About Dog'sTime: Kathy Fardy, Dog Trainer

Dog'sTime is owned by Kathy Fardy MA, CAP1, an experienced, certified dog trainer specializing in behavior problems. She commits to dogs and owners in an effort to give support for a safe and healthy environment in which a dog can be happy. In her spare time, Kathy competes in dog agility at the Masters/Excellent levels with her 2 Labrador Retrievers and a friend’s Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Kathy also visits nursing homes, assisted living centers and pre-school to high school age students with her therapy dogs.

We continually update our education through programs such as those offered by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), and attending educational conferences and seminars. We also keep up with the latest published information, subscribing to most of the leading dog training and dog handler periodicals. CPDT (certified pet dog trainer) is a continuing education certification requiring up-to-date knowledge and techniques in order to maintain certification. We participate in many programs sponsored by APDT, the administrators of this certification. Recently, a new clicker training program, CAP, was launched (offered by world renown clicker trainer Kay Laurence, of Learning about Dogs ) concentrating on a progression through the different levels of competency for clicker trainers. We've joined this program and are excited about what it has to offer.

He is the 1st Belgian Malinois in New England to have both his
AKC MACH (Master Agility Championship title) and the
USDAA ADCH (Agility Dog Champion title).
There are less than 10 Belgian Malinois in the United States to
have both of these titles. There are only a handful of malinois in the country to have an ADCH-2 and a MACH

Experience and Accomplishments:

	APDT Member since 1999
	Trainer of dogs actively competing since 1994
	CPDT certified in11/09/02, #2020341
	CAP1 (with Distinction) since 10/25/03
	AKC Evaluator # 5926. Evaluator and tester since 1997
	Professional trainer at a well known training facility. Major duties included: 1. Running the day school program 2. Teaching clicker techniques 3. Teaching basic pet obedience 4. Solving behavioral issues. 5. Assisting in the administration of the AKC Canine Good Citizen Program. 6. Assisting in the administration of a yearly Vet Clinic

Agility instructor at 3 area dog training facilities.

Agility competitor, actively competing in the sport for more than 12 years with 6 dogs, earning numerous titles and competing at the Excellent (AKC) and Master (USDAA) levels.

Specialist with behaviorally challenged dogs, including one of my own rescues who has retired from agility.

Enthusiastic beginner working with my vet’s dog and one of my own dogs in sheep herding.

	Frequent visitor to nursing homes, Council on Aging, Assisted Living and an Alzheimer Secure Facilities with my client’s dogs and my own dogs, some of which are in training for therapy work and some of which are certified therapy dogs.
	Volunteer of time working with children in preschools to high school ages helping them understand dogs.
	Competitor in agility throughout the Northeast an average of 26 weekends a year, where Dog'sTime is around hundreds of different dogs. We are constantly learning, training and observing dogs and their behaviors.

Memberships:

Association of Professional Dog Trainers

Pet Sitters International

Massachusetts Society of Prevention to Cruelty to Animals

Animal Rescue League

Riverside Canine Training Center, Nashua, NH

	Agility – USDAA, AKC, NADAC
	Therapy Dogs International

Recent Seminars Attended & Courses Completed:

American Red Cross & The Humane Society of The United States: Pet First Aid Program, completing the program with certification.

'Completing and Solving Canine Behavior Problems', sponsored by New England Dog Training

	Clicker Training Seminars hosted by Karen Pryor, Gary Wilkes & Gail Fisher.
	Agility seminars hosted by Susan Garrett, Brenda Buja, Elicia Calhoun, Wendy Pape, Jen Pinder, Rachel Sanders & Rhonda Carter. Attendance at 3-4 seminars per year.
	Association of Pet Dog Trainers certification as a C.P.D.T. (Certified Pet Dog Trainer)
	Agility Training Camp 2003 to 2007 at BARK Agility with National Trainers and some World Team Members - Jen Pinder, Elicia Calhoun, Rhonda Carter, Dana Pike and Rachel Sanders.
	Seminars in agility, clicker training, behavior and herding average 10 weekends a year!
	Kathy Sdao seminar 'Know Way, Know How: The Science and Art of Training'.
	'Learning About Dogs' clicker seminar with Kay Laurence, world renown clicker trainer.

$15 Evaluation fees!*
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*Evaluation fee is waived if coupled with a min. of a 1/2 hour lesson at normal rates.
Mileage charge may apply for non-local travel (> 8 miles from Billerica Center)