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| MEET THE TRAINER |
Cherie Maitland, a long-time animal lover, educator and personal coach, moved
to California from Vermont in 1984. Her varied work background includes
personal coaching and counseling, small business management, accounting,
teaching and running kids after-school and summer camp programs. Cherie
began working with dogs at the SPCA as a volunteer in the 1980's on the
California Coast. In the early 1990's she was introduced to the world of humane
horse handling and Natural Horsemanship. It made so much sense to her to train
and guide a horse by understanding their point-of-view, that she sought out
people who were doing the same thing with dogs. She assisted with dog training
classes, behavior problem appointments and went back to the shelter as a
volunteer adoption counselor and dog handler. She studied and trained with a
variety of other trainers from a wide range of philosophies. After adopting a
"problem" dog who is now the wonderful registered therapy dog you may know as
Pepper, Cherie needed the behavioral expertise of several prominent trainers.
After years of studying with and assisting some of these trainers, and working
with dogs at the shelter, Our Furry Friends was born in 1999 in Santa Cruz.
to California from Vermont in 1984. Her varied work background includes
personal coaching and counseling, small business management, accounting,
teaching and running kids after-school and summer camp programs. Cherie
began working with dogs at the SPCA as a volunteer in the 1980's on the
California Coast. In the early 1990's she was introduced to the world of humane
horse handling and Natural Horsemanship. It made so much sense to her to train
and guide a horse by understanding their point-of-view, that she sought out
people who were doing the same thing with dogs. She assisted with dog training
classes, behavior problem appointments and went back to the shelter as a
volunteer adoption counselor and dog handler. She studied and trained with a
variety of other trainers from a wide range of philosophies. After adopting a
"problem" dog who is now the wonderful registered therapy dog you may know as
Pepper, Cherie needed the behavioral expertise of several prominent trainers.
After years of studying with and assisting some of these trainers, and working
with dogs at the shelter, Our Furry Friends was born in 1999 in Santa Cruz.
In both small group classes, private training lessons and behavioral appointments,
Cherie has been helping families teach their dogs to be well-behaved members of
the family since 1999. She uses effective and humane methods for training basic
obedience and teaches a wide variety of other types of classes too including
Agility For Fun, Helping the Cautious Canine, Training for Therapy Dog Visits,
Feisty Fido and more. Ms. Maitland also offers classes to help people prepare to
take their organization's Therapy Dog Evaluation as well as the AKC Canine Good
Citizen Test. She is an approved AKC CGC evaluator and a full member of the
Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
She hails more from the new school of training, incorporating learning theory and
canine psychology to teach people to be great dog owners, handlers and leaders.
When needed, other approaches are incorporated because Cherie believes that
there is usually something valuable to learn from most approaches and that
flexibility and tailoring methods to a specific owner, dog and situation is crucial.
Her instincts about what people and their dogs need to be a better team,
combined with her practical knowledge and step-by-step teaching style is
extremely effective.
Her methods are firm when needed, gentle when necessary and in-tune with the
dog's mental and emotional state. In addition to obedience work and helping dog
owners become clearer and more understandable as leaders to their dogs, Cherie
is gifted with the ability to teach dog owners how to use Classical Conditioning to
change a dog's feeling and attitude towards a previously disturbing trigger. She
has years of intensive experience with these more serious behavioral problems
including fearfulness, anxiety, aggression towards people, dogs and cats,
nuisance barking, and safety with kids and dogs.
She lives in the Sierra Foothills with her beloved 4 dogs, 9 cats, and her horse, a
mustang gelding lives on a nearby ranch. Contact Cherie to discuss your dog(s)
and your training and canine counseling needs and get started on an educational
and satisfying experience with Our Furry Friends Sacramento Canine Counseling.
Your phone evaluation appointment is FREE!!
Cherie has been helping families teach their dogs to be well-behaved members of
the family since 1999. She uses effective and humane methods for training basic
obedience and teaches a wide variety of other types of classes too including
Agility For Fun, Helping the Cautious Canine, Training for Therapy Dog Visits,
Feisty Fido and more. Ms. Maitland also offers classes to help people prepare to
take their organization's Therapy Dog Evaluation as well as the AKC Canine Good
Citizen Test. She is an approved AKC CGC evaluator and a full member of the
Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
She hails more from the new school of training, incorporating learning theory and
canine psychology to teach people to be great dog owners, handlers and leaders.
When needed, other approaches are incorporated because Cherie believes that
there is usually something valuable to learn from most approaches and that
flexibility and tailoring methods to a specific owner, dog and situation is crucial.
Her instincts about what people and their dogs need to be a better team,
combined with her practical knowledge and step-by-step teaching style is
extremely effective.
Her methods are firm when needed, gentle when necessary and in-tune with the
dog's mental and emotional state. In addition to obedience work and helping dog
owners become clearer and more understandable as leaders to their dogs, Cherie
is gifted with the ability to teach dog owners how to use Classical Conditioning to
change a dog's feeling and attitude towards a previously disturbing trigger. She
has years of intensive experience with these more serious behavioral problems
including fearfulness, anxiety, aggression towards people, dogs and cats,
nuisance barking, and safety with kids and dogs.
She lives in the Sierra Foothills with her beloved 4 dogs, 9 cats, and her horse, a
mustang gelding lives on a nearby ranch. Contact Cherie to discuss your dog(s)
and your training and canine counseling needs and get started on an educational
and satisfying experience with Our Furry Friends Sacramento Canine Counseling.
Your phone evaluation appointment is FREE!!
Building a Better Relationship with Your Dog Through Behavioral Training
Sacramento
- Canine
- Counseling
| Photo Credit: Teri Mizuhara |