Janet Frand
Dog trainer and clicker enthusiast Janet Frand has been teaching agility to people and their dogs since 1997. She believes that learning should be fun - for both the dog and the handler - and her relaxed, supportive teaching style reflects this goal. Janet strives to build a loving partnership between her students and their canine companions that is based on mutual respect, patience, and understanding. When teaching pet obedience and agility, she encourages her students to get creative, teach tricks, and use cross-training to keep things fun and engaging for the team.

Janet has been competing in agility since 1995. Her cocker spaniels Darby and Fanny hold titles in nearly every agility venue, including American Kennel Club (AKC), Canine Performance Events (CPE), North American Dog Agility Association (NADAC), United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA), and the Teacup Dog Agility Association (TDAA). A true student of the sport, Janet's teaching and handling skills have been influenced by many top trainers and world-class competitors. Over the years Janet has learned about agility fundamentals, new training methods, handling systems, canine structure, visualization, and more from Barb DeMascio, Chris Parker, Webb Anderson, Stuart Mah, Greg Louganis, Greg Derrett, Susan Garrett, Deborah Jones, Chris Zink, Elicia Calhoun, Donna Rohaus, Julie Daniels, and Bud Houston, among others.

Janet is just as passionate about clicker training as she is about agility, and she began offering clicker-based agility and pet obedience classes at Pawsitively Fun in 2002. Always eager to learn more about operant training methods, Janet has attended chicken camp and three Clicker Expos, where she has taken part in lectures and hands-on sessions with Karen Pryor, Kay Laurence, Ken Ramirez, Steve White, Virginia Broitman, Theresa McKeon, Kathy Sdao, Morgan Spector, and Angelica Steinker.

Janet has owned cocker spaniels for 37 years, volunteered for cocker spaniel rescue, and taught agility for 4-H. When she's not on the agility course, Janet can be found dabbling in flyball, tracking, freestyle and obedience. Watch for Janet's miniature poodle, Fleta, to make her agility ring debut in 2008.

Certifications and Professional Affiliations

• Instructor Certification from White Mountain Agility School
• Member of APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers)
• Certificates of Attendance: Team Works Dog Training Chicken Camp (clicker training) in Raleigh, NC; Clean Run Instructors Conference, 2007

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