Bonded & Insured.  Member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Pet Sitters Associates LLC, Best Friends Animal Society, Pet-sitters.biz & St. Paul Chamber of Commerce.

                                                                 

                                 Kim Borgan with Victoria Stilwell (9/24/09) - host of "It's Me or The Dog" Animal Planet

Our Philosophy: Our training philosophy is based on positive techniques: counter-conditioning, reinforcing good behaviors, preventing bad behaviors and showing the dog appropriate behaviors in place of "undesired" behaviors.  We believe that the use of force & physical punishment to train a dog is not only unnecessary but it can cause a dog to become more fearful and aggressive. We are heavily influenced by Victoria Stilwell's methods of dog training.

Our Goal: Our training programs are designed to help teach you how to communicate effectively and humanely with your pet.  We will also diagnose what is causing your dog's misbehavior, come up with a treatment plan and help you implement this plan. 

Our Trainer/Behavior Consultant: Endless Pawsabilities, LLC is owned and run by Kim Borgan, ABCDT, CPDT-KA.  Kim received her formal dog training certification through Animal Behavior College, where she graduated as an Honor Student.  She is also certified through Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), which is the only nationally recognized dog trainer certification.  She currently is the head dog trainer at a no-kill animal shelter.  Most of the dogs that come to the shelter are surrendered by their owners for behavior issues.  Kim works with the shelter animals to help them become more adoptable by working on their behavior issues, teaching them basic obedience and educating their new owners to help ensure success for everyone.  The majority of the dogs Kim works with at the shelter suffer from fear aggression and lack of dog social skills.

Workshops & continued education include:

"Dog Behavior & Handling Workshop (shelter & rescue animals) - Best Friends Animal Society

"Body Postures," "Counter Conditioning and Desensitization," "Dogs Who Don't Play Well With Others (in the same family)," "Rehabilitating the Canine Contender-Helping Dogs Get Along Better With Other Dogs," & "Understanding and Modifying Canine Aggression" - Animal Behavior Associates  

"Reactive Dog Seminar" - Dogs of Course

Kim made 3 trips to the Gulf Coast region to help Best Friends Animal  Society with their efforts in rescuing the animals affected by Hurricane Katrina  She is a certified Emergency Animal Rescue Services volunteer through United Animal Nations.  Her inspiration to tell the story about Hurricane Katrina animal rescue resulted in the making of the documentary "Left Behind Without A Choice."  Kim wrote, directed and produced this documentary.  For more information, please visit: www.leftbehindkatrinamovie.com

Our Service Area:

Dog Training / Behavior Consulting -- Twin Cities metro area. 

Dog Walking & Pet Sitting -- St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, West St. Paul, Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Hastings, Newport, South St. Paul & St. Paul Park.

 

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