Canine Ability---Let us bring out the ABILITY in your group!

 

 

Award-Winning Canine Motivational Education Seminars

We are currently taking bookings Nationwide! If your group, dog club, sports program, or town would like to schedule a seminar (and/or motivational canine program) please contact us at CanineAbility@gmail.com  and book a program your group won't soon forget!

Canine behaviorist/Author/Educator, Kimberly Carnevale offers her award-winning canine seminar featuring information from her next book, "Leadership for a lifetime; Training The Canine Ability Way."  Many common canine issues and solutions are covered, including: 

 

*Effective canine leadership and communication--Leadership and communication are critical components for building a firm foundation upon which further training can take place--and without which, the former objective can not be achieved. Learn the causes behind many of the most common dog behavioral issues, and how to fix the cause; not just the symptom!


*Loose leash walking--Want to take your dog for a walk instead of the other way around? Dogs are migratory animals.  The walk is the most primal of all his activities; you are never more a leader (or follower) than you are at the end of your dog's leash.  Where you allow your dog to walk (or pull), tells him how to treat you in all areas of his life.  Learn how to master this important skill and enjoy walking your dog for a change! 


*Beyond commands---take your relationship with your dog to a whole new level---bring out his ABILITY! 

*Aggression---what is it, where does it come from, and what can be done? 


& much more!  

CanineAbility@gmail.com

Award-Winning, Motivational Canine Educational Programs:

At Canine Ability, we have a strong commitment to our community; and the dogs and people who live in it.  We are proud to work with local law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, hospitals, schools, churches, civic organizations and private organizations to bring quality education throughout the community.  We're available for assemblies, fairs, halftime sports shows, health fairs, community days, private events and more.

We believe that dogs are wonderful teaching tools and so we utilize dogs and their canine good-character traits in a motivational, educational program designed to foster goal setting and achievement, eliminate negative thought processes, foster positive thinking, and give kids the ability to believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Our award-winning community education programs motivate and educate through unique and "pawsitively thrilling" canine entertainment.  Featured programs offer a common core motivational message of believing in the beauty of your dreams (available in faith-based or secular format) and include one or more of the following subject matters:

*Dog bite prevention

*Responsible dog ownership for kids (building up kids through kid-friendly canine interaction)

*Dogs with Jobs

*Brain injury awareness/prevention

*Anti-bullying

*Anti-drug/alcohol

*Faith-based motivation

**All of our award-winning programs are available in both faith-based and secular formats (although faith-based is our absolute favorite to deliver because we LOVE to share the wonderful story of how God has worked in our lives!) CanineAbility@gmail.com

Come join us for a doggone good time at Tractor Supply Company

If you are in the middle TN area, come see us at Tractor Supply Company on Center Point Road in Hendersonville, TN this Saturday from 10am-2pm!  Learn all about our weekly class that takes place at this very location, and join us for a doggone good time!   We'll be answering training questions, doing dog training demonstrations, and providing enlightening seminars.    We hope to see you there!

Important Group Class information

We're very sorry to report that due to illness, group class is cancelled for tonight.  We're sorry for any inconvenience.

Important class update

Attention group class participants: I've had several people let me know that because of the upcoming Easter festivities that they will not be able to make it to the first scheduled Saturday am group class and pack walk afterwards. So due to the lack of attendance availability, there will NOT be group class or pack walk at Sanders Ferry Park this coming weekend.

If you are interested in doing a Saturday group class and/or pack walk afterwards, please email me or see me in Monday's class, and I will try to accommodate everyone's availability. Thanks!

Hope everyone has a blessed Easter weekend!!

We lost a beloved family member today...

We lost a very dear family member today. Dawson was a beautiful Collie who was such an amazing blessing in my life.  He was a faithful partner both on stage, and in life. Dawson was my 2nd service dog. He alerted to my seizures and gave me a new outlook on life when I was recovering from my accident. He went above and beyond his training and even saved my daughter, Sarah's life when she was a baby and blew a very high fever during the night--because of his service dog skills, he alerted to it and woke me up, just in time to get her to a hospital.

My Dawson would have celebrated his 12th birthday this July. His spirit was very much willing, but his body betrayed his will in the end, and his time came much too quickly.

RIP, my beloved, baby boy. Thank you for all you have done for me---and all you have taught countless others on our journey together. This next journey's for you, my friend.

The following is a photographic walk through some of our incredible times together: 

Dawson and Gracie with the Trenton Thunder mascot

Relaxing together on a hike--one of our favorite activities

Clowning around at Berkley fund-raiser

Performing at Berkley

Resting between performances at an event

Enjoying a sunny day

Fun in the sun with Gracie

Visiting school children after a presentation

On stage in Washington, D.C.

Dawson w/Gracie and Nadja

Dawson acted like a puppy throughout his life.  Here he is, playing with Nadja

My handsome boy

My daughter Sarah, doing the "double dog hop" with Nadja, Gracie, and Dawson

Promoting awareness of service dogs

My daughter Sarah, taking Dawson to accept his "Our K9 Hero" award in 2009

Dawson and I performing at an event

Dawson with WSMV weatherman, Paul Heggan

My daughter, Sarah and I with Dawson

Dawson and the Canine and Abled crew at an event

Dawson and I performing

At a fund-raising event

Teaching about service dogs at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Teaching about service dogs at a school assembly

Dawson demonstrating tasks at a school assembly in NJ

at a motivational speaking event

His last TV appearance "Better Nashville" 2011

   

Always a ham

Dawson patiently teaching young Sarah dog handling skills

Dawson and Nadja

Too cool for words

The day I first met the quintessential whirlwind that is my beloved, Dawson

Demonstrating service dog tasks

Dawson with my first service dog, Dewey on a photo shoot for my first book cover

Best buds

Such a lovely boy...this photo sits in my living room, where I can always see my beautiful boy

Dawson, helping with light switches

Dawson helping with the laundry

Dawson getting a drink from the fridge

Visiting a group of fans

Our "family" photo taken before our first brain injury awareness tour

Dawson visits with a young fan at an event, doing what he did best--showing unconditional love to all he met.

My first book

Dawson, and his "Tartanside Collies" family who came to see Dawson perform at an event

Dawson and I performing at an event

Nothin but net

Dawson with friends at a Petco Halloween event

"Exit 8" tv show

Dawson with my daughter, Sarah

"...And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched. For nothing loved is ever lost, and he was loved so much" ~ E. Brenneman