Michele Terlep  MEd., CPDT-KA
216.701.2445
[email protected]

​​Pawsitive Play Dog Training and Michele Terlep, MEd. (Master of Education), a nationally Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), and a multi-award winning educator, can help turn your challenges into success using the art and science of positive reinforcement dog training.

When you picture your future with your dog do you want:
A partner not just a dog?
A confident, well-behaved dog at home and out and about?
To be able to walk your dog and not be walked by your dog?
For your dog to make great choices including not rushing out the door or jumping?
Your dog to be off lead and still respond to you?
A great relationship with your dog?

​If this is what you dreamed of when you got a dog and not what you currently have... Unleash Your Dog's Potential with Pawsitive Play Dogs!

Training Can Help With:
  • Your dog being naughty but mostly nice 
  • Jumping on you, your guests or your furniture
  • Barking at other dogs or people
  • Pulling and dragging you down the street on your walk
  • Embarrassing you when you have friends or family over
  • Running out the door or not coming back to you when called
  • Being unable to settle and be calm at home and out and about
  • Chasing critters and learning to ignore distractions
  • Puppy behaviors and training needs
  • Creating a good, well behaved dog
It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.                                   
​Dr. Suess

Developing Training Skills through Pawsitive Play Dog Training

Skill Up Your Dog in:
  • ​Basic behaviors and manners
  • Self control- waiting and not jumping
  • Puppy training
  • ​Recall
  • ​Loose lead walking
  • Crate and settle/calmness training
  • Focus and attention
  • Listening skills
  • Distraction training
  • Leveling up training for the "real world"
  • Overcoming fear and anxiety
  • Preventing barking at other dogs or people
          and more...​
Skill Up Yourself with:
  • An understanding of dog behavior and learning 
  • The ability to help your dog make good choices
  • Strategies for life beyond your yard to help your dog live in the real world
  • Training skills and leash handling
  • Learning how to create a great relationship with your dog
Pawsitive Play Dogs Provides-
-Understanding of the science behind dog behavior and learning
-One to one training for you and your dog
-Individualized programs and training goals
-Flexible scheduling
-Development of training skills and strategies for a well-behaved dog
-Training for real world application
-Fun, positive lessons that develop a strong bond with your dog
- Handouts with clear instructions and training hints
​- In-person and virtual classes
Training Services​
Consultation
Single Private Lesson $90.00
Prepaid Private Lesson Package $85.00 per lesson

On Site at Pawsitive Play

  • Teach your dog to navigate challenges in the real world.  Be a partner- not just an owner.
  • Your dog learns foundational behaviors and more as you level up your training skills beyond sit, stay and down. 
  • ​A training plan included with handouts, training hints and information accompanies each lesson.​
  • Learn about the science behind dog behavior and how dogs learn!

    V​​irtual Training

    • The Dog Training and Learning Center is an online dog training site where you can take lessons based on your specific needs and at flexible times and days to fit your schedule.
    • Denise Ames, CPDT-KA, (Out and About Dog Training) and I created this online training site to help people who did not have time for in person training but wanted a good, quality education about dog training.
    • It contains lessons about how dogs learn and how to best teach your dog the skills you need.
    • Demonstration videos help to improve your mechanics and your dog's skills.​