"Positive Motivation Builds Positive Behavior"

The goal of all C&C PALS training is "to teach people how to train their dogs" using humane, positive training skills. A training class should be much more than just "obedience". It should be fun and enjoyable, for both dogs and owners alike, and work toward creating a bond of mutual trust and love between an owners and their dogs. With positive training, dogs and owners can forge a wonderful relationship and the dog can become a good member of the family.

C&C PALS always strives to provide the highest quality of instruction and the most modern and comfortable facilities. Courses of instruction at all levels include more classes than other local trainers offer and individual classes are longer as well, providing more time for learning and practice. All C&C PALS instructors follow well-designed lesson plans that took years to develop. Classes are small, with multiple instructors who provide students with plenty of individualized attention. All classes include in-depth handouts to use at home, as well as awards and graduation certificates to motivate and reward accomplishments. All classes, including Agility classes, are held in a new, spacious indoor facility that is both heated and air conditioned for year round comfort. Observers are always welcome to sit in on any of C&C PALS' classes. Compare C&C PALS to all other trainers in the area and you will find we provide the highest quality and are the best value for your money.

C&C PALS teaches people what really motivates their dogs' behavior and debunks the many myths surrounding traditional training methods that have unwittingly led to behavioral problems in man's best friend. Classes work on teaching dogs good, basic household manners. Classes teach all the basic commands, but more importantly they help pet dog owners understand how to get their pets to carry out the commands when asked, in real-life situations. Socialization is another central part of classes, which is vitally important to help ensure the animal is friendly, thoroughly enjoys the company of people and knows how to act around other animals. This is often overlooked in other training styles and classes.

In all classes the owners are taught how animals communicate and how they learn. Then owners use this knowledge to train their animals. So owners walk away from the classes not only knowing how to train their dogs, but also knowing why the training works!

There are two basic ways animals learn (classical and operant) and both of these are addressed in class. This will give the owners a broader understanding of their dogs' behavior and a more well rounded training program for their pets. Unfortunately, classical learning is often overlooked in many other training classes.

This is the new generation of dog training based on years of study of animal learning theory by scientists such as B.F. Skinner and Pavlov and then applied to various animals by renowned behaviorists and trainers such as Karen Pryor, Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson and Pamela Reid.

These experts discovered that there are two basic ways animals learn: operant and classical. Operant learning refers to when you are training your dog to sit or come to you or not jump. In other words, the dog is "operating" on his environment. Classical learning refers to associative learning. It is the associations that a dog makes between things (for example, training your dog to like having his nails clipped or like having people around him while he is eating). Unfortunately, classical learning is often overlooked in many other training classes. Both of these are addressed in class. This gives owners a broader understanding of their dogs' behavior and a more well rounded training program for their pets. All training is done using a positive, motivational approach. To teach a behavior, lures are used to initially obtain the behavior and when desired behavior occurs, it is rewarded. A bridge word or sound (clicker) is used to mark the behavior and to signal the dog that a reward is coming. The dog then connects the word or sound with the reward. To stop unwanted behavior the dog is punished by having something the dog likes removed from him. There is no use of force or coercion. All training is humane, with a gentle and effective approach that not only is fun and positive for both humans and dogs alike, but also allows all members of the family, including children, to train effectively.