Specialties
Teamworks offers Dog training classes for puppies, manners training, and dog sports of all kinds. We have three certified behavior consultants on staff, offering behavior modification classes as well as InHome Behavior Consultations for all types of behavior problems. We offer Doggie Dayschool - a unique option for positive socialization and training for your dog while you are at work. We also offer InBoard Training, a home-based option for your dog to get training while you are away on vacation. All of our trainers use positive reinforcement methodology and have passed a certification exam or have nationally recognized titles.
History
Established in 2000.
This business was founded by Michele Godlevski, a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant, who has interned with Jean Donaldson, Pat Miller, and Sue Sternberg. Michele has also done internship programs at Wolf Park and The Dolphin Research Center, as well as 4 years of Bailey Operant Conditioning Camp. The goal of creating Teamworks was to provide a "new" method for training dogs that was not force-based or "dominance theory" based. Inspired by Karen Pryor's book "Don't Shoot the Dog", and her experiences with dolphin trainers, Michele wanted Raleigh dog owners to know you don't have to be stronger (or more aggressive) than your dog to train your dog...you just have to be smarter than your dog and understand dog behavior.
Meet the Business Owner: Michele G.
Michele Godlevski is a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant (ACDBC and CBCC-KA),
a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), and has endorsements in dog obedience and agility instruction from the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. In 2000, Michele founded Teamworks Dog Training, llc, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Teamworks Dog Training has a talented staff of 30 instructors, who teach a wide range of group training classes at 2 locations, in addition to a "Doggie Dayschool" program designed by Michele. Teamworks Dog Training offers behavior modification classes (with 2 other certified behavior consultants on staff), including "Fearful Fidos", "Reactive Dogs", "Control Unleashed class", "Behavior Adjustment Training class", and "Leash Manners and Polite Greetings". Michele teaches agility classes, including a "Therapeutic Agility Class" for reactive dogs. Michele offers In-Home Behavioral Consultations, as well as InBoard training in her home. Michele h