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Good
manners for dogs and their friends
by Meg
Olson
Man’s best
friend they may be, but dogs can also dish out some mystifying
and infuriating behavior: biting the postman, chewing up shoes,
disappearing the minute they’re off the leash or hauling you down
the street the minute you click it on. A recent arrival in Point
Roberts, Ken Pavlick has spent the last two decades teaching good
manners and useful skills to problem dogs, and he’s here to make
local dogs behave.
“If you
want you can leave your dog with me but the more appropriate level
is I’ll teach you how to teach your dog,” Pavlick said. “If you
can invest three minutes a day you can do it.”
Pavlick started
out training patrol and detection dogs in the U.S. Air Force and
moved on to canine handling for local law enforcement agencies
in California and then in Idaho. In Nampa Idaho he ran a 15 dog
program for the sheriff’s office and began building his own business
working with pet owners on behavioral problems and obedience.
Retiring
from law enforcement , Pavlick began consulting with law enforcement
agencies across the country, serving as an expert witness in dog
bit cases. Last year he was one of the judges for the Canadian
National Police Dog Championship.
Pavlick says
a lot of the tools used for teaching police dogs can help pet
owners overcome problem behavior in their own dogs. “A lot of
dogs who are good detection dogs can be problems in dog society,”
he said. “I’m here also for the people who want to open the front
door and not have their dog gone for three days.”
Pavlick is
now offering group obedience classes in Birch Bay and is looking
for an indoor location in Point Roberts to start a class here.
“With breaks in the weather we can use the park, the ballfield
or a parking area,” he said. In the meantime he is giving private
classes to customers all around Boundary Bay, from the Point to
White Rock and Birch Bay.
For more
information contact Pavlick at 888/945-DOGS or check out the website
at abetterpetdogtraining.com
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