SouthWest Canine Services
Staff
All our staff
are:
Members of Association
of Pet Dog Trainers.
Canine Good Citizen trainer/evaluator
qualified.
| Steven
A. Lopez |
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Steven
has been involved in dog training/dog handling
for over 12 years. He started his career with
the United States Air Force as a Narcotic Detector
Dog Handler and has since worked in the capacity
of Kennel Master, Trainer, Explosive Detector
Dog Handler and served as liaison between United
States Air Force kennels and foreign kennels.
His experience includes
competing in several Police K9 Trials, resulting
in 1st place finishes in obedience/agility and
explosive detection. He has worked alongside
United States Secret Service, FBI, DEA, United
States Customs and many different civilian police
agencies. He has been training pet dogs for
two years and as a member of the Association
of Pet Dog Trainers and is currently perusing
his Certified Pet Dog Trainer title. He is a
Canine Good Citizen trainer and evaluator.
Steven finds great
satisfaction in providing life changing results
for people along with their dogs. He is dedicated
to giving people and their dogs the highest
quality training possible and to building a
solid owner/dog bond. This makes their dogs
a more happier, balanced and manageable member
of the family. |
| “Not
only am I training people’s dogs, but
educating the owners as well. My methods include
showing the owners the step by step process
of how I am training their dogs. After training
is completed the owners can always revert back
to the foundation which has been laid into the
dog and solve any problems themselves. A well
educated owner makes for a well trained dog.”
As a police dog trainer, Steven’s experience
is extensive, but his commitment to continuous
learning and growth is unwavering and he approaches
all aspects of dog training with the same type
of mind set.
“I
am never satisfied with the status quo. I keep
an open mind when it comes to police dog training
and will listen to someone that’s been
in the business for less than a year just as
I would someone who’s been in it for 20
years. Police dog training is my first love
and I ensure any dog that’s been trained
by me will have received my 110%” |
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| Paul
C. Bunker |
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Paul
has been professionally training dogs for over
25 years, although his involvement started at
a very young age. He was raised in a family
that owned and trained many dogs for obedience,
show and hunting, such as bird dogs. He has
traveled the world training dogs and while In
England positioned as Senior Instructor of an
advanced training club. While living in Cyprus
he was President of Western Sovereign Base Area
Dog Training Club. He has many successes in
competitions for obedience and bird dog trials.
He is an accomplished writer and had many magazine
and newspaper articles published about dog training.
"Dogs
are a way of life, I view my work as a hobby
and gain total job satisfaction from it. I cannot
imagine a time when I would not be involved
with dogs and their training" |
Paul
continually strives to improve his knowledge
and experience, he attends workshops, conferences
and remains up to date with different methods
and practices, such as the Clicker training.
Example of courses/training include:
National Vocational
Qualification Assessor D32/D33 (Animal Care
and Training)
Advanced Applied Canine Behavior – Problem
solving.
Advanced Applied Canine Behavior – Aggression
management.
Advanced Canine Instructors Course.
Basic, Intermediate and Advance Dog Trainers
Course.
British Home Office Advanced Canine Instructor/Assessor
Qualified.
Member of the Kennel Club Accredited Canine
Trainers and Behaviorists Course working towards
accreditation.
ClickerExpo (USA), Clicker Expo (UK),
Various Behavior seminars/conferences.
"I
love the challenge of Behavior Modification
and Behavior Problems. I gain total satisfaction
from meeting a human/dog family that have problems
and seeing them turn around to a compatible
and happy partnership. I strive tirelessly to
solve problems, even the most challenging and
I am that confident that I guarantee my work" |
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| Joseph
B. Phillips |
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Joseph
has been involved in dog training/dog handling
for over 9 years. He started his career with
the United States Air Force as an Explosives
Detector Dog Handler and has since worked in
the capacity of Kennel Master, Trainer, and
Instructor. Joseph has earned two degrees. The
first in criminal justice, and the second in
instructor technology.
His experience includes:
Obedience, Agility, Advanced Obedience, Off-Leash
Obedience, and Police Dog training. He has been
training pet dogs for two years and as a member
of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, is currently
perusing his Certified Pet Dog Trainer title.
He is a Canine Good Citizen trainer and evaluator.
Joseph believes that
there are not bad pets, but only pets who need
the right guidance. He believes in showing pet
owners the tricks of the trade, so they can
problem solve themselves later down the road.
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“it
is 100 % satisfaction when you see it all come
together with a handler and a dog, I learn something
new on every job I go on, that’s the key
to dog training, staying open minded and learning
as much as possible.”
As a police dog trainer, Joseph’s experience
is extensive but his commitment to continuous
learning and growth is unwavering and he approaches
all aspects of dog training with the same type
of mind set.
“ as
your trainer, I will give you everything I have,
and will guarantee my work, training pets is
what I will do for the rest of my life, I never
get tired of it and always look forward to the
next session’ |
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