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Nancy Frensley

Dog trainer in Oakland

#200 in United States, #16 in California, #3 in Oakland

United States

Oakland

https://www.trainthebay.org

Service areas:

Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

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Nancy Frensley,CPDT-KA, CAP2, AKC Evaluator, Scent Work Judge

Nancy is the Senior Behavior and Training Manager at Berkeley Humane. Besides developing a training program full of variety and fun for students, during her 30 years at Berkeley Humane, she is involved on many levels with shelter and adoption from intake to evaluation and training of shelter staff. She operates the organization's Behavior Advice line, helping people to live well and fully with their dogs.

Besides her work at Berkeley Humane, she participates in all sorts of dog sports including Agility, Canine Freestyle, Competition Obedience, Rally, Tracking and Scent Work and brings sport training into the program. She has operated her own dog training business Finesse Dog Training, in which she taught dog sports.

Her goals have always been to provide solid, effective training along with a variety of options and games to all human and canine students.

Certifications:

CPDT-KA, CAP2, CGC Evaluator, FitDog 3, AKC Scent Work Judge

Dog training services include

  • Aggressive dog training
  • Reactive dog training
  • Puppy training

More info about Nancy Frensley's dog training:

Basic, Intermediate, Advanced Skills training, Puppy training, Rally sport training, Scent Work, Specialized Walk training, Canine Good Citizen, Trick training classes. private behavior consults

Behavioral issue focus:

Reactivity and Separation issues, Owner education for start up dogs-excitability, mouthiness and other common issues

Dog training methods:

Primarily class training that includes written behavior and training handbooks. Online and in person consultations with a follow up individual training plan.

Why I became a dog trainer:

I have had a lifelong passion for interacting and communicating with non humane creatures. It was a natural progression to become a trainer and behavior counselor

My favorite part of being a dog trainer:

Seeing the results in my animal and human clients. There is a genuine joy and fascination in seeing their progress toward their objectives and teamwork.

My #1 dog training tip:

Dogs want stuff. We show them how to get it.

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