Dawn Sims, Certified Professional Dog Trainer

Member APDT, IAABC, and PPG

Dawn Sims is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She is a graduate of Animal Behavior College and held the CPDT-KA certification for nearly a decade. She is a professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), the Pet Professionals Guild, and a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

“I have been training dogs since 1997, promoting force-free, science based training methods, instructing group classes and providing private dog training. I have worked extensively with dogs with behavioral issues, including those suffering from anxiety, aggression and other stress related disorders. I have dedicated much of my free time to rehabilitating and re-homing shelter dogs with a number of rescue organizations.

I’m a bit of a science geek, so if you don’t want to hear the nitty-gritty about why we do what we do you’ll probably have to let me know, because I’m likely to explain it all to you. I love talking about it.”

History

Happy Hound Pet Services was established in 2007 in Eden, North Carolina.
Lectured at Virginia Maryland Veterinary Institute
Consulted for Carolina Basset Hound Rescue in Charleston, SC, Triangle Beagle Rescue in Raleigh, NC, and Hope Humane Society in Fort Smith, AR.
In 2014, we moved to Rudy, Arkansas where our training center is currently located.

Trainer education

Bachelors Degree from Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont (now a division of Emerson University)
Graduate of Animal Behavior College, Valencia, CA
Graduate of Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock, TX

Services

Puppy Training
Surviving Adolescence
Adult Dog Basic Training
Rescue Dog Manners
Preparation for Canine Good Citizen
Preparation for Therapy Dog test
Beginning scent work
Behavior consulting for anxiety and other behavioral disorders.

Memberships

IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants)
APDT (Association of Professional Dog Trainers)
PPG (Pet Professionals Guild)