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Check out Dog Training Advice to learn about common behavior and obedience questions!
Collins Canine can successfully fix these common dog behaviors:
Jumping
Barking
Aggression
Destruction
House training
Fearfulness
Marking
Fighting
Chewing
Biting
Separation
anxiety
Submissive
urination
These are the most common negative behaviors. We can help with other conditions too.
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Charmaine Anthony, Trainer
Charmaine Anthony started volunteering at a local shelter in 2001 and discovered a passion that eventually led
her to become a trainer with Collins Canine. After three years of catering to the daily needs of the shelter
dogs and assisting with behavior assessments, she attained a coveted job with The Anti Cruelty Society's Behavior
and Training Department. At The Anti Cruelty Society she holds the titles of Senior Trainer, Behavior Specialist
and Registration Coordinator for the School of Dog Training. In the Spring of 2008 Charmaine began apprenticing
with Collins Canine and accepted a training position with us in the Fall.
Charmaine has a wide variety of interests both within the dog community and outside of it. Her household is made up
of multiple Chihuahuas, but the canine that taught her the most about animal behavior was a dog-reactive Pit Bull.
The Anthony residence is also a licensed foster home and the family has fostered over fifty dogs throughout the
years, including Chihuahuas, Boston Terriers, Poodles, Chow Chows and various other mixed breeds.
To go along with her range of interests she is also a metalsmith and has been making jewelry for thirty years.
During this time, she has raised over $35,000 through her jewelry business for various not-for-profits.
Charmaine's down-to-earth and personable manner has made her clients her devotees.
Photos by John Caruso
Charmaine Anthony
Seminars
- Dog-Dog Group Dynamics: Healthy Interaction vs. Aggression with Sue Sternberg (June 2010)
- Dog Behavior: Innate, Developmental or Emergent, with Ray Coppinger at Wolf Park(November 2009)
- Association of Pet Dog Trainers Conference (October 2008):
- The Revolution in Horsemanship: Robert Miller, DVM
- The Multi-faceted World of Clients: Teoti Anderson
- Introduction to a Day of Play: Patricia McConnell, PhD
- Play & Development of Social Relationships in Dogs: Camille Ward, PhD & Barbara Smuts, PhD
- Appropriate Versus Inappropriate Play Between Dogs: Pia Silvani
- Appropriate Versus Inappropriate Play Between Humans & Dogs: Patricia McConnell, PhD
- Using Play to Treat Aggression Related Behavior Problems: Karen London, PhD
- Role Playing in Play: Ian Dunbar, PhD, MRVS
- Are You Seeing What You Think You Are Seeing: Sophia Yin, DVM
- Behavior Modification in the Real World: Ian Dunbar, PhD, MRVS
- RAT: The Relationship Assessment Tool: Suzanne Clothier
- Finding the Gem in every Individual: CARAT tm - A Novel Assessment Tool: Suzanne Clothier
- Aggression Management Through Positive Reinforcement: Grey Stafford, PhD
- Conditioned Reinforcement: The Whys, Hows, And Whens: Jennifer Sobie, PhD
- Alternative Medicine - 10 Tips for Trainers: Doug Knueven, DVM
- Talk Dog, Think Dog - the Canine Experience: Victoria Stillwell
- Canine Aggression Problems and Solutions: John Rogerson (2008)
- Principals of How Dogs Learn & How to Best Teach Them: Pam Reid, PhD (2008)
- Dog Evolution: Ray Coppinger, PhD and Ken McCort (2008)
- Addressing Behavior Problems in Dogs: Trish King (2007)
- Police Dog Training with Positive Reinforcement: Steven White (2006)
- Advanced Trainer's Clinic: Brenda Aloff (2006)
- Behavior Evaluations: Sue Sternberg (2005)
- Training and Shelter Dogs: Sue Sternberg (2004)
About Charmaine's private lessons:
I would highly recommend Charmaine Anthony as a trainer. She is a very pleasant individual whose affection for animals is
obvious by her actions. She was timely, flexible, and able to seemlessly incorporate our energetic three year olds in the
training process where appropriate. Charmaine listened as we expressed our needs for the dog's training and was able to
develop a program that was individually geared towards our dog and our family. She followed up each training session with
an email that outlined everything we had worked on and key points for us to focus on as we continued our training at home.
Her knowledge of animal behavior and training tools helped us to incorporate a successful training program for our dog. She
is very insightful and has many recomendations on how to gain the most benefit from each training session. Our three year
olds have gained a high level of self esteem with their abilitiy to get Tyrone to sit, lay down, and come. Charmaine even
followed up about a month after our training was over just to see how things were going and if we needed any assistance or
had any questions. Collins Canine is very fortunate to have Charmaine Anthony as a trainer on their staff and any family
would benefit from having her work with their dog.
Julie F. and her dog Tyrone
Charmaine was one of the best trainers I have encountered. She was always the ultimate professional. I loved her relationship
with Woodroe and envied her ability to connect and communicate with him so easily. I would recommend her in a heart beat!
Theresann S. and her dog Woodroe
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| Latest News |
March 4, 2007
We've added new Google maps to help you find our training locations.
View our Bow Wow Lounge and Windy City K9 pages to see them.
They're searchable too!
January 1, 2007
New Group and Private training packages! Want to brush up on your basic obedience but have a few issues that you want someone to come to your home
to help out? Collins Canine is now offering discounts when you purchase a group class and two or more private training
sessions together. Contact us to find out more!
October 1, 2006
Lisa Collins, CPDT volunteered her time giving the Canine
Good Citizen Test as part of the AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day at
Best Friend's Windy City.
Click here to see the great results!
September 26, 2006
Lots of new adorable client pictures! Click here to view.
April 20, 2006
Check out the article on Collins Canine in the Spring issue of Bark Magazine.
Lisa talks about how she got started in dog training and her new relationship with
Vocation Vacations.
April 18, 2006
New class graduation photos for the entire months of February and March 2006! Click here to view.
April 17, 2006
New class graduation photos for the entire month of January 2006! Click here to view.
April 16, 2006
New class graduation photos for the entire month of December 2005! Click here to view.
November 22, 2005
In time for the holidays - new Bark on the Street! Check out what reasons Bella gives for getting a new pup!
November 20, 2005
New class graduation photos for the entire month of November! Click here to view.
November 14, 2005
December 1st is your last opportunity for Collins Canine's Puppy Kindergarten at 2005 rates! Prices will go up $50 a session
in 2006 so register now on the Group Class page.
September 28, 2005
Bella discusses the best time to start training your puppy in the latest edition of
The Bark on the Street.
September 27, 2005
Bid on private training at the silent auction benefiting the Pets of Hurricane Katrina!
Click here to find out more.
September 16, 2005
Bella is back with a new addition of The Bark on the Street! Have your questions
answered straight from the pup's muzzle!
August 20, 2005
Only two spots left in the next Urban Obedience for Adult Dogs. Sign up now! See
the the group class section for more details.
July 6, 2005
New group class schedule! See
the the group class section for more details.
May 13, 2005
New class graduation photos! Click here to view.
March 15, 2005
There is only one spot left in the last group class! Collins Canine won't have anymore
group classes until the Fall to Winter of 2005. Sign up now before its too late! See
the the group class section for more details.
February 3, 2005
There are only a few group obedience classes left before Collins Canine goes on hiatus! See
the the group class section for more details.
January 25, 2005
Want the secret to keeping your dog young and healthy? See what the New York Times has to
say and how Collins Canine can help you out by clicking
here
January 10, 2005
Collins Canine is now offering continuing education discounts! See the the
group class section for more details and pricing!
December 23, 2004
New puppy class graduation photos! Click here to view.
December 23, 2004
Lisa will be starting one day seminars in January covering a variety of topics such as
looking for a new puppy, jumping, young puppy socialization and leash reactivity. See the
the group class section for more details!
See all news items.
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