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Pamela Dennison - Biography
 
Pamela Dennison and the Boys Pam started her own business, Positive
Motivation Dog Training
in 1996 out of her
small living room. She now has a 7,000 square foot
state-of-the-art training facility, along with two full-charge instructors. Pam has helped thousands of dogs and handlers build their relationships and solve problems, by teaching basic obedience through competition and working with a myriad of behavioral problems. Pam teaches puppy K, basic obedience through the Canine Good Citizen test, competition obedience, Rally-O, agility and holds regular classes and seminars for aggressive dogs.

Pam Dennison is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America) and is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant with the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants). She is the training writer for the Mid Atlantic Border Collie Rescue newsletter, "Have You Herd?" and a staff writer for The Chronicle of the Dog, the award winning newsletter of the APDT. Many of her books and articles have been nominated over the years for special awards by the DWAA.

Pam is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Positive Dog Training, Alpha Books, Bringing Light to Shadow; A Dog Trainer's Diary, Dogwise Publishing, and How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong; A Roadmap for Rehabilitating Aggressive Dogs, Alpine Publications, Click Your Way to Rally Obedience, Alpine Publications and Civilizing the City Dog, Alpine Publications. She also has two videos/DVD’s, Positive Solutions for Standard Behavior Problems, and Camp R.E.W.A.R.D. for Aggressive Dogs, available from Barkleigh Productions. Pam has also written numerous articles for National and International magazines. She gives seminars on positive training, competition, Rally obedience and aggression to the general public, many Kennel and Obedience Clubs, Off Lead Training Expo, IAABC in 2005 at their first annual conference, the American Boarding Kennel Association, as well as to Therapy Dog Groups and presents her camp for aggressive dogs, Camp R.E.W.A.R.D. at home and across the country.

She currently lives with three rescued dogs (Border Collies) and trains them all for competition. Her dogs have graced print ads as well as TV and movie screens. Pam competes successfully with all of her dogs in competition obedience and Rally, Agility and Canine Water Sports.