Meet the Instructors
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Nikita P. |
Patrick F. |
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Specialty |
Puppies & Families | Fear Free Grooming & Puppy’s First Groom |
Private Lessons |
Yes | Yes |
Education |
Karen Pryor Academy, Victoria Stilwell Academy, Peaceable Paws | Karen Pryor Academy, Victoria Stilwell Academy, Peaceable Paws, Hagerstown Community College Professional Pet Groomer Program, Paragon School of Pet Grooming |
Philosophy |
Fear Free, Force Free, Pain Free | Fear Free, Force Free, Pain Free |
Bio |
Nikita specializes in puppy socialization and training. Her passion is to help puppies get the best start in life and to deepen bonds between dog owners and their canine companions. She believes “a happy life for dogs and their people begins in puppyhood.” In addition, she offers private lessons to puppy owners that cover basic manners, loose leash walking, enrichment plans, family bonding and fun tricks and training to have fun with your dog. Nikita is originally from South Africa and now resided in Northwest DC. She has worked at Patrick’s Pet Care since early 2019. | Patrick is passionate about animal behavior, canine-human communication, and animal rights advocacy. He founded the Puppy Head Start program after a decade working in the pet industry, after working with more than a thousand pets, and seeing first hand the consequences of improper and inadequate puppy socialization. He’s especially interested in creating a consent based, fear free, force free dog grooming standard of practice and regulation. Teaching dogs who “hate the groomer” how to enjoy it with trust and consent makes him very happy. He loves teaching a new puppy that grooming is fun and nothing to be afraid of even more. One day he plans to be an animal behaviorist. He lives in Northwest DC with his Carolina Dog, Daisy, as well as his Siamese cat, Yuki. Patrick founded Patrick’s Pet Care in 2012. |
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Nikita P.
Specialty: Puppies & Families
Education: Karen Pryor Academy, Victoria Stilwell Academy, Peaceable Paws
Philosophy: Fear Free, Force Free, Pain Free
Bio: Nikita specializes in puppy socialization and training.
Her passion is to help puppies get the best start in life and to deepen bonds between dog owners and their canine companions.
In addition, she offers private lessons that cover basic manners, leash reactivity, family bonding and fun tricks and training to have fun with your dog.
Nikita is originally from South Africa and now resided in Northwest DC.
She has worked at Patrick’s Pet Care since early 2019.
Patrick F.
Specialty: Fear Free Grooming & Dog Husbandry
Education: Karen Pryor Academy, Victoria Stilwell Academy, Peaceable Paws, Hagerstown Community College Professional Pet Groomer Program, Paragon School of Pet Grooming
Philosophy: Fear Free, Force Free, Pain Free
Bio: Patrick is passionate about animal behavior, canine-human communication, and animal rights advocacy. He’s especially interested in creating a consent based, fear free, force free dog grooming standard of practice and regulation. Teaching dogs who “hate the groomer” how to enjoy it with trust and consent makes him very happy. One day he plans to be an animal behaviorist. He lives in Northwest DC with his Carolina Dog, Daisy, as well as his Siamese cat, Yuki. Patrick founded Patrick’s Pet Care in 2012
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