Our Mission: To serve our clients, both existing and potential, by supporting their goals for great family companion dogs. We do this through:

• Training and behavior modification:
  • Private behavior consultations to address biting, barking, jumping, chewing, digging, and other inappropriate and potentially dangerous behaviors.
  • Puppy Kindergarten classes for pups 8-18 weeks
  • Basic Manners classes for dogs 19 weeks and older
  • Pre-Dog planning (How to find the right dog for your family)
• Workshops, intensives and lectures:
  • Just the Right TTouch (Tellington TTouch Method)
  • The Big Bang! (storm and noise fears and phobias)
  • Throw Your Dog A Turnip (feeding a diet that promotes good behavior)
  • Behavioral Case Studies
  • Presentations customized to your neeeds
• Veterinary In-Service
• Discounts to rescue groups
• Discounts for adopters of rescued dogs
• Ongoing continuing education and research
• Books and articles
• Referrals to appropriate professionals

Claudeen E. Mc Auliffe is an applied animal behaviorist and author. She holds a Master's degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and is a Level 2 Tellington TTouch practitioner. She owns and operates Kindness Canine Behavior Consultants in Oconomowoc, providing classes and private consultations. Her published work includes Lucy Won't Sit: How to Use Your Body, Mind and Voice for a Well-Behaved Dog, 21 Days to a Better-Behaved Dog, and numerous essays and articles.

Claudeen aims to bring out the best in people and dogs together. Her holistic approach embodies leadership and lifestyle, and is based on the concept of a human-canine partnership.

She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (A.P.D.T.), the Animal Behavior Society, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviorists, and the Tellington TTouch Practitioners Guild. She is a doctoral student in holistic nutrition at Clayton College in Birmingham, Alabama.

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