Pat Rattray

Board Member Secretary

- Co-Author:  Adopting a Dog?

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Pat’s dream is to help adopted dogs stay in their forever homes and to see that the dogs have the life they deserve.  Having done boxer rescue (Bailed Out Boxers) for 26 years, she is all too familiar with the reasons why dogs get returned.  Her mission is to change that outcome for the better.

As co-author of the book, she feels this book gives people an easy step-by-step guide so those first few critical weeks after adoption will be successful.  Stats: most are returned within 14 days.

Her training career began when she got a new boxer puppy in 1991, and began looking for positive ways to work with her dog.  She found out that the methods used by many training facilities were based on punishment.  She wanted a system that was fair to the dog, established trust, and had a consistent approach so her dog knew what was expected of her.

**On staff from 2001-2017 with Dr John Ciribassi, a Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist, at Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants, helping clients understand how to implement the treatment plan created for them.

**In 2000, Certified by Purdue University in the Principles and Techniques of Dog Behavior Modification under the direction of Dr. Andrew Luescher, a Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist.

Pat has been helping people find Positive Solutions for training problems and working with shelters/rescue groups ever since.

Force-free training and redirecting a behavior to what you want are the keys to success.