Behavioral Training
Bellwood Animal Hospital is excited to have Kelly Duncan, Michelle Zaphel, and Marsha Sisney teaching puppy obedience courses here at the clinic.
Your puppy’s socialization and training is very important for the long term relationship between you and your puppy. Through positive reinforcement, our trainers will help you train your puppy by teaching it socialization, good manners and so much more. This will help build a strong bond between you and your puppy, which has been found to be the single most important factor that keeps a dog in his or her home forever.
Please contact Bellwood Animal Hospital at 815-398-6484 to learn more about giving yourself and your puppy the great experience of spending quality time together while learning effective behavior and training techniques. For more information about how behavioral training can benefit your pet, please read the following handouts:
About Our Dog Trainers
Kelly Duncan
Kelly began her dog training career seven years ago. She attends the yearly Professional Animal Behavior Associates seminars at the University of Guelph. She also continues to hone her skills by attending other training seminars recommended by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers which keeps her current in the latest science based information. Kelly is a member of the APDT – their motto is “building better trainers through education.”
Kelly has three dogs; a 4 year old lab mix, a 2 year old golden retriever and a 7 month old golden retriever. In her spare time she enjoys taking her dog to schools for therapy visits and compete in Dock Dog events.
Michelle Zaphel
Michelle has been a dedicated dog trainer for ten (10) years. She is a member of APDT and attends the Professional Animal Behavior Symposium at the University of Guelph in Canada every year. She also attends all seminars on the latest science based, positive rewards training methods.
Michelle graduated from Purdue’s prestigious DOGS course and has taught many clicker classes as well as many advanced training courses for dogs of all ages.
Michelle has a 9 ½ yr. old St. Bernard, a 12 yr. old Shih Tzu, and a 12 ½ yr. old German Shepherd. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and canoeing with her dogs and spending time with her niece and nephew!
Marsha Sisney
Marsha has been compassionately caring for animals her entire life. For the past two (2) years she has had the privilege of training under the auspices of CPDT Vickie Buchholz, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. Under her direction, Marsha has become a cross-over trainer. She is a strong advocate for scientifically proven, positive, reward based training methods.
In the past year, Marsha has extended her training knowledge by attending many excellent training seminars. This spring she will be attending a three day symposium on the art and science of Clicker Training. She will also be attending the APDT seminar at the University of Guelph in Canada.
Marsha shares her life with a two year old golden retriever named Bentley. She looks forward to continuing to help owners to develop harmonious relationships with their four legged friends.
Please contact us at 815-398-6484 to learn more about giving yourself and your puppy the great experience of spending quality time together while learning effective ways of training your new four legged friend. For more information about how behavioral training can benefit your pet, please read the following handouts: