I work with people and their pets to have good relationships
by developing good manners and resolving behavioral issues by building a repertoire of desired behaviors using positive reinforcement and play.
Advantages of Virtual Training
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It is convenient
You can work from the comfort of your own home.
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You can do it anywhere
You can be anywhere and still get personal training or take classes. I have worked with people from Anchorage, Alaska to Isreal.
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It saves time
You are already there. Because you can do it right in your home you can save time on commuting!
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It’s more comfortable for your pet
There are fewer distractions. Fearful or anxious pets feel safer so can learn more easily. Reactive or overexcited pets can focus more easily.
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The skills can be used latter
You develop the tools you need to help your pet handle previously difficult situations, whether on walks, in-person training, or in group classes.
Training Services
In-person & Virtual
Private Training
Private training is tailored to your individual needs. With dogs, training is a combination of in-person and virtual training. In-person training is done at my location. Training for other pets is virtual.
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Trick Classes
Current classes offered are Tricks for all Occasions which is virtual and in-person. You can work on any trick you think is fun or use my suggestions.
Dog Parkour
Dog Parkour classes are virtual and in-person. Your dog learns the basic moves using everyday things we encounter, and you can then practice while out and about with your pet.
Private Training for you and your dog.
One-on-one training with you and your family is the perfect way to address specific concerns with your pet. Training can be entirely virtual or a combination of virtual and in-person at my location in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. I work with all kinds of behavior issues. Some of the things I can help with include:
First time owner just figuring out what their new pet needs
Starting out right with a new puppy
Helping a rescue animal settle in their new home
Fear and anxiety issues
Reactivity towards people or dogs
Helping dogs and cats get along
Helping a new cat and a resident cat get along
Resolving aggression issues
Giving a bored pet something productive to do instead of getting into trouble
Working with a blind or deaf animal
Seperation Anxiety
Pricing
$105
Hourly
Rate
$90 after completing a package.
$155
Initial Evaluation
90 minute training session.
$495*
5-Hour Discount Package
Additional hour free for recent rescue adoption.
$395
4-Hour Puppy Package
For puppies 4 months and younger.
*Member of Weavers Way Coop Community Business Program. Ask about a member discount
Classes
Tricks for All Occasions
For dogs of any age or skill level.
6 weeks for $155. Ask about drop-in classes if you can’t make the full session $30/class meeting
Tricks are a great way to add fun and enrichment to your dog’s life. Learn simple tricks such as SPIN or HIGH FIVE or useful tricks such as teaching your dog to PUT TOYS AWAY. Tricks are great for mental stimulation and a fun way to show off your dog’s talents to friends and family. You can even earn Tricks Titles, complete with ribbons and certificates.
VIRTUAL Thursday at 7:00pm
Dog Parkour
For dogs of any age or skill level.
Beginners learn basic moves and more advanced dogs learn skills requiring more precise body awareness, strength and balance. You can start practicing on the street or in a park after just one or two class meetings. Dogs can also earned skill-based titles.
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Time: 9:00 am -
PARKOUR (all levels)
in-personWednesday
Time: 10:15am and 11:30am
ADVANCED PARKOUR in-person
Wednesday
Time: 12:45PM
Where: Y2K9s Dog Sports and Training Club,
601 Davisville Rd., Suite 150 Willow Grove, PA 19090-1514 -
Thursday
Time: 4:45pm
Where: Y2K9s Dog Sports and Training Club601 Davisville Rd., Suite 150 Willow Grove, PA 19090-1514
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Friday
General Parkour (all levels)
Time: 6:00 pm
Advanced Parkour
Time: 7:15pm
Where: Y2K9s Dog Sports and Training Club
601 Davisville Rd., Suite 150 Willow Grove, PA 19090-1514
Mind Games
Learn games that exercise your dog’s mind!
We all know that dogs need physical exercise but they also benefit from mental exercise. This class is for dogs that are always looking for something to do. These are games you can play when you are tired, but your dog is not! You can sit on the couch while your dog has fun.
Your dog will learn to name objects, match to sample, play 3-cup monty, learn concepts like right & left, how to find things, and others.
VIRTUAL Saturdays at 10:30am
IN-PERSON Mondays at 3:30 | 4:45 pm at Y2K9s
Dog Parkour
Dog Parkour is the canine version of urban agility.
The goal is for your dog to move through the landscape playing with whatever happens to be there. Your dog leans basic skills that include putting 2 front feet on, all 4 feet on, going under or over, going around, walking on a narrow surface, or rebounding off of vertical surfaces. It builds both your dog’s fitness and confidence while also developing a sense of self control and thoughtfulness. It’s designed to be a sport dogs can participate in for their entire life.
Parkour can be practiced anywhere. Outside this might be on your walk using fences, retaining walls, bike racks, fire hydrants or street poles. In a park there are park benches, picnic tables, logs, stumps, gates, trash cans, and trees or maybe a playground. You can also play in your house using chairs, step stools, broom sticks, cushions, or boxes. The possibilities are limitless.
What sets Dog Parkour apart from other dog sports?
Creativity.
There is no limit to what you can use to play with and creating new moves is encouraged. Dogs sometimes even invent their own. It can also be modified for dogs of any age and skill level including elderly dogs and young puppies.
Physical disabilities, such as hip dysplasia, being a tripod, and arthritis can be accommodated with modifications of moves and I’m currently developing a new parkour course for blind dogs.
Join the Facebook Group
Once you have taken a class you are eligible to join the Nimble Paws Dog Parkour private Facebook group. You can post pictures and videos of what your dog is doing and ask any questions you might have.
Attend Events
You are also eligible to join us for Parkour in the Park events. We meet up as a group to practice parkour in different locations in the area.
Anyone is free to suggest a location and time. I facilitate your dog’s learning to work with novel items in different environments. It’s an opportunity to meet and work with other people in the sport.
Upcoming events
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Testimonials
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CJ showed me how training would give him control
When my dog was first diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder I worried about his quality of life. CJ showed me how clicker training would give him a sense of control over his world -- and how parkour would help him see new environments and challenges as fun opportunities!
-Lisa & Perry
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There is not space enough to describe the severity of my dog's problems
After 6 months with me he was still dangerous. Then I found Bad Dog Good Dog and CJ. With her instructions this dog now loves everyone, walks beautifully even when encountering his triggers, is learning to play and do tricks. He is now a happy, confident, sweet pet.
-Joan & Keeper
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I cannot express in words the impact CJ has had in my life
My two chihuahua mixes were very young when the pandemic hit, making socialization difficult at crucial developmental stages. I cannot express in words the impact CJ has had in my life, and with my relationship with both of my dogs. I use the tools CJ taught me daily, and we are all more confident – and happy. I continue to learn from her, and I am so grateful she is part of our pack.
-Bethany, Calvin & Hobbes
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Zoom classes are the perfect solution.
Between my dog's anxiety-driven reactivity to other dogs and my own busy schedule, we could never make in-person classes work. CJ's Zoom classes are the perfect solution. We get the fun and community of group classes, with CJ's perceptive feedback and coaching, from our living room!
-Lisa & Perry
