Meet Kim Gaffey
Kim is a CPDT-KA certified dog trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator. Kim has been training since 2011 and offers professional science-based methods of training and behavior modification. Kim will make training fun, positive and effective while increasing the bond between you and your dog! When she is not training, she enjoys volunteering at her local animal shelters and spending time with her family and dogs.
AFFILIATIONS
The Association of Professional Dog Trainers
The world’s largest professional dog training community.
Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers® (CCPDT®)
The leading independent certifying organization for the dog training profession.
Canine Good Citizen™ (CGC) Evaluator
An expert-made training program designed to help you and your dog be the best you can be–together.
Aggression in Dogs Master Course
The most comprehensive course on dog aggression for trainers and behavior consultants.
OUR CORE VALUES
With owning dogs come great responsibility. Having a properly trained dog is very important to both a stress free and safe environment for your family and friends. Our methods focus on teaching your dog what to do and reinforcing the behaviors you want. We can help you build the foundations you need to strengthen the bond between you and your dog.
Kim uses positive, reward-based training which helps you build a relationship with your dog on trust and clear communication. Recent studies on canine behavior are proving that positive reinforcement training is much more effective (not to mention humane) than training involving punishment. Positive reinforcement training is based on the simple notion that rewarding your dog for desired behavior will encourage more of that behavior.
With positive dog training you can train with purpose while having fun!