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About Perfect Pooches

Training

Training and Teaching a dog, horse, cow, alpaca, human child, demands that the instructor/trainer adjust to the ways the student learns. No two dogs are the exact same. No two children are the exact same. However, they both require firm and fair rules to make learning fun and easy. A game without rules is not fun, confusing and very difficult to learn. What is a greater game there than the game of life?

Making Mistakes

That is a really important part of learning. The dog must make a mistake in order to learn the correct way. I must be paying attention, I must have the energy to help the dog learn what you want it to learn. I must be ready to correct more times than the dog tries to be incorrect. I must be more determined than the dog. I must be patient!

Sleep

Sleep plays a major role in training. It is the time the brain uses to make connections and literally gets smarter. Ending the training session on a positive note, and giving the dog time to rest quietly, almost always ensures a better learning session next time.

Consistency

is a word you will hear a lot. Discipline is another good word to use in the learning process. These are also not learned from books. You must BE consistently doing it right. You must BE disciplined to do it right every time.

About Tim

Hi! My name is Timothy Zoch but my friends know me as “T.Z.” You can call me that if you’d like too! Here’s a bit about me. I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I use Star Wars quotes in my training lessons sometimes. “Try not! Do!.. or do not. There is no try.”

I was a cowboy in Wyoming for a time where I learned a lot about animal husbandry and how to handle animals that weigh up to two-thousand pounds gently and safely. I learned about the social relationships of animals that live in a group. I learned that the animals don’t yell at each other to communicate. I learned of a quiet and gentle way that works WITH the animals.

After an injury I found DOG TRAINING, or maybe it found me. My first dog was extremely easy. Then I got a second dog that was the exact opposite! I tried doing the same things that worked with the first dog. Nope. But I used to handle crazy mountain horses and wild cows! Nope. What I was doing wasn’t working. I needed help. So I went to Chicago and then to Orlando. I met with and learned from Marc Goldberg and Martin Deeley who taught me a gentle method that works WITH the dogs, especially those dogs that can be a challenge.