The Successful Mix, LLC

Pet Behavioral Counseling and Dog Training

Private behavioral counseling personalized to meet the needs of you and your pet.
Appointments made in Rockingham County: Keezletown facility, Virginia (near Harrisonburg).

Professional Memberships and Certifications:

Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT)

TAGteach Level 1 Certification TAGteach International

Member of Mid-Atlantic Association of Positive Professional Pet Trainers (MAAPPPT) now renamed to Animal Positive Coalition (APC)

Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI) Control Unleashed(R) protocols by Leslie McDevitt

Certificate of Completion in Good Standing, course: Living & Learning with Animals Behavior Works LLA with Dr. Susan Friedman, Ph.D.

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Pebbles, my dog with a history of barking directed at other dogs competes in dog agility at the national level	Tricks are a great way to mentally and physically engage dogs. See examples from my dogs, Whisper and Dash	Tricks are a great way to mentally and physically engage with my kitty, Bob

Chicken Camp, Summer, 2013 for 3 weeks To improve skills of observation, timing and reinforcement delivery A camp led by Bob Bailey. Bob is a well-known pioneer in the field of operant conditioning with close ties to B.F. Skinner	Dog and Dogs and Dogs and Cat Learning how to get along	Working with other species, my horse, Lady, a targeting behavior - nose touch to frisbee

	The Successful Mix, LLC Pet Behavioral Counseling and Dog Training Private behavioral counseling personalized to meet the needs of you and your pet. Appointments made in Rockingham County: Keezletown facility, Virginia (near Harrisonburg).

Experienced with both dogs and cats in a multi-pet household since childhood.		Steffi, my feline companion for 19.5 years, when he was a kitten, with Pam, the Collie/Spaniel/BeagleX I grew up with. Pam was adopted from Animal Friends in Pittsburgh, PA in 1971


		Karen advocates positive reinforcement, operant and classical conditioning training techniques. Methods that build up your pet's self-confidence. Methods that develop a sense of teamwork between the pet and pet owner. NO pushing and pulling. NO collar jerking. Errorless-Learning training set ups. Exercises designed to eliminate the use of no reward markers.


Programs and conferences attended for continuing education.

The pets who I learn from and share my life with.