggy Daycare: This service provides dogs with the opportunity to learn social skills and receive reinforcement for good behavior. It costs $35.00/day (all dogs must complete a minimum of 6 lessons).
- Board & Train: This program is for pet owners who have no time to train and is best suited for dogs with severe behavior issues. The price is subject to evaluation.
- Saturday Group Classes: These classes focus on leash-handling skills and basic behaviors and cost $40 per class. They are limited to 6 participants.
Jane also offers horse training services, including a program that builds skills through gentle lessons based on confidence building. This program explores approaching, haltering, and handling horses, as well as clicker training and liberty training. Each session is 90 minutes long and costs $45.
Certifications
Jane is a certified professional dog trainer (KPA CTP) through the Karen Pryor Academy and is also certified through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers.
Specializations
Jane specializes in dog training, horse training, and Circle Training©, a specialized training system for dog professionals, animal shelters, and pet owners.
Training Methods
Jane uses positive reinforcement methods, focusing on building a strong bond between the owner and their dog. She emphasizes clear communication, patience, and understanding the animal's perspective. She also uses clicker training and counter conditioning techniques.
Customer Reviews
PENNIE WARDLOW, FOUR CORNERS ANIMAL LEAGUE: Jane Gerard has trained dogs for our organization (Four Corners Animal League) and has successfully socialized dogs that would have been euthanized by other organizations. She is amazing in her work and we have taken video of her training. We all have learned many training techniques from her that will help our foster dogs and domestic animals – most importantly she has trained the people to understand the animal and behavior issues
LARRY NAPLES: At the time I met Jane, my then wife and I had a pet store. We quickly learned that a big part of our business was working with people to work with their animals. We also met many self proclaimed “dog whisperers” and others who said they could train or help people train or correct an issue. Most were not what they represented. Jane Gerard however is the real deal. Her instincts on reading a situation is remarkable when it comes to behavior issues with both people and their pets.
PHYLLIS F WILSON: Jane is magical with all animals, but especially doggies. She has worked with me with two of my pets. Her knowledge and skill far surpasses any other trainer I have encountered. To have so much knowledge available is great. She has my Belle and I am so excited about Jane training her.
RYAN MURPHY: We are very fortunate to have someone of Jane’s caliber here in Taos. Without Jane we would be totally lost as to how to raise our puppy correctly and humanely. We have participated in one on one as well as group sessions and our pup loves going to Jane’s for puppy playtime on Mondays! She is up to date on humane training techniques and has a very impressive resume. We can’t thank or recommend Jane enough!
APONI AND KAIA: I do not know what was more wonderful, meeting (Kate) Kaia or Jane at the Taos animal shelter. A visit to Pod 4 at the shelter is quite an experience. Cages of beautiful little special needs dogs gaze out, and they just want a home and a family to belong to. Jane intuitively knew which dog needed my mom and I the most; Kate, now Kaia. The interesting thing is I find I need Kaia a lot more, and Jane knew this before we did. Jane is a strong, intuitive and bright woman who has spent her life working with animals and has developed a keen intuition where animals are concerned, and humans too! We love Jane and our special little girl, Kaia.
NATALIE PAYNTER LPCC and AMY PECIS: We started working with Jane when we adopted our dog from Stray Hearts Animal Shelter. We knew our pup had lived mostly feral and with circumstances of neglect and abuse. She was malnourished, scared of many things, and tentative in every setting. As someone who works professionally with trauma, I knew we would need time and the right support to gain tools to help her feel safe in our family. Jane was recommended to us by a professional who knew our personalities as loving, committed dog-owners who would follow through on strategies that would help our dog live a fuller life.
Over the past ten months in training, Nubi has come to trust us as safe and supportive guides. With Jane’s support, we have come to trust and know her as a strong, sentient, goofy, and robust companion animal. Within weeks of working with Jane she acquired the basic response behaviors (sit, stay, come, etcetera). Most importantly, through our ongoing work her awesome personality has blossomed because she feels safe and secure in our family. This means she now displays drastically fewer triggers and has the ability to cope with any that persist, in many different environments. She is social with dogs and people and can adventure with us both on and off leash.
We love working with Jane, her years of deep knowledge are evident in her guidance. Her delivery of information is direct, easy to comprehend, and compassionate. She is a present and attuned guide. Gratefully, her use of humor helps us all to cope with being vulnerable and patient with ourselves, and Nubi, as we learn together. We use her daycare for increased socialization, training, and away-from-home support. Nubi always returns happy, healthy, and tired from play.
We are very grateful for Jane, her expertise, and her humanity. Her presence in our lives has been such a gift.
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Media Appearances
Jane has been featured in the Taos News and No'ala Magazine.
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