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Charlene Hoch

Dog trainer in Seattle

#796 in United States, #86 in Washington, #43 in Seattle

United States

Seattle

https://www.argusranch.com

Service areas:

Auburn Washington between Tacoma and Seattle

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I first became interested in dog training while in college, finding learning theories especially intriguing. I have been working dogs for over 25 years. I fell in love with working breeds and began my love of training dogs with my first Rottweiler. I have trained in tracking, obedience, handler protection rally, agility, nose work and confirmation. I have titles on several of my dogs for canine good citizen, rally, agility, nose work, and tricks.

I have owned several Rottweilers, a Pumi, a rescued Fromosan Mountain Dog(Taiwan dog), and a Border Collie. I have learned lots from working with the most confident, high drive Rotty to a terrified street dog. My most rewarding dog training: having a dog that would protect you from anything to a fearful rescue becoming confident enough to earn master titles in agility.

I encourage my students to use Sniffspots to train and exercise their dogs in a safe environment.

Certifications:

BA in Psychology and Sociology

Dog training services include

  • Agility training
  • In home training
  • Puppy training

More info about Charlene Hoch's dog training:

Companion Manners Intermediate Manners Sports Preparatory Foundation Agility

Behavioral issue focus:

The basics! Working with attention, recalls, body awareness, puppy behaviors like jumping, lunging on leash, biting, etc.

Dog training methods:

I teach at Argus Ranch, a positive training facility. I use food and toy/play rewards. I stress capturing, marking, the rewarding the behavior you want.

Why I became a dog trainer:

I love training dogs and seeing the bond between a handler and their dog evolve. It's fun seeing what training works with different dogs and their handlers.

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

Seeing a team improve and the handler seeing they can be successful with their dog.

My #1 dog training tip:

Find a reward your dog loves, use great timing to mark the behavior you want, and give that reward with enthusiasm!

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