With nearly 20 years of experience, Moongazer Canine Companion Training offers basic, intermediate, and advanced training in Canine Good Citizen, Rally-Obedience, Agility, Rally Working Trials, and Companion Sniffer Dog Training. Additionally, the company provides in-home or on-site behavior consultations and lessons. The owner, president, and lead dog trainer, along with canine behavior consultant, holds a BS in Animal Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is an AKC CGC Evaluator. The training equipment used includes flat, buckle, snap, and martingale collars, well-fitted harnesses, headcollars, cotton, nylon, and leather leashes, a variety of toys, and food rewards. The training philosophy focuses on effective communication, emphasizing humane, gentle, and relationship-strengthening techniques. Moongazer Canine Companion Training operates year-round, serving Seattle, WA, and its surrounding metropolitan areas. The company also offers Canine Companion Foundation Seminars, including Recall, Retrieve and Other Real Life Skills, Sniffer Scavenger Survivor Series, Rally Working Trials (RWT), Fun Detection & Tracking, and Companion Sniffer Dog Training (CSDT) Instructor’s Course throughout the United States of America. Classes and programs are personalized, focusing on fair, kind, and consistent training, utilizing gentle, humane, and positive methods. The lead instructor was the first Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) in the state of Illinois, and one of the first in the USA to earn the Certified Behavior Consultant Canine – Knowledge Assessed (CBCC-KA) and Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge & Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) credentials. Additionally, the lead instructor is one of only a few Accredited Dog Training/Pet Behavior Specialists of the Pet Behavior Institute of the United Kingdom and comes veterinarian recommended. Moongazer Canine Companion Training offers behavior counseling, individual lessons, and canine companion foundation seminars, ensuring a positive and enjoyable experience for both people and dogs.
Lisa R Mccluskey
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