Meet Your Trainer
Jodi Lytle CPDT-KA |
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Jodi Lytle has been working with dogs for over 20 years. Her interest in training started when she was young, and she titled her first dog at a local obedience club when she was only thirteen! A Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT), Jodi grew her knowledge and experience with dogs through apprenticeships, numerous positive reinforcement training seminars, thousands of hours of observation, and completion of Continuing Education Units (CEU's).
This extensive experience and education is what led Jodi to become a crossover trainer: someone who has switched completely to force-free, positive training. Because she has spent so much time working with animals, she was quick to notice that compulsion training - also known as force training - was providing inconsistent results. More importantly, she realized that formerly happy, agreeable dogs were losing their sweet, bouncy natures. After intensive research, she became convinced that force-free was the way to go. |
This isn’t just one person’s opinion, of course. Jodi is affiliated with the following force-free organizations:
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA), The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
- Member, Pet Professional Guild
- Member, The Association of Professional Dog Trainers
- Supporting Member, International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
- Evaluator, American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen program
- Evaluator, Therapy Pets Unlimited
Jodi’s passion for force-free training isn’t just a feel-good opinion - though you’ll love the smile it puts on your dog’s face! It’s rooted in heavily tested psychological and science-based methods that are used in zoos across the globe to handle large predators and land animals.
The success that comes with positive training - and the peace it brings to dogs and their owners - is why Jodi likes to focus on “problem” dogs who sometimes frustrate their owners:
Jodi believes and proves that every dog can be a good dog with the right training.
The success that comes with positive training - and the peace it brings to dogs and their owners - is why Jodi likes to focus on “problem” dogs who sometimes frustrate their owners:
- Destroying the house when left alone
- Behaving aggressively toward people and other animals
- Hiding under furniture and/or urinating indoors
Jodi believes and proves that every dog can be a good dog with the right training.