Classes


At Lucky Dog we provide professional, positive, rewards-based training. No harsh physical correction methods are ever advocated. Positive training achieves excellent results, as it is based on how dogs think and learn. You'll learn in small, easy steps in order to set both you and your dog up to succeed. And we also think that working with your dog should be fun! We encourage play and treats as important rewards for your dog. This also builds the relationship with you.

We offer classes in:

Agility

Obedience

Rally

Puppy Training & Socialization

We also do special events, including seminars, agility run-thrus, and private dog parties.

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About Our Services


The LUCKY DOGma

Positive, reward-based training enhances the bond between you and your pet. We will provide you with the tools to build a more joyful and satisfying relationship with your dog. This clear emphasis on positive reinforcement gives dogs the freedom and confidence to think, learn and experiment throughout the training process. The dog's natural capabilities are encouraged and rewarded rather than being suppressed through the threat of severe punishment or harsh corrections. From your dog's perspective they can solely concentrate on the challenge of learning and trying new things rather than worrying about the consequences of doing something wrong.

Our goal is to provide a place where dogs and their people may play, train and interact in a clean, safe, and pleasant environment, while developing a positive, closer, more bonded relationship.

At Lucky Dog, we partner with dog training professionals who embrace our dog-friendly, positive training philosophy and share our goal of enhancing the dog/human relationship. Classes are meant to encourage stronger relationships, build a foundation for good canine citizenship and create happy, social and well-rounded dogs-- and have fun doing it!

As a member of APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) we share and uphold their philosophy: All dogs are effectively trained through dog-friendly techniques and therefore are lifelong companions in a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.

Our amenities include

Fully fenced and landscaped outdoor grassy training field with excellent footing and lighting for night classes and events.

Complete, professional agility and rally equipment

Double-gated (outside) and double-door (inside) access for safety

Pet waste bag station and disposal

Air conditioned indoor training facility with 1/2" rubber floor for safety and comfort. Perfect for training and events.

Rental is available for private dog parties and seminars. The training room is 1200 sf.

Fetch a club membership and use our facility to practice any time you want to (whenever a class is not scheduled in that area of the facility)

Water available for cooling down (outside hose; indoor water fountain).

Bathroom facility

Patio area for socializing before or after classes & events



Meet Our Instructors

 

Mindy Cox, Training Director at Lucky Dog Sports Club, has been working with dogs for many years. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science from Cornell University and pursued her master's degree in veterinary anatomy from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She has been a veterinary hospital administrator for over twenty years, and has been instrumental in starting programs in pet therapy, puppy kindergarten, and obedience and behavior. She holds a CD obedience title on her dog, Bella, as well as multiple AKC agility titles, and is training and competing at the Master Agility level. She is currently training and enjoying her new boy, Remy, a Belgian Malinois. Mindy has had the good fortune of training under some of the top agility competitors in the world.

Cynthia Kean currently competes with her two dogs at the highest level in two agility venues, AKC and USDAA. She recently put her 8th Championship on her border collie, ADCH MACH2 Nell CDX FN. Cynthia has been playing agility for over thirteen years and has trained six of her own dogs in that time. She has been an AKC agility Judge for more than nine years. Cynthia has a Masters degree in Education and owned and operated a successful dog training facility when she resided in New York. She is owned by Nell, as well as Beau, a sheltie, a Papillion named Cricket, and her newest family member, Tickle, a border collie. Her husband, Patrick is a great roadie!

Sonya Cerron proudly refers to herself as an agility junkie! She has been in love with the sport of dog agility since 1999, and it shows. She is always promoting the sport, and the love of dogs. Sonya has trained and trialed with her now-retired dogs Wiley and Jacy, both Australian Cattle dogs, since 1999. She currently trains and trials with Jimmy, an Australian Shepherd, in both AKC and USDAA agility. She has been involved in animal health and welfare all of her life. As an animal control warden in Marathon, Florida, she began obedience classes, and worked tirelessly to help find new homes for our unwanted friends. Sonya has volunteered her time at many non-profit animal organizations over the years, including most recently, the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. Students in her agility classes in foundation, beginners, intermediate and advanced levels have gained from her instruction and knowledge. She is generous with her time and experience, and to her delight, sees many of her students succeed in their training and gain the confidence to win at trial!

Dr. Lisa Radosta: Special Visiting Instructor. Dr. Radosta has been helping owners alter their pets behavior for the past 12 years, first as a dog trainer, later as a veterinary behavior consultant and currently as a board certified veterinary behaviorist.

Dr. Radosta is a native of Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. Following graduation, she completed a one-year small animal medicine and surgery internship. She continued to practice in South Florida as a small animal veterinarian with a special interest in small animal behavior cases for the next 2 years. In 2006, she completed a three-year residency in Behavioral Medicine at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She received multiple research awards during her residency. We are fortunate and honored to have her teaching here at Lucky Dog.

Visit her website to find out more about her practice or to schedule a private consultation.

Blase Pfefferkorn has a long history in the dog training field. Beginning n 1982 he assisted in the training of police K9s and in 1989 he began training dogs for obedience. By 1993 he had started training dogs for performance obedience obtaining his first title in 1995. In 1997 his dog was ranked number two in Open obedience. Tragically, this dog died young of cancer, but had attained enough points to end up number five in the breed in the country for the rest of that year. Since then, he has ranked his dogs in Novice, Open, Utility and obtained a UDX. He had the number three and number ten dogs in their breed in Novice, in the country in 2001, number three in Open in 2003, number three in utility in 2005, number two in Open in 2006 and going first place over the number one dogs in both Open and Utility at the National Speciality in 2007, winning High in Trial and High Combined. This past year he has the number one Open dog in his breed (Rottweilers) in the country. Blase began instructing classes back in 1995, and believes in maintaining a rewards-based, positive, interactive learning experience for both the dogs and students to achieve the best results and enhance the partnership between the handler and the dog.

Stacey Perry has been in the dog field for over 20 years. She is a Level IV (the highest level) veterinary technician at Harmony Animal Hospital, and has gained a reputation with clients as a person willing to share her vast knowledge of dog behavior and training. She has a gentle, yet confident manner with the dogs she works with and quickly gains their trust. She shares her home with six dogs that live happily together, including one being trained as a police K9. Three of her dogs have attained their AKC Canine Good Citizen titles and two of her dogs are certified therapy dogs.

Maureen Parsons began showing dogs in obedience almost 20 years ago, putting CDX (advanced obedience) titles on her German Shepherd Dog and Standard Poodle. Since those early days of training that relied more on punishment (the old "pop and jerk") she discovered more humane and reliable methods to teach dogs and has been an avid teacher of positive reinforcement, including clicker training. She utilized these rewards-based methods to train her subsequent dogs to do many tricks and to teach them the behaviors necessary to qualify for Rally and obedience titles. She taught many puppy kindergarten classes using the clicker at Harmony Animal Hospital and has had a positive impact on many dog's lives.

Maureen continues to learn new ways to teach by attending numerous conferences led by world-renowned instructors. She is also strongly involved in pet therapy through her group, www.sunshineonaleash.com and has been a Delta Society Pet Partner evaluator for 10 years. She visits hospitals, geriatric centers, and schools regularly with her therapy dogs, Chrissy (a 9-year old Maltese), who also holds an RN (Rally) title, and Ricky (a 5-year old Keeshond) who has achieved an RE title in Rally as well as his obedience CD title. Maureen and her husband Roger are also owned by two additional dogs, Karma (a 19 month old Standard Poodle) and Ace (an 8-year old Maltese).





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