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Certified Professional Dog and Puppy Training serving Truckee and Lake Tahoe, California with in-person training and around the world with virtual online training

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Multi Time Recipient

Best Animal Trainer

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Congressional Recognition

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Excellence in Animal Training

Welcome!

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Why choose a Certified Professional

Dog Trainer?

Did you know that in America there is no legal requirement for who can be or call themselves a professional dog trainer? Seriously, anyone can start their own business at any time and call themself a professional dog trainer regardless of experience or knowledge. This is one of the main reasons that there are so many differing views in the world of dog training.

By choosing a Certified Professional Dog Trainer you’re choosing someone willing to subject themselves to the scrutiny of a third-party organization. Dan Tower Anderson of Dog Pause holds in good standing two internationally recognized training certifications, Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) and Absolute Dogs Pro Dog Trainer (AD PDT). This helps ensure that you and your dog are getting the best care and knowledge all backed by science.

What can Dog Pause

help you with?

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New Dog in Your Life?

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Did you get a new puppy, or maybe you just adopted a dog? Wherever your new dog came from, start your relationship off on the right foot! Dog Pause can help!

Get to Know Your Dog Better!

Looking to grow your relationship with and understanding of your dog and go to the next level? Dog Pause can help!

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Overcoming Problems

Does your dog have a difficult obstacle that you can’t seem to overcome or figure out how to get past? Dog Pause can help!

plus more!

Contact

Office Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

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Dog Pause

Dan Tower Anderson

Po Box 3231

Truckee CA 96160

tower@dogpause.training

530.414.9383

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