AREAS Served:  Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, Morris & Sussex Counties in NEW JERSEY   and   The Poconos & The Greater Lehigh Valley areas in PENNSYLVANIA (908) 475-8882

 

Sheila Lobel has been involved in a variety of aspects of dog training for many years. She enjoys an established private training practice. Sheila has been an accredited trainer with a nationally known pet store where she has worked with well over fifteen hundred dogs and their caring human families. In addition, she is accredited by the American Kennel Club as a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator. She prides herself on staying up to date with the latest methods of dog handling and psychology by continuing to take professional education courses with the focus on training, motivation, behavior modification and personal skill improvement.  She has had the opportunity of working with some of the most respected dog trainers and canine behavioral counselors in the country.  She assisted teaching puppy, basic and advanced obedience classes for 17 months at St. Hubert’s Dog Training School in Madison, NJ.   Sheila is committed to training with “positive reinforcement methods” and provides patient and compassionate guidance to dog owners so that they will enjoy the companionship of pets that are well mannered.  Sheila is an active member of APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), attends their educational conferences and is listed on their website. She has achieved Level I Pet Dog Certification, (CPDT) from the Certification Council of Pet Dog Trainer, and is a member of APPT (Alliance for Progressive Pet Trainers).

Sheila is the proud owner of two Italian Spinoni, and has taken Baci and Spenser from Puppy through Super Advanced classes. Spenser has already qualified for the “Canine Good Citizenship” certification, and Baci will be taking his CGC test. Both dogs are continuing their education with other courses such as “Clicker Training” and “Rally-O” as well as outdoor obedience. She hopes to involve them in therapy work in the future. She has handled both dogs in conformation where Spenser has reached Champion status in ARBA (the American Rare Breed Association).  She is a member of the Spinone Club of America and is one of the contact people for Spinone rescue.  Sheila is an active member of NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association), and handles both dogs in their field trial work which involves pointing, and land and water retrieval. She also works with shelter dogs as a “Canine Coach” with the goal of socializing them and developing their good manners so that they will become good adoption candidates.  Sheila is also a member of APPT

Sheila holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and is a Master’s Degree candidate in Fine Arts (as one of her hobbies is sculpting in stone and steel.) She is the former co-owner and teacher of a karate school and holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. An avid sports and outdoors person, she is also a member of the Master Gardeners of Somerset/Hunterdon Counties, where she answers “Helpline” questions from county residents in addition to participating in other volunteer activities, and resides in Warren County, NJ.

Click here for a list of recent seminars attended by Sheila

	Association of Pet Dog Trainers
APPT Alliance for Progressive Pet Trainers

Spinone Club of America

North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association

American Rare Breed Association