Specialties
About Us:
It is our goal to help you create a relationship with your dog built on mutual trust and respect. I consider certain factors and use this information to create a customized training plan that addresses obedience and behavior concerns. These include;
* Temperament
* Breed
* Age
* Sex,
* General Health
* History
Techniques and tools can then be adapted to suit individual dogs or situations as needed. Dogs are a companion animal, and sharing your life with a dog should be a wonderfully enriching experience. This is achieved when your companion is well-mannered and comfortable in a variety of environments resulting from a well balanced pet. My main focus is helping you bring out the best in your dog. Therefore, my program includes, puppy training, adult dog training, socialization and behavioral training, and anxiety problem solving.
History
Established in 2006.
Owner, Meridith Caver Wilburn, had several prior successful careers but nothing that stole her heart like her childhood passion for animals. Throughout high school and college, Meridith worked with local animal shelters as a technician and medical assistant and assisted animal control officers. To further her small animal education she began working as a kennel assistant at Forest Hill Animal Hospital. During her ten years here, she was promoted to kennel manager then continued her education by becoming a certified veterinary technician and became their lead surgical technician. Because of her training skills, she was encouraged her to follow her childhood passion and began training full time. Now owning and operating her own training facility she has been serving clients across the Memphis area ever since. The Polished Pooch takes great pride in being one of the only veterinary recommended dog training programs.
Meet the Business Owner: Meridith C.
At 25 years old, Meridith Caver, wasn't happy with any career paths she had toddled down, thus far. She had been in school for pre-law and paralegal studies, worked as a business leasing/loan agent, a restaurant manger, and spokesperson for a corporate advertising company. She had even owned her on private riding stables where she taught years of horseback riding lessons to countless children. From here, Meridith fell back on two things that seemed to come naturally since childhood, leadership and animals.
In the summer of 2003, Meridith began working at the Collierville Animal Shelter as an animal care technician and assisted with numerously animal control calls. In April of 2005, Meridith left the shelter and began working at Forest Hill Animal Hospital as a veterinary technician.
