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EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Below you will find ThrivingK9's current qualifications and experience that pertains to dog care and dog training.

Tyler Muto's Inner Circle
January 2023 - Present

The Inner Circle is an online forum hosted on the Discord platform by world renowned Tyler Muto.  It also includes group Zoom sessions with Tyler at least once per month. This community is exclusively for professionals in the dog industry so we can dig deeper into the behind-the-scenes realities behind our work.

Advanced Obedience Seminar with Christine Kisser
December 2022

The Focused K9

The Focused K9 hosted an advanced obedience 2 day seminar with world champion in IGP, Christine Kisser. This seminar focused on competition obedience for advanced dog handlers.

Preparing Dogs for the Real World
October 2022

Association of Balanced Dog Trainers

In this 1 hour presentation, Blake Rodriguez addresses the problems in dog training today, the differences between pet dogs and working dogs and breaks down his approach to training and how he prepares dogs to thrive in everyday real world situations. 

Mastering The Remote Collar
February 2022

Tyler Muto, ConsiderTheDog

Tyler Muto focuses on principles over methods, with the philosophy that when you clearly understand why the stages of e-collar training work, you will become more flexible and creative in your application of the tool, and you will have the skills to troubleshoot when things aren’t going as planned.

ConsiderTheDog Membership
January 2022 - Present

ConsiderTheDog is a platform for experts in the field to share their knowledge and skills to help people and dogs live together in harmony. 

STSK9 Positive Only Program
Currently Enrolled

STSK9 - Emanuela

From basic obedience, energy management, positions, heeling styles, retrieves, recalls, the out, vocals, bite work – all covered in one program.

The Three Step Fundamental Communication System
October 2022

Blake Rodriguez, Dream Come True K9

This course focuses on one of the biggest pieces to helping to build and/or strengthen the relationship between human and dog...clear communication. Building a language that sets us up to successfully teach, address, fix or get rid of more advance situations down the road.

Un-Mixing Your Messages
October 2022

IACP Annual Education Conference

As with many crafts, the difference between a good dog trainer and a great one is often found in the smallest details. Tyler Muto will discuss a variety of common ways that many trainers send subtle mixed messages to the dogs they train; and he will provide actionable solutions that you can implement right away.

Resource Guarding Rehab
January 2022

Tyler Muto, ConsiderTheDog

In this detailed course, Tyler Muto breaks down a process that he developed and has been using for years to rehabilitate and manage this common behavior.

Animal Care Aide
August 2021

North Island College

Learned about animal behavior's, nutrition, wellness, veterinary handling and basic veterinary care procedures.

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