About Diane
Diane and Nico
Diane and Reegan
Diane and Reegan
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Diane is the Owner and Head Trainer of Diane’s Clever K9s. Growing up in Scotland, Diane started training and showing dogs as a junior handler in conformation and obedience and has 25 years of formal dog training experience competing in Schutzhund/IPO, Mondioring and agility with her Belgian Malinois and Parson Russell Terrier. Over her training years, Diane has had the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative leaders in competitive dog training.
Diane trains frequently with the Endeavor Working Dog Club in Los Alamos, NM and the Ouray Working Dog Club in Salida, CO where she assists in tracking, obedience and bite work instruction. She continuously studies the latest theories in dog training and attends seminars to keep up with the latest dog training methods. Diane believes in a balanced training approach that is fair and effective in communicating with your dog. Using both reward based techniques and aversive consequences, we teach your dog that their choices and behaviors can result in either pleasant or unpleasant results. Diane shows you how to teach your dog behaviors creating focus and motivation to develop a reliable, obedient dog. We closely follow the training philosophy of Michael Ellis and recommend you watch his Philosophy on Dog Training video. Diane is a member of the Durango Kennel Club, United States Mondioring Association, Endeavor Working Dog Club, Ouray Working Dog Club, International Association of Canine Professionals and is an AKC approved CGC Evaluator. Diane offers her dog training services to Durango, Bayfield and the surrounding areas in Colorado. |
Diane and Keely
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Henley, Smudge & Tika
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Diane and Riley
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Diane and Peanut
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Diane and Xena
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River, Rancher & Trigger
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Diane and Nicholas
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Diane with Leon & Rika
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Diane with participants at Jeff Gellman, Solid K9s Training seminar in Parker, Colorado.
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November 2017.....FANTASTIC 2 day seminar in Parker, CO with Jeff Gellman of Solid K9 Training from Providence, Rhode Island. At this intensive seminar Jeff worked with dog aggression, on and off leash obedience, lots of behavior modification, resource guarding, counter surfing, jumping, crate anxiety, over arousal in dogs and teaching dogs Calm on Command. |