Dog Training Classes and Events
We are pleased to work with Sundogs Canine Consultation and Training to help you help your furkid navigate the human world.
Watch your email inbox, our Facebook page (JustFurPetsVA) and this webpage for announcements for dog training classes, special events for pet parents, movie nights and workshops.
Sundogs Canine Consulting and Training offers positive ‘Force Free’ training to people and their canine pals. Sundogs works to teach owners how to use behavior science to effectively acquire and prevent behaviors. Printable training class descriptions and fees are available on the trainer's website.
Upcoming Training Classes
Summer semi-private classes are available; space is limited:
Reliable Recall
Mondays at 6:30-7:20pm; 2 sessions; July 31 and August 7
Register at: Reliable Recall; $75
About the Trainer
Peggy Bowers, PMCT-2 , CPDT-KA
Sundogs Canine Consultation and Training
Peggy Bowers, a life long animal lover, is passionate about behavior science and force-free rewards-based training. Peggy understands that by using the fundamentals of learning and positive reinforcement we can achieve desired behaviors without resorting to pain, fear or force which have no place in the canine-human relationship.
Peggy is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) and a Pat Miller Certified Trainer - Level 2 (PMCT-2). Peggy has studied extensively with the renowned trainer and behaviorist, Pat Miller, at Peaceable Paws, LLC, having completed 4 training academies including Advanced Behavior Studies and Canine Aggression as well as attending workshops and assisting in new trainer academies. Peggy also studied behavior at the renowned Chicken Camp Workshop taught by Applied Behavior Analyst Parvene Farhoody. Peggy’s education and certifications are an ongoing quest in the interest of a acquiring a better understanding and keeping up with the latest studies, research and techniques.
For more information on Dog Training or our upcoming Events, call us at (703) 455-3333 or send us an email.
Peggy Bowers, PMCT-2 , CPDT-KA
Sundogs Canine Consultation and Training
Peggy Bowers, a life long animal lover, is passionate about behavior science and force-free rewards-based training. Peggy understands that by using the fundamentals of learning and positive reinforcement we can achieve desired behaviors without resorting to pain, fear or force which have no place in the canine-human relationship.
Peggy is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) and a Pat Miller Certified Trainer - Level 2 (PMCT-2). Peggy has studied extensively with the renowned trainer and behaviorist, Pat Miller, at Peaceable Paws, LLC, having completed 4 training academies including Advanced Behavior Studies and Canine Aggression as well as attending workshops and assisting in new trainer academies. Peggy also studied behavior at the renowned Chicken Camp Workshop taught by Applied Behavior Analyst Parvene Farhoody. Peggy’s education and certifications are an ongoing quest in the interest of a acquiring a better understanding and keeping up with the latest studies, research and techniques.