Clayton, NC
Kayla R. Delp
Kayla Delp's journey into dog training began as a volunteer at Animal Friends in Pittsburgh, PA. She was a dog walker, dog training assistant, and assisted at public events. After relocating to North Carolina, she enrolled in the Master Class program at CATCH Canine Trainer Academy to earn her Certified Dog Trainer certification. She completed the program in May 2018 and became a Certified Dog Trainer. Kayla's original plan was to simply work with people teaching their dogs basic obedience, but her canine daughter and Canine Partner, Crystal, introduced her to behavioral issues that included anxiety, aggression, leash reactivity, fearful of people and life in general. This led to Kayla specializing in canine behavior cases.
Training Philosophy
Kayla's dog training philosophy is force-free, positive reinforcement that emphasizes building a bond with your dog and learning to understand him or her. She uses what is reinforcing to each individual dog whether it be food, toys, play, etc. for desired behaviors. She uses a no reward marker word (examples: oops, uh-oh, ah, etc.) or ignore undesired behavior. Force-free, positive reinforcement dog training does not involve the use of pain, fear, or force.
Services
K&C Canine Life Skills LLC specializes in force-free dog training and canine behavior intervention. They offer a variety of training packages, including:
- Intro Canine Skills Package: For people and their dogs that need a basic introduction or try force-free dog training. Includes polite greetings, leash manners, crate training, house training, and minor reactivity.
- Puppy Skills Package: Designed to help people and their puppies to start off on the right paw. Includes name recognition, recall, leash manners, polite greetings, puppy nipping and/or biting, sit, down, stay, crate training, and house training.
- Adult Canine Skills Package: Designed to help people and their adult dogs with all levels of dog training needs. Includes stay, recall, leash manners, polite greetings, impulse control, and more.
- Canine Behavior Skills Package: Designed to help dogs to live a happy life. Includes aggression, excessive barking, anxiety, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, noise sensitivity, fear behaviors, and more.
Certifications
Kayla Delp is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) with certification from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. She is also a CATCH Certified Dog Trainer with certification from CATCH Canine Trainers Academy.
Specializations
Kayla specializes in canine behavior problems including aggression, separation anxiety, reactivity, resource guarding, and more.
Training Methods
Kayla uses a force-free, positive reinforcement training method. She does not use any techniques involving the use of pain, fear, or force. She does not support the use of shock collars, prong collars, choke collars, or leash corrections. She also does not support terms such as 'alpha', 'pack leader', and 'dominance' as these words are damaging to your relationship with your dog.
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