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Gail Tenney, BA
Certified Dog Trainer
Behavior Consultant
Teacher Animal Behavior College
Animal Care Specialist
Canine Wellness Consultant
Holistic Canine Educator
President and Director of "Out By 4" Rescue
My dog training method is relationship-based with positive reinforcement. No force-based training. No choke collars, nylon slip collars, prong collars, or shock collars ever used. Positive training methods reduce stress in both dogs and people by training smarter, not harder. Science has proven positive reinforcement to be much more effective than traditional training.
My goal is to educate dog owners so they can have a trained, calm, happy, healthy dog and to treat dogs with gentleness and respect.
10 Years Happily Serving Bergen, Passaic, Morris Counties of New Jersey, Manhattan and Rockland County of New York, Southern Connecticut and Northern Pennsylvania
Dr. Karen Overall of the University of Pennsylvania writes, "The 'alpha' concept is an outdated one with almost no data to support it. There are no truly 'submissive' or 'dominant/alpha' dogs, and by [using] these labels we blind ourselves to all of the interesting information that dogs are communicating with [their] postures." ("Interdog aggression: What are the warning signs?" April 1, 2002, DVM Magazine)
"Train Smarter not Harder"
