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Theresa Pitner, ABCDT, CPDT-KA
AKC Certified S.T.A.R. Puppy & Canine Good Citizen

Third Thursday Free Dog Training Seminars

Name: Third Thursday Free Dog Training Seminars
Start: 2025-02-20T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-16T23:59:59-04:00

February 20 - July 16

FREE

Training Center
1325 S. Fulton St. 28144

The Third Thursday of Every Month
(For Humans Only – Dogs Stay Home!)

FREE!!
February 20th – July 16 (no seminar June 2025)
6:30PM-7:30PM

Each month a new special topic:
• 2/20: Bringing The Puppy Home – The Importance of the First 4 Weeks
• 3/20: Are You Rewarding Bad Behavior? – Is your dog being encouraged to drive you crazy?
• 4/17: The Rescue Dog – The Meaning of the First Threes
• 5/15: Good Potty 101 – Helping Your Dog to stop using your living room as their personal bathroom
• 7/16: Living with an Anxious Dog – Learn ways to help them live a happy and calm life.

Leave Your Pooch at Home. This is a Humans-Only Seminar!
Attend as many seminars or as few as suits your schedule!
FREE, but REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Prerequisite: None

All Dogs must be current on all vaccinations. If your dog reacts negatively toward other dogs or people or has severe behavior issues, these classes will not be a good fit. Contact Understanding Your Dog for private sessions, which will be the better option.

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Does your dog display any behaviors that concerning to you?

Such as but not limited to: lunging at people or dogs? Excessive barking? Due to size, you are not able to handle if overly excited?

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Understanding Your Dog will provide dog training in a group setting at the training center on Training Center at 1325 S. Fulton St. 28144 or in other locations. Understanding Your Dog will teach, demonstrate, and observe owners and their dog (s) to help deepen the bond between owner and the dog.

The owner understands and agrees that they are being taught to train their dog. Effective dog training takes cooperation with the trainer and the owner practicing with their dog over time.

Ultimately, the trainer is not responsible if a dog’s undesirable behaviors continue. Classes are per dog, 1 or more persons per 1 dog. All dogs need to have on a collar/ harness and a clip leash at all times. Retractable leashes will not be allowed. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Children under 6 are not permitted to attend the classes.
The owner must disclose to the trainer if their dog has any aggressive history toward other dogs or humans.
Owner understands that each dog’s participation is at the discretion of the trainer.

Choose which seminar(s) you plan to attend:*

2/20: Bringing The Puppy Home

3/20: Are You Rewarding Bad Behavior?

4/17: The Rescue Dog

5/15: Good Potty 101

7/16: Living with an Anxious Dog

Experience the Difference that a professional dog trainer can make

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Theresa has worked with people and their beloved canines since her family moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 2000. Her 20+ years of experience as a social worker has given her the unique perspective that teaching the human is the first step toward understanding and improving the relationship with the family dog.

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