Kim Toepfer Dog Training

	SHAYNE GURRY (559) 349-5381 Email Serving Fresno, Clovis

Shayne Offers:

Puppy Socialization, Basic Obedience and Manners Classes
Basic Obedience and Manners Classes
Intermediate/Advanced Obedience and Manners Classes
AKC Rally Obedience - All levels (novice-excellent and problem solving)
AKC Novice and Open Obedience
Introduction to Clicker Training
Problem Solving for the Novice Dog Show Competitor
Behavior consultations/problem solving for family pets

Shayne's Dog Training Background

Over 13 years experience training dogs.
Trained dogs for basic manners, trick training, freestyle, competitive obedience, rally
obedience, agility, and conformation.
Titled dogs in Competitive obedience, Rally obedience, Conformation (breed ring), and
agility (AKC/UKC).
Member of Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California, The Association of Working
Shetland Sheepdogs.
She has shown in AKC conformation (breed ring) since childhood and participated in
junior showmanship until she aged out. She has handled multiple breeds including, of
course, her own Shelties.
She also shows her dogs in UKC conformation events and is proud of her newest UKC
Champion who finished with an All-breed Best in Show and rounded out 2008 with 7
Group firsts. She has earned International and National conformation titles, based on
the German rating system.
She has titled in AKC obedience, Rally obedience and has been showing in both for
many years.
She recently piloted one of her dogs to the holy-grail of Rally Obedience titles - the RAE.
She currently has a dog who is competing in AKC agility.
She has earned the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Therapy Dog International and/or
Delta Society with her dogs.
She has cross trained and handled a dog to a notable versatility title by titling in multiple
venues of obedience, rally and agility competition.

Shayne's Training Philosophy

Uses a positive approach to training.
Shayne is a primarily positive trainer. She hesitates to say "positive-only" as she does
employ the use of verbal corrections and NRM’s (no reward markers) if appropriate.
She does not like to use physical corrections or aversive devices in her training and
tries to avoid doing so in the majority of situations. She will never use electronic
devices of any kind or prong collars in her training. She relies heavily on clicker training
and positive methods proven to be scientifically successful and motivating. She has
trained dogs both traditionally with corrections (the past) and with purely positive
methods such as, but not limited to, clicker training (the present) and the positive
methods have risen above for her as the successful and effective way to train (and yes,
she has had success using purely positive methods with “difficult” breeds!)
Favorite Books/Seminars that influenced Shayne's Style: Building Blocks for
Performance- Bobbie Anderson and Libby, Clicker Training for Obedience- Morgan
Spector, The Power of Positive Dog Training- Pat Miller, Control Unleashed- Leslie
Mcdevitt, The Clicked Retriever- Lana Mitchell, Anything by Karen Pryor or Ian Dunbar.
Videos by Janice DeMello.

Shayne's Education

She has been exposed to and has applied a variety of training methods. Shayne has
trained with or studied under a variety of trainers, each with a different style. Each
mentor trainer had something to offer, whether positive and inspirational, or in that they
just showed her what she knew she would never do with her dogs. :-) She has
developed methods and ideals that work for her, all the while continuing to be a sponge
and absorb, while never settling and striving for excellence.

Shayne's Dogs

Shayne has or is currently participating in the following activities with her dogs:
Conformation (breed ring), competitive obedience, rally obedience, agility, trick training
and therapy training.

A Message from Shayne:
Fun, fairness, structure, and consistency are key. I believe in training with the most positive
methods possible to create a highly motivated, enthusiastic, reliable family pet or working
dog. I believe that you should feel good about the methods you are using and the relationship
you are creating with your dog, and try to always do no harm, creating a bond of trust, respect,
and love. While I am an avid competitor and train my own dogs with a competitive mind, I find
joy in all training successes large and small, and am overjoyed when a student tells me that
through my training they now have a dog that is an enjoyable house dog and a well mannered
companion, who is a joy to live with. Whether obtaining an upper level competitive title, or
simply mastering loose-leash-walking with a former pulling machine, I value all student
progress and success!