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The Road Home staff has
extensive experience in dog behavior and
training, temperament testing, and in assisting
authorities in cases involving large numbers of
dogs typical of animal hoarders and puppy mills.
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Tracey Louper
has 30 years of experience in dog training and
behavior. She is a professional behavioral
consultant, and she helps clients privately with her
business Ain't Misbehavin'. She also
conducts group classes with the Davis Dog Training Club,
in Davis, California. She has trained and worked
search-and-rescue dogs and now trains dogs in canine
sports. Most recently she has
assisted Yolo County, California with a large animal
cruelty case (click
here for more information). Previously, Tracey
has worked with Yolo County Animal Services as an
employee of the Yolo County SPCA and as an Animal
Control Officer.
You can reach Tracey at:
tracey@theroadhome-dogs.org. |
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Cathy Toft
has over a decade of experience in dog training. She is
a professor at the University of California, Davis, with
expertise in animal behavior. She enjoys training her
dogs to
work and to compete in dog sports, such as dog
agility. She specializes in
operant
training and working with shy and fearful dogs (click
here to read more about her work). She is also
active in collie rescue in northern California and nationally
with the
the Collie Club of America. She has assisted
authorities in two large animal cruelty cases involving
the hoarding of collies, one in Yolo County, California,
and one that took place in
Toole County, Montana.
You can reach Cathy at:
cathy@theroadhome-dogs.org. |
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The Road Home, a painting
by Nevada City artist Rick Aeschliman inspired Tracey
and Cathy to pursue their dream of making life better
for unwanted and misunderstood dogs by giving them a
second chance for a permanent home. |
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