About Jodie Vee’s

<h2>Training, day school and boarding on Clark Road, Champaign</h2><p>Jodie Vee's operates from 2703 Clark Road in Champaign, Monday to Saturday by appointment. The home page bills it as "Fun Dog Training" and the headline services block reads: "GROUP CLASSES * PRIVATE LESSONS / BOARDING * DAY ACADEMY &amp; DAY CARE / THERAPY DOG CERTIFICATION * CANINE BEHAVIOR ASSISTANCE." A board-and-train program is offered day and overnight, and the site says dog sports are run alongside the manners work: "Not just manners. Many fun dog sports are also offered along with our Day School and overnight boarding as well as Therapy Dog Training/Certification."</p><h3>Approach</h3><p>The stated method is "Kind, consistent and FUN approaches to develop a better relationship with your dog," with classes and private sessions focused on "being fair, kind and consistent in order to communicate to your pet your expectations." The about page names LIMA – Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive – as the framework, and quotes the standard in full: the "least intrusive, minimally aversive technique likely to succeed in achieving a training (or behavior change) objective with minimal risk of producing aversive side affects," adding that LIMA is also a competence criterion.</p><h3>The owner</h3><p>The about page names the owner and instructor as Jodie Varner. It says she "officially began training companion animals in 2005 at Moongazer Canine Companion Training assisting in all levels of instruction," and that when Moongazer relocated to Boston she "opened JODIE VEE'S in 2010"; the home page's own lead line instead reads "Since 2011," so the two pages differ on the founding year. The page credits her with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Evansville and says she became an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator in 2008. It describes seminars with John Rogerson, Robin Bennett and Susan Garrett, and travel to England to study with trainer Richard Edge, who the site says also runs multi-day workshops at Jodie Vee's – the navigation carries a Richard Edge page. Therapy work is described at length, including a beagle the page says was the first dog allowed in the Federal Courthouse in Urbana to support testifying victims, and a therapy venture the page says she started with three other partners.</p><h3>Credentials and recognition</h3><p>The about page opens with a credential block: AKC CGC, CGC-A and CGC-U evaluator; AKC Trick Dog evaluator; AKC temperament tester; AKC Fetch! judge; AKC Fit Dog instructor; Alliance of Therapy Dogs tester/observer; Association of Professional Dog Trainers; International Association of Behavior Consultants. The body text adds professional membership of the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals and membership of the International Boarding and Pet Services Association (IBPSA), and says she holds certifications in professional dog training, canine behavior, canine psychology and canine massage. On awards the home page states: "NUMBER ONE in DOG TRAINING NEWS-GAZETTE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026," describing it as first in training for the sixth consecutive year, with second in pet supplies, second in doggy daycare and third in dog boarding in the 2026 awards. Ask about prices.</p>