Basic Dog Training & Leadership Skills

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Carla Nanmack-Wenger
Country Club Kennels & Training
www.countryclubkennels.com  
540-788-3559

Carla Nammack-Wenger is the owner of Country Club Kennels & Training located in Fauquier County, Virginia. She is also the founder of The Chance Foundation, an all-breed, non-profit dog rescue organization specializing in taking in abandoned, abused and neglected dogs and providing them w/ medical care, socialization and training in an effort to find them permanent, loving homes. Carla has been training dogs of all breeds and temperaments since 1991. She started Country Club Kennels & Training in 1996 with the goal of offering her clients an attractive alternative to standard boarding kennels. The facility is located on her beautiful, 45-acre property in Catlett, VA. All the dogs are taken out a minimum of 6x/day and social, friendly dogs are turned out in supervised playgroups for their outings. Bedroom accommodations are also available for special needs dogs. Carla has spent years studying dogs and dog behavior. She is well known for her gentle yet effective training techniques and has acquired a reputation for being able to help dogs who have been deemed “beyond help”. Carla’s passion for what she does is demonstrated on a daily basis as she works with the homeless dogs in her care as well as her customer’s dogs. Carla is the trainer of choice of many rescue groups as they send her their “most difficult dogs” in hopes that with her love, patience and understanding, they will become adoptable. She has never met a dog that couldn’t be helped. Carla and her husband Ed are the proud owners of twelve, wonderful rescue dogs all of whom live in peace and harmony together.

Basic Dog Training & Leadership Skills

In this video, professional dog trainer, Carla Nammack-Wenger, along with her brother, Austin Nammack describe various techniques to help you train your dog and to help you acquire “leadership” skills. The video covers a variety of topics including how to use your training equipment effectively, how to establish yourself as the “pack leader”, how to teach your dog basic obedience commands, how to introduce your dog to another dog without altercation, how to socialize the “unsocial” dog and how to introduce your dog to strangers.

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Carlo Nanmack Wenger(ph): Hello my name is Carmen Nanmack Wenger, I am the owner of Country Club Kennels And Training locate in Fauquier County, Virginia in the town of Catlett. I am also the founder of the Chance foundation which is the small non profit rescue organization specializing in finding homes for dogs whove been neglected, abused or abandoned.

My brother, Olson Nanmack(ph), he is here with me today, Hes the owner of our second location in Locust Grove, Virginia. Between the two of us weve about twenty five years training experience dealing all different breeds, all different personalities and of course all different issues. Were here with you today to help to teach you how to communicate more effectively with your dog and to teach the dog some basic skills that will help him become a more polite member of your household, okay. Lets get started.

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