About the Trainer

Lisa Marino has four years experience leading group dog training classes at Best Paw Forward in WI. As a student of Animal Behavior College, she is looking forward to continuing helping families have well behaved, well adjusted, happy family pets. In addition to on the job training and work with the ABC, Lisa has attended seminars by world reknown positive method  trainers such as Ken Ramirez and Patricia McConnell, and has continued her studies with many books and videos.
She is a member of APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) and is a Certified AKC evaluator for CGC and Star Puppy. She has two registered Delta Therapy dogs who have earned their AKC Title in Therapy work. With her dogs she has created 3 Read to Rover programs at libraries and helped grow those programs to reach children and help them learn reading skills. Lisa also is an ACE certified Group Exercise instructor and Yoga Alliance registered Yoga instructor, enabling her to offer some unique class combinations.

Class Descriptions:

• Puppy Kindergarten - a great way to teach your puppy the basics and allow him/her to socialize with puppy friends
• AKC Star Puppy - a program by the AKC, if your puppy passes, he/she earns a certificate and medal from the AKC (part of the Puppy Kindergarten class, test is $10 additional)
• Basic Obedience - the place to begin with a new adult dog, or older puppy to learn basic manners such as sit, down, heel,wait, stay, focus, etc, you learn how to communicate with your dog and build a positive relationship
• Level 2 Obedience - a continuation of Basic, you will learn to teach your dog to go to a place, down from a distance, walk nicely on leash while YOU are carrying something, and ignore more tempting distractions!
• CGC - a class that prepares you and your dog to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test on the last day of class
• Fit with Fido - An outdoor class where you can work out with your four legged buddy! Combines speed walking, lunges, pushups, and calisthenics for the human with sits, stays, heeling, and focus exercises for your dog. Ends with a stretch for human and dog.
• Doga - Yoga with your dog! Some doggy stretching, some obedience, mixed with human stretching! Fun and relaxing time spent with your pooch!