Center for Canine Enrichment
312 East Johnson Avenue Cheshire, CT
203.237.6499

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Martha T Bailey CKO CBS


Lynn Spagnesi


Lorrie Moule


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martha T Bailey CKO CBS


We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give.

                           Winston Churchill


 
Martha brings 36 years experience working with pets and their families. She created a guidance based training method, which
builds skills through small successful exercises creating a strong working relationship between dogs & their handlers.

She holds certificates in canine behavior from The University of Guelph, Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.  An avid lifelong learner, Martha regularly attends seminars on canine behavior and the newest training techniques.

Martha has lectured nationally for the American Boarding Kennels Association ( ABKA ) on Dealing with Aggressive Dogs and Understanding Canine Behavior. She has assisted Northeast Utilities, CNG and several Northeast cable companies by educating their employees on how to pro-actively protect themselves from aggressive dogs and manage potentially dangerous canine situations.

In the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Martha's dedication to animal welfare compelled her to volunteer her time and services. Martha learned about a shelter which was over capacity with dogs rescued from Hurricane Katrina. This shelter was subsequently severely impacted by Hurricane Rita. She collected donated supplies and traveled to the Lake Charles area of Louisiana where, for three weeks, she worked side by side with local staff to help manage the many displaced pets.

She is a proud member of the Hartford Obedience Training Club, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and is an AKC approved Canine Good Citizen Evaluator.

Martha currently shares her life with Destiny a 14 year old German Shepherd Dog and Journey a 5 year old Catahoula Leopard Dog from Louisiana.

 

Lynn Spagnesi:

 

Lynn brings a diverse background in behavioral education to her learning sessions. She has accumulated 30+ years of experience in special education working in the fitness area with extremely challenging populations. Lynn also accrued 6 years of coaching experience, and more recently, 7+ years of work with Connecticut Valley Dog Training under Martha Bailey.

Lynn began working with dogs in 1978 when she was coaching women's college basketball and one of her players arrived at practice with  a puppy in every pocket of her jacket. The puppies were abandoned during the blizzard in the Northeast! From that venture, she sought to increase her skills in the canine world. She was gifted to share 17.5 years with "GEORGE" a behaviorally creative "mix" from that rescued litter.

Lynn regularly attends behavioral seminars. She has attended canine seminars and workshops with John Rogerson, Steve White, Patricia McConnell, Debbie Hutchinson, Terri Cesarak, Brenda Aloff, Ray Wheeler, Judy Reilly, Pat Miller and Mary Jo Lavin. She credits most of her hands on learning to Martha Bailey, Monique Plinck, Ray Wheeler, Kathy Shea, and Sue
Sternberg. 

 Lynn specializes in directional activities designed to build confidence and improve the human/handler connection in the pre-novice and novice level team. Lynn spends the majority of her time outdoors, enjoying life and "Cross-Training" her dogs, a method which integrates confidence and directional work with various movement activities.

Lynn places the human-canine "TEAM" connection above all other skills.  She has enjoyed "playing" FORMAL agility since 2000 with Buddy, a robust rescue Labrador retriever, who has been one of her greatest agility instructors.  Buddy taught LYNN how to guide him to his C-atch, Nadac Elite titles and the level of Excellent in AKC. More recently, Billy Joe has joined the family. Billy has achieved his Mx, MxJ, C-atch, and Elite Nadac titles. Known for having fun - Q or NQ - you can often catch them smiling as they negotiate their courses. (Email Lynn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Connecticut Valley Dog Training Service
Martha T. Bailey CKO CBS
36 years of experience for you & your dog

203.237.6499

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