Jeff Joyce

CPDT-KA

Program Manager

Jeff is certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, a member of The Association for Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and The Pet Professional Guild (PPG). He is the director of the shelter behavior program for the nonprofit Positive Solutions for A Sound Beginning. He also provides community support with virtual, phone, or in-home behavioral consultations to help pet parents keep their animals instead of surrendering them to the shelter, and he serves as a mentor for new and existing dog trainers in Florida.

Jeff believes that teaching and training are both science and an art. Understanding the science behind training is important, but the timing and application of it is crucial to the overall process. Everything starts with forming a relationship, then blossoms into understanding and learning for both humans and canines.

He follows simple guiding principles and a teaching philosophy based on four pillars of relationship bonding:

• Mutual Motivation

• Mutual Communication

• Mutual Trust

• Mutual Respect

The experience between human and canine working and learning together will create, strengthen, and maintain a bond for a lifetime.

If you are interested in A Sound Beginning services in Florida, you can contact Jeff directly:

Business Line:  941-888-4323

Email:   ASBSouthWestFL@gmail.com