COOLdog™ Contact
For more information, please contact Sherri Olsen:
Phone: 403-519-5998, or
Email Me: sherri.olsen@cooldog.ca
About Sherri
Raised on a farm, I remember loving my first job taking care of my teachers 40 dogs on a neighbouring farm. I would motorbike through the coulees twice a day, letting them out of their huge barn. I don’t know how I managed to get the excited dogs back in the barn when some of them were bigger than me!
I read all the dog training books I could find, and every animal story in our school library. I loved walking with my dogs and cats through the pasture every day.
Then I moved to the city where for twenty years I worked in Corporate Calgary; then branched out as an entrepreneur as a Career and Life Coach. Thankfully, a client was looking to sell her dog walking company, and I got to help out the new owner walking all the dogs. That is when I remembered my blissful dog walking days of my youth!
When I turned 38, I looked at my life goal list and saw it – get a puppy. I live near a huge off-leash park and river, so it was perfect for a dog. I took a ‘how to be a dog trainer’ course, got a puppy, and went to the off leash park. That’s how my second book was created: COOLdog™A Guide for Safe Off-Leash Fun!
Do you know what it is like to be totally thrilled with your new dog and then be so confused about the variety and disagreement for training methods? Who do you believe? I created a simple step by step method for off leash training along with a COOL dog tag so your dog is recognizable as friendly in the off leash park.
After studying many training methods, I outline a straight forward way of training your dog. The bottom line as I say in my book is to know your dog, and figure out what training techniques work best for them. Don’t fall back to the macho training styles of old. I recommend interviewing several trainers before picking one; beginning with your local Humane Society for reliable referrals. Start with socializing your puppy right away.
My goal for writing the book was less about dog training and more about owner collaboration, having fun and being safe in the park. Yearning for my country roots, and dog walking freedom, COOLdog Country Walking has been created. I get to mix in all the loves I love – nature, dogs, quiet, serving good coffee (COOLdog social club), in a country setting with loved ones.
Plus, I can still do the people coaching as well! (www.sherriolsen.com).
My team or I would also enjoy offering your dog sleepovers when you are away. In home over night care is like a pajama party for dogs! Let us know when to tuck your dog in at night and what bedtime ritual they most enjoy. We treat your dog as if it were our own.
For your people and dog coach needs, call me at 403-519-5998. I also rent my acreage to other dog walkers, and trainers, too.
COOLdog™: Providing Peace of Mind and Total Fun for our Dogs
www.cooldog.ca www.sherriolsen.com 403-519-5998
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