About Me
Hello, my name is Rob Van Tassel and I am pleased to offer dog walking, agility,dog obedience lessons to the Halifax Regional Municipality.
I was born and raised in Nova Scotia. I have raised and trained many dogs but, my life changed in September of 2001 when I adopted Skye from the SPCA. I changed my training style from traditional dominance/correction based methods to those that involve reward based training. Since that time, I have focused my attention on how people interact with their pets. For me, positive reinforcement and making training fun are the most important parts of spending time with a dog. In addition to a Sociology/Psychology education from Mount Saint Vincent University, my experience as an obedience instructor and agility manager have taught me how to apply operant and classical conditioning methods in a gentle and positive manner. I have competed in the dog sport called Flyball, participated in the local Super Dogs shows, and you can currently find me on the local Agility circuit.my experience as an obedience instructor and agility manager have taught me how to apply operant and classical conditioning methods in a gentle and positive manner. I have competed in the dog sport called Flyball, participated in the localSuper Dogs shows, and you can currently find me on the local Agility circuit.
Skye( Adc, Aadc, Madc,Mgdc,Msdc,<jdc, Mtrdc, Atchc,Mscdc, Bronze, Silver, Gold, ExSt Bronze, xst Silver, Exst Gold, ExJ Bronze, ExJ Silver, ExJ Gold, ExG Bronze, ExG silver, ExG Gold, ExS bronze, ExS Silver ExTR Bronze, VBA)
Since entering our first agility trial in August 2003 Skye has earned more than 20 titles, taken home many Top Dog honors, won most enthusiastic team in the Maritime provinces for 2003, attended the 2004 National Championships in Montreal, the 2005 Nationals in Saskatoon, the 2006 Nationals in Vancouver, the 2007 Nationals in Ontario, and the 2008 Nationals in New Brunswick. Skye won the Top SPCA/Rescue dog at the National Championships in Vancouver and placed 7th overall in her division. Skye is also the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Regional Champion for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. She placed 1st overall at the 2007 C.P.E. National Agility event. Skye was featured in an article of the May-June 2006 edition of Dogsport Magazine and can be seen on the television show " Top Dogs".
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About Me Hello, my name is Rob Van Tassel and I am pleased to offer dog walking, agility,dog obedience lessons to the Halifax Regional Municipality. I was born and raised in Nova Scotia. I have raised and trained many dogs but, my life changed in September of 2001 when I adopted Skye from the SPCA. I changed my training style from traditional dominance/correction based methods to those that involve reward based training. Since that time, I have focused my attention on how people interact with their pets. For me, positive reinforcement and making training fun are the most important parts of spending time with a dog. In addition to a Sociology/Psychology education from Mount Saint Vincent University, my experience as an obedience instructor and agility manager have taught me how to apply operant and classical conditioning methods in a gentle and positive manner. I have competed in the dog sport called Flyball, participated in the local Super Dogs shows, and you can currently find me on the local Agility circuit.my experience as an obedience instructor and agility manager have taught me how to apply operant and classical conditioning methods in a gentle and positive manner. I have competed in the dog sport called Flyball, participated in the localSuper Dogs shows, and you can currently find me on the local Agility circuit.
Since entering our first agility trial in August 2003 Skye has earned more than 20 titles, taken home many Top Dog honors, won most enthusiastic team in the Maritime provinces for 2003, attended the 2004 National Championships in Montreal, the 2005 Nationals in Saskatoon, the 2006 Nationals in Vancouver, the 2007 Nationals in Ontario, and the 2008 Nationals in New Brunswick. Skye won the Top SPCA/Rescue dog at the National Championships in Vancouver and placed 7th overall in her division. Skye is also the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Regional Champion for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. She placed 1st overall at the 2007 C.P.E. National Agility event. Skye was featured in an article of the May-June 2006 edition of Dogsport Magazine and can be seen on the television show " Top Dogs".
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