Specialties
Social Tailwaggers, LLC, provides dog training and behavior consultation by a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) in your home or in group classes. We are also a Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator and a Canine Good Citizen Instructor.
Our classes include: Puppy Socialization, Basic Manners, Healing Paw Therapy Dog And CGC, It's Fun To Sniff, How To Built A Great Recall, Tricks, and Walk With Me. New classes are added periodically so make sure to check our website. Our in-home training includes puppy consultation, behavior consultation, and basic manners.
Our mission is to help people understand teaching using positive reinforcement training is a better way to work with your dog to create a fun, loving, and humane bond. It starts with socialization when your puppy is between 8 and 16 weeks of age and continues with positive reinforcement training throughout your dog's life. We do not use choke or shock collars, jerk on the leash or manipulation to teach your dog.
History
Established in 2015.
After spending over 20 years in the real estate field, I felt it was time to make a change. I wanted to start the next part of my life doing something that I really enjoyed, working with dogs.
My first dog, Cosmo, a miniature Sheltie would occasionally bite, and was very timid around people. We attended a training class when he was older where I was instructed to use a choke collar and yank on his leash to "teach" him to sit. Cosmo typically appeared frustrated during training and would sometimes bite me when corrected.
After finding a highly respected Trainer and Behaviorist to study under, I learned a more humane way of training known as Operant Conditioning using Positive Reinforcement.
After my internship ended in 2015, I started my business based on what I learned during my internship. The first two years I helped dog owners with their dogs via in-home appointments. Today, I continue to help owners in their homes, along with teaching group classes in Laurel.
Meet the Business Owner: Jody B.
Jody Broughton, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Behavior Consultant, and Owner of Social Tailwaggers, LLC, trained under a highly respected Certified Animal Behaviorist, Debbie Winkler, CABC, CPDT-KA. Jody is a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, The Pet Professional Guild, an AKC Canine Good Citizen Approved Evaluator,and a Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator.