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About Us
WALK THIS WAY Canine Behavior Therapy provides positive-reinforcement dog training and behavior modification to dogs and their humans throughout New York City. We believe that happy dogs are better learners and use only modern, dog-friendly techniques. Some of our training tools of choice include treats, toys, games and praise. In addition to our wide range of group classes and seminars, we also specialize in solving any and all types of behavior problems.
Walk This Way opened for business in the late 1990's, and is owned and operated by Renee Payne, CPDT-KA. Renee graduated from the Animal Behavior Center of New York, is a Professional Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, has been certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers since their inception in 2001, and is a certified tester for the AKC's Canine Good Citizen program.
Renee has been interviewed by CBS News, Fox News, The NY Times, CNN, Esquire magazine and various other media outlets as a behavior expert.
She evaluates the adoptability of dogs with aggression problems for local shelters and rescue groups, conducts free agility and dog run etiquette seminars at local dog runs, and taught learning-abroad seminars and dog training certification programs to students from Japan for two years.
Renee designed a written and interactive interview process for co-op buildings to evaluate potential canine residents, wrote several articles about dogs and kids for the Nick Jr. Channel's website, and has contributed articles to numerous other print and web-based outlets on topics ranging from training and behavior problems to breed traits. You can read some of her articles here.
Renee has run a dog trainer internship program since 2002, and conducts "How to Meet a Dog" seminars for young children at various facilities (including bi-monthly at Artscetera) throughout the New York area -- a topic she co-authored a children's book about with Jennifer Gladysz from Mobile Mutts.
You can visit her at Monster Mutt Doggie Daycare in Brooklyn where she serves as the Staff Behavior Counselor.
Walk This Way was voted into the top ten in Citysearch's 2007 Best Pet Services, and works with The Mayor's Alliance for NYC Animals to offer discount group classes and behavior consults to newly adopted NYC shelter dogs.
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