Gail Czarnecki has been training dogs and teaching obedience classes for nearly 30 years. Her professional dog training career began nearly 30 years ago when she was a faculty member in Companion Animal Nutrition at the University of Illinois. She was convinced by a graduate student to start taking classes with her unruly Golden Retriever puppy and quickly became hooked on dog training. She has owned and personally trained numerous breeds of dogs including terriers, retrievers, hounds, toy breeds and mixed breeds. She currently owns three Havanese.
In her spare time she enjoys accompanying her dogs on therapy dog visits, participating in obedience and rally competitions, teaching her dogs fun tricks and helping with Havanese Rescue.
Training Philosophy
Gail Czarnecki uses the latest positive, scientific, fear free dog training methods. She believes that each dog is an individual and that learning these subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, differences in learning style allows the creation of unique training plans that increase the chances for success with an individual dog. By focusing on teaching the desired behavior, the dog learns to love learning. She also uses Applied Behavior Analysis and Fear Free techniques to approach problem behaviors and determine the best behavior modification plan.
Services
Gail Czarnecki provides personalized individual dog training and small group classes in the Metro-East and St Louis area. She offers customized in-home training, polite manners, dog preparation for new baby, dog and kids, off-leash control, problem behaviors, advanced skills, trick dog training, puppy training and socialization. She also offers online individual and group classes. She specializes in safe dog/baby interactions including preparing with your dog before the arrival of your new baby and navigating the toddler years, family pet manners, rambunctious dogs, shy dogs, and teaching complex behaviors. She also offers educational presentations on preparing with your dog for the arrival of your new baby, dog and baby/toddler safety, and dog-bite prevention education.
Certifications
Gail Czarnecki is a Certified Training Partner with Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior (KPA), a licensed Family Paws Parent Education Presenter (Dogs & Storks and Dogs & Toddlers), and a certified Fear Free Professional. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), the Pet Professional Guild, a member on the Havanese Rescue Board of Directions and a member of the Greater St Louis Training Club. She also has a PhD in Companion Animal Nutrition and has been a member of the AAFCO subcommittee that sets nutritional standards for dogs and cats in the US.
Specializations
Gail Czarnecki specializes in family manners and dog and baby, toddler, and child dynamics. She also specializes in safe dog/baby interactions including preparing with your dog before the arrival of your new baby and navigating the toddler years, family pet manners, rambunctious dogs, shy dogs, and teaching complex behaviors.
Training Methods
Gail Czarnecki uses the latest science-based positive training methods. She also uses Applied Behavior Analysis and Fear Free techniques to approach problem behaviors and determine the best behavior modification plan.
