Nancy Bown is a graduate of the Animal Behavior College in Santa Clarita, California, and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA). She is a Animal Behavior College Mentor Trainer trainer and an Intermountain Therapy Animals evaluator.
While operating her dog daycare and dog training business, she saw how many dogs were being relinquished or returned to shelters because the owners and dogs weren’t given the proper education and training to build forever lives together. She also noted that otherwise good dogs were being turned in to shelters because children did not know how to interact with dogs, such as running up to strange dogs to pet them, or pestering and grabbing grandma’s Chihuahua while it was eating, resulting in bites. So she created Dog-Harmony Inc., a different “breed” of rescue, focusing on humane education for children and the community while also offering training necessary to keep dogs in their homes.
Training Philosophy
Dog-Harmony focuses on humane education and fear-free training methods that benefit our community.
Services
Dog-Harmony offers complimentary training in extreme cases. To request complimentary training, you must have a recommendation from a shelter/rescue or veterinarian. At the shelter or veterinarian’s request, Dog-Harmony will provide a complimentary evaluation and provide next steps, possibly including complimentary training from Founder Nancy Bown, CPDT-KA, or another approved trainer.
Dog-Harmony Therapy is always looking for new teams to participate in its programs.
Certifications
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)
Specializations
- Therapy Dog Training
- Humane Education
- Children’s Education
Training Methods
Dog-Harmony advocates for positive reinforcement training and opposes the use of prong and/or shock collars.
