Dog-Harmony Hosts "Ask Amanda: Resources for Rescues"
Article published in the Defuniak Springs Herald, The Destin Log, Walton Sun, StayHappening.com and AllEvents.In.
Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. - Amanda Rietheimer will be at Dog-Harmony’s headquarters located at 237 Market Street in Santa Rosa Beach, FL on Sunday, March 7th at 2:00 p.m. Rietheimer is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA). She is a lifelong animal advocate and former animal control officer in New England.
Dog-Harmony will host a live Q & A session called “Ask Amanda: Resources for Rescues.” This program will be particularly beneficial for employees and volunteers of animal rescue organizations. Rietheimer will cover safety topics that include managing aggressive dogs as well as shy, fearful and timid dogs.
Register to join us for this complimentary educational seminar hosted both in-person at Dog-Harmony where social distancing protocols will be observed and virtually via the following link: www.dog-harmony.org/events. Upon registration, a link to attend the seminar will be emailed to virtual participants.
Prizes will be awarded for best questions submitted during the live Q & A. There is no fee to attend this seminar, although donations to support Dog-Harmony’s humane education programs are welcome. (Donations can be made at www.dog-harmony.org.)
Each month, Dog-Harmony will be hosting Rietheimer in a series of virtual education classes that will focus on dog behavior. These classes will not only benefit animal shelter employees and volunteers, but dog lovers as well. Be sure to follow Dog-Harmony on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on our humane education and canine enrichment programs and activities.
ABOUT AMANDA RIETHEIMER, CDBC and CPDT-KA:
Rietheimer owns and manages Behavior Focus of Houston, LLC, which focuses on modifying fearful and aggressive behavior of animals in the Houston, TX area. She has partnered with Dr. Lore Haug, the only Veterinarian Behaviorist in the Houston area, on many cases. Rietheimer has also donated many hours to various rescue organizations to help assess dogs and create behavior modification plans for newly adopted and/or fostered dogs.
Prior to founding Behavior Focus of Houston in 2012, Rietheimer was an Animal Control Officer for 12 years in the New England area. For three of those years, she oversaw the animal shelter and staff. Rietheimer shadowed many local trainers to help train dogs at the shelter in order to increase their chances of being adopted. Later, she became a police officer and was training to become a K-9 handler when she realized that she missed helping animals at the shelter.
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About: Dog-Harmony, Inc., is a Santa Rosa Beach-based 501(c)3 dedicated to helping dogs rescue people through humane education programs and positive training methods.
Media Contact: Nancy Bown, CPDT-KA and Founder of Dog-Harmony, Inc., at hello@dog-harmony.org or 850-376-4190
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