Twin Cedar k9

Twin Cedar K9 offers comprehensive training programs for all levels, from beginning puppy to advanced obedience. They provide both group classes and individual sessions, which can be held at their ranch or as house calls.

Their curriculum includes preparing dogs for AKC titles and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification. They also offer specialized programs for competitive obedience, search and rescue, law enforcement, and personal protection. Individual sessions address specific behavioral issues such as dominance, fear aggression, food aggression, separation anxiety, and excessive barking.

The “Second Chance Program” focuses on training shelter dogs in basic manners, leash walking, accepting strangers, and fundamental obedience commands like heel, sit, lie down, and stay. These dogs also receive extensive play, exercise, and socialization, with new owners receiving a “Go Home Lesson” and encouragement to attend ongoing group classes to maintain training.

Twin Cedar K9 is a dog training business led by Margaret Blair, a certified dog trainer with professional experience since 1991. She trains dogs and owners at her ranch located east of Jackson, California, in rural Amador County.

The business offers a wide range of training services, from basic manners for companion dogs to advanced training for working service dogs. Margaret also breeds and trains working line German Shepherds for various roles, including search and rescue, law enforcement, obedience, and therapy work, in addition to being great family pets.

A unique aspect of Twin Cedar K9 is their “Second Chance Program,” which rehabilitates shelter dogs by providing them with basic obedience and manners training, preparing them for adoption into new homes. This program operates in cooperation with local animal control and humane societies, aiming to save lives and ensure these dogs become adoptable pets.

Accomplishments

Margaret Blair is a certified dog trainer who has been training and problem-solving professionally since 1991. She breeds and trains working line German Shepherds for search and rescue, law enforcement, obedience, and therapy work.

Through their “Second Chance Program,” 88 lives have been saved since April 2005, demonstrating their commitment to rehabilitating and rehoming shelter dogs.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients are encouraged to contact Twin Cedar K9 for more information via phone or email. New clients are required to review and complete a services agreement and contract prior to their first appointment or class.

For those interested in adopting a “Second Chance” dog, pre-approval applications are available through links to Amador County Animal Control or the Calaveras Humane Society questionnaire. Adoptive families receive a “Go Home Lesson” and are encouraged to attend ongoing group classes.