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Angela Hoover, LVT,
ABCDT
Angie has loved
animals her whole life. At age 16 she got a job working as a kennel
attendant in a veterinary hospital. The longer she worked there the
more she learned and eventually became a veterinary assistant. After graduating from
high school she went on to Macomb
Community College
where she earned an associates degree in applied science. This was
followed by both state and national licensing exams and finally the title
of Licensed Veterinary Technician.
For the past 6 years
she has been working in the surgery department at Michigan Veterinary
Specialists.
She has been
interested in animal behavior since rescuing Angel, a dog that had been
neglected and abused. Angel was very fearful and shy. Upon
adopting another discarded dog (Emma) in 2005 she and her husband took both
dogs through a class at Trainers
Academy. There
she fell in love with clicker training.
She began researching
how to learn more about training and behavior modification and found Animal
Behavior College (ABC). In May of 2007 she graduated from ABC and
began apprenticing Lisa Patrona.
Angie plans to
continue her education through the Companion Animal Sciences Institute this
spring.
She has a passion to
improve owner-dog communication and deepen their bond.
She lives in Redford with her husband Jason, three dogs (Angel,
Emma, & Hope), and cat Bella.
Read what Angie's
students have to say:
"Our Bailey attended Puppy
and Intermediate classes with Angie, and has loved it. Angie has been a
wonderful instructor. She is very good explaining why something is done and
we liked her demonstrations of skills. She is very caring and positive with
training the dogs and of the owners needs and concerns. We feel very
fortunate that we have attended Trainer's Academy, and we look forward to
taking the Advance class."
-Intermediate
& Puppu Grads Steve and Cathy Sadlier and Cooper
"We observed
classes at 4 training facilities before choosing Trainers Academy, and it
was far superior to the others. We learned so much, and Cooper responded
very well to the enthusiastic instructors and their positive methods. This
experience couldn't have been more fun and rewarding for us. It has
definitely helped to strengthen our bond with Cooper and help make him the
best dog he can be."
-
Intermediate Class Grads
Rick Dunlap
and Teddy
"I run a Shih Tzu rescue and we frequently
have owners surrender their dogs because of behavior issues. I have found
that even a little bit of obedience training goes a long way towards keeping
the dogs in their current homes or re-homing them. Not only do the dogs
learn basic commands, they also develop a sense of importance, a connection
with their owner/trainer, and are very proud to be 'smart doggies.' With
this newly-found self confidence, many of the problem behaviors disappear on
their own. I found that to be especially true with Jonas, who was sometimes
cowering and shy, and other times wild and out of control. I noticed a
difference in him after the very first week of training at Trainers
Academy. That week he learned to look up at me, focus and listen, and--best
of all--the following week at home had the confidence to go outside to take
care of 'business' rather than seek out a corner. His personality
blossomed, and he is a happier dog (and we are a happier family)!"
- Intermediate Grads Cathi White & Jonas
"We
absolutely treasure the classes at Trainer's Academy. We travel almost
2 hours to class and have put one of our puppies through puppy,
intermediate and advanced, and our second puppy through puppy class.
It is well worth the travel time! The knowledge provided is
invaluable to not only our pups, but also to us as pet owners.
We look forward to continuing with Trainer's academy in the future."
- Puppy Class grads Kathy VanGorp & Cassie
"Angie, thank you for laying a solid
foundation for my little man. Having such a a large dog, a solid foundation
is critical to a successful relationship! I would not take
my dogs anywhere else! Take care Angie and keep up the good
work!"
- Intermediate
Class grads Tiffanie Coe & Marek
"We’re currently enrolled in the
Puppy Class in Farmington Hills
and have been thrilled with the results! Angie was a terrific trainer and
did a great job with all the dogs and owners."
- Puppy Class grads
Eric Frank & Molly
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