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| Front Range K9 Academy / 6729 W. 44th Ave. / Wheat Ridge, CO / 80033 /// frontrangek9@yahoo.com /// (720) 839-1102 |
| Meet the Trainers: |
| Megan Tutera, BS, CBC Senior Trainer & Behaviorist, Megan Tutera came to us with a background in working with a multitude of animals. She felt that our methods gave her a good balance as a trainer to help impact the lives of families and their dogs. Megan has a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science, and spent 15 years as an animal behaviorist working with both marine and land animals. She has trained animals for Sea World Ohio, The Rainforest Café, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and most recently Six Flags Great Adventure. Whether it was with sea lions or elephants, or dogs, Megan has always had a passion for training. Her passion for working with dogs came with her first foster dog, Blitz. Blitz was a deaf Dogo without any hope for a home, and no training. She made it her job to make him into an incredible adoptable boy and now wishes to continue to pursue her career helping others with their companion dogs. |
| Owner - Jennifer Hime, BA, CBC: While in Pueblo, CO, owner & training director, Jennifer Hime studied under Dog Trainer Paula Mitchell of Animal World in the fields of canine behavior and obedience training beginning in 1990. In addition to operating Front Range K-9 Academy, she has counseled dogs and their owners for Pet Country in Pueblo, Northwest Animal Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO & The Dog House, a Doggy Daycare and Boarding Kennel facility formerly located in Denver, CO. Jennifer has worked with dogs of all breeds, sizes and temperaments. She believes in focusing on each dog/owner relationship to tailor services that meet the needs of the individual. Finally, Jennifer does more than train dogs for a living; she lives with dogs for her training. She shares her home with the whippets of Horsetooth Whippets, and she bases many of the lessons she teaches in class on the lessons she's learned from her own dogs. Jennifer competes with her dogs in AKC Conformation, Obedience, and Rally-O, and coursing. Clients have travelled from as far away as Nebraska, Wyoming, and Kansas to work with this highly-recommended dog behaviorist & trainer. |
| Career Highlights/Memberships: 2017- Present - Professional Member - I.A.C.P. (International Association of Canine Professionals) 2017 - Present - Supporting Member - canine division of the I.A.A.B.C. (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) 2014 - 2020 - Member - A.P.D.T. (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) 2007 - Member - canine division of the A.C.A.B.C. (Association of Companion Animal Behavior Counselors). 1994 - University of Southern Colorado, BA in Education. 1992 - Certification by A.C.T.S. (Accredited Canine Training Systems). 1990 - Apprenticeship under Trainer Paula Mitchell - Pueblo, CO Additionally, Jennifer continues to further her knowledge of canine behavior through continuing education courses and independent study. |
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| Why hire just any dog trainer, when you can hire the local trainers with the experience & techniques that will SOLVE the problems? |
| Owner/Training Director, Jennifer Hime, BA, CBC & "Siobhan" the wonder collie. |
| Any age. Any breed. Any size. Any dog. We work with dogs of all ages, breeds, and sizes - from the largest mastiffs to the smallest teacup chihuahuas and poodles. Our method is unlike any thing else being taught in the Denver area. Over 70 years in the making, the method delivers uniform, reliable, real-world results. Want to know more? Check out our trainers' biographies below! |
| A Colorado Dog Training Tradition! We're a Colorado Company! Front Range K9 Academy was founded by owner and trainer, Jennifer Hime. A Colorado native, Hime has worked with dogs professionally since 1990. In 2006, we put in place our Dog Trainer Apprenticeship Program. Every trainer we hire must complete a minimum of 200 hours of training under our Head Trainers. The program is extremely rigorous, with an 80% 'wash out' rate. This means we train and retain only the best at communicating with clients and their dogs. |
| Meredith Harris, CBC Trainer Meredith Harris joined the Front Range K9 team after completing our rigorous Dog Trainer Apprenticeship program in 2018, and is accepting clients and teaching group and private classes. We're looking forward to her leading pack walks and teaching polishing skills and drills classes, as well as all levels of our training programs. Meredith's interest in dog training stemmed from her other canine-related profession of dog walking & sitting. She found that she wanted to know more about dog behavior to be able to better serve the dogs she encounters in her daily work, as well as her own dogs - Alfred, a large mix breed pup, and Kinsey, a 7 year old Yorkshire terrier, and her newest addition, Nala, her rescued Plotthound. We're excited to have this great trainer aboard! |
| Jordan Dye, CBC Raised in a household with cats, horses, and dogs, as the daughter of a professional groomer, Trainer Jordan Dye has been a life-long animal lover. Jordan completed our Dog Trainer Apprenticeship program in record time, and is qualified to teach all levels of our training, as well as problem solving, tricks classes, and more. Jordan spends her spare time working with her 3 horses, and her terrier, Jax, her demo dog. She is an avid tricks trainer and an overall asset to our training staff. We're thrilled to have this dynamic, insightful trainer on board. |
| "Jen and her team are knowledgeable, committed, and top notch with helping you train your dog. This is one of those things that you will end up looking back on and telling yourself that it was the best investment you have ever made for you and your dog." ~Kyle Sandusky, Denver, CO |
