About Laura’s Dog Training

What they offer

Laura's Dog Training is Laura Pintane's training business in Salida, running since 1999. Group classes include puppy socialization and obedience, basic and advanced obedience, beginning agility, snake awareness, CPR and pet first aid and a therapy dog class, alongside private training, board and train and pre-puppy coaching. Free offerings include puppy playtime, agility practice, Tuesdays Together drop-in events and evaluations.

The trainer

Laura holds the CPDT-KA and describes herself as an advocate of positive reinforcement and the LIMA (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive) approach. Her site says she has trained over 1,000 dogs locally and worked for Canine Companions for Independence, and she is an evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen, S.T.A.R. Puppy and Trick Dog programs and for Alliance of Therapy Dogs. She co-founded the Salida Dog Club and Therapy Dogs of Chaffee County.