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Jenna Slutzky

Dog trainer in Tennessee

#257 in United States, #3 in Tennessee

United States

https://www.instinctdogtraining.com/services/

Service areas:

Davidson Co, Williamson Co, Wilson Co

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I am a full-time trainer with Instinct Nashville, recently transitioning from working with clients in-home to only working with those enrolled in our camp + coaching program at our facility in Goodlettsville, TN.
I became a Certified Training Partner of the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA CTP) in 2017 and also received a certificate in Applied Animal Behavior through University of Washington in 2021 (UW AAB). I try to attend as many webinars, seminars, workshops & conferences I can budget with my money and time annually and am enthusiastic about continuing education.
Prior to training, I managed and worked for a number of dog daycare & boarding facilities for 12 years across Nashville, Chicago, Tampa & St. Pete.
When I'm not working, you'll likely find me in nature with my own dogs & fiance. Hiking, kayaking & camping are our go-to activities and we are always searching for tasty local eats and a good thrift or antique store to peruse.
Currently, I live with 3 dogs. Ichabod Dane, a now, 10 year old (!) Great Dane, Rosie, who is a 7 year old bully mix & Lucy, a 5 year old pitty/boston terrier mix.

Certifications:

KPA CTP, UW AAB

Dog training services include

  • Reactive dog training
  • Board and train
  • In home training
  • Puppy training

More info about Jenna Slutzky's dog training:

I personally work with our camp + coaching program (board & train) in Goodlettsville and virtually (when time allows). Luckily, Instinct Nashville has several trainers and behavior consultants on our team and together we offer these services in addition to home school (day train) & private in-home coaching to accommodate a variety of goals, behaviors & budgets.

Behavioral issue focus:

At camp, we help dogs decompress from their daily stressors and help them learn new skills to enhance their day to day lives . Labels aren't my favorite thing, but for the sake of easier explanation, we may be able to help dogs who experience anxiety, reactivity or aggression towards people and/or other dogs, in addition to those who may be new to learning and could benefit from learning a few new skills. If our camp program is not a good fit, we will always be transparent about that and refer you to a service that will be a better investment.

Dog training methods:

All of our trainers, including myself, are advocates of humane and progressive training methods. This means that we are using a rewards-based and preventative, proactive approach to teaching and behavior change. You can expect to see your trainers using food, toys, access to the environment, play, pets & praise to teach new behaviors and prioritizing meeting both the dog's and the human's needs throughout the learning journey by creating and helping facilitate customized training plans.

Why I became a dog trainer:

When I worked at dog daycares we had dogs attend who hosted a variety of labeled "behavior problems". Daycare seemed to slap a nice bandaid on a good chunk of those dogs to some degree but it wasn't fulfilling and I wanted to be more involved in solving the "why" and "how" behind these problems. I connected with my still mentor, Ayelet with Sabra Dog Training (now w/ Instinct) and she helped lead the way!

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

I like helping people and dogs live better lives together. Helping humans understand how dogs communicate and thrive is pricless.

My #1 dog training tip:

reward your dog.

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