Greg Ceci, IPDTA-CDT
Greg Ceci likes dogs…Greg likes dogs a lot…some people think maybe too much because he tries to be more like his dogs everyday. Greg thinks that’s a righteous goal.
Before his first dog Sahara rescued him, Greg honed his problem solving skills as a Quality Control Troubleshooter/Analyst for a multi award winning manufacturing facility. From there, he went back to school for Business & Marketing. It was shortly after graduation that Sahara saved him from a life as a Freelance Creative Writer, Creative Director and Business Development Advisor. Greg serviced accounts such as RIM, Manulife, Home Depot, Wal Mart, AT&T, Canadian Wind Energy Association and Scotia Bank but was still unfulfilled. His real passion was shaping and training Sahara. It became very apparent, very quickly that his ability and love for dogs was only equaled by his passion for composing and performing music. When Sahara turned four, she and Greg were joined by another beautiful but troubled girl named Leia. Sahara made Greg a dog trainer – Leia has made him a great one. Together, their goal is to educate dog handlers to better understand their dogs in order to forge an amazing dog/human bond based on trust – improving quality of life for dogs and humans alike. Greg Ceci simply wants everyone with a dog to realize the same bond that he has with his dogs. |
Norma Jeanne Laurette
Norma Jeanne began her studies in 1987 while touring North America with a professional rock band. She began private training in 1989 and opened Puppy Power, the first positive dog training facility in the KW, Cambridge/Guelph area in 1992. Norma Jeanne has consulted with clients as far away as China, and students have come from as far as Italy to take her professional certification career courses.
Having taught over eight hundred and fifty classes and utilizing years of study including over one hundred canine behaviour, aggression, training and animal science courses, lectures, seminars, workshops, conferences, symposiums, and with the use of other references, Norma Jeanne created the Canine Correspondence Studies program. CCS is a professional certification dog trainer program using motivational techniques to teach dogs to think for themselves. Her philosophy is that dogs can learn to problem-solve and choose the desired behaviour in order to affect a pleasant outcome without the use of reprimands. By making training fun and instilling trust, we can create a well-trained dog with a confident and resilient temperament. With students and graduates world-wide, many are now running successful businesses internationally as a result of successful completion of this program. She co-created ACTT – Applied Canine Therapy & Training (Positive Behaviour & Aggression Solutions) with Greg Ceci, IPDTA-CDT of Puppy Passions to help dog trainers and guardians solve training, behaviour and aggression issues through a series of video and manual case studies and lecture series. Norma Jeanne is founder and Chair of IPDTA – International Positive Dog Training Association. She is a columnist and former Editor in Chief for CAPPDT (Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers) Forum, columnist for Pets & Animals magazine and a mentor trainer for the Animal Behaviour College of California. She has lectured at CAPPDT and IPDTA Conferences, Camp Dog Wood – Barrie and Ottawa, Lions Foundation Guide Dogs Oakville, the Montreal Chienposium and other venues. She hosted Puppy Power’s Annual Dog Show for ten years as a fund-raising event, with proceeds donated to the local SPCA and IPDTA Dogs In Need Fund. Norma Jeanne’s unique approach to training has been featured in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, on television and radio. Norma Jeanne lives with her beloved companions; ten year old rescued Husky cross “Wile E. Coyote” and six year old Weimaraner, “Blue Rain.” |
