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Amber
S. Morgan, head trainer and owner of Higher Ground Dog Training in St.
Louis, has
earned
her certifications from the highly respected Triple Crown Academy
located in
Austin, Texas. In order to obtain those certifications, she was
required to
live on campus at the facility and faced lengthy and intensive testing
requirements (both written and hands-on) in order to receive her
diploma and
certifications. These requirements are extraordinarily rare in the
professional
dog training world.
Triple
Crown Academy has earned their world renowned reputation by setting
their
standards very high. The Canine Training & Behavior Specialist
diploma and
certification held by Amber S. Morgan is the highest degree of
certification
offered at Triple Crown. Amber was not only certified as a
Canine Training
& Behavior Specialist, but also graduated at the top of her
class.
Amber
is also an AKC Approved
Canine
Good Citizen® Evaluator.
Her
training includes:
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Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Obedience
•
AKC Competition Obedience
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Marker Training ("clicker training")
• Behavior
Modification
•
Fears and Phobias Treatment Programs
•
Dominance Reversal Programs
•
Aggression Towards Dogs
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Aggression Towards People
•
Schutzhund
•
Personal Protection
•
Narcotic Scent Detection
•
Search and Rescue
•
Tracking (Ground Disturbance)
•
Service Dog Selection and Training
•
AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing
•
AKC Agility and Rally Obedience
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Puppy Selection and Imprinting
• Temperament Evaluation for Shelter Dogs and Pet Dogs
Prior
to her education at TCA, Amber worked
for 17 years with owners and their dogs, in St. Louis, MO., on Cape Cod
in MA.
In Austin, Texas, Amber worked with and trained high-risk rescue dogs
for
successful placement with new families. Every one of these dogs earned
their Canine Good Citizen certificate and was adopted!
In
addition, she has worked with private
clients, board and train dogs, kennel dogs, shelter dogs, and has
worked with many
clients
for competition in Schutzhund trials and AKC Rally and Obedience
trials. She
has also instructed numerous group classes of various descriptions for
the
public. She has given seminars and lectures on various canine-related
topics,
and has been specializing in canine aggression and reactivity issues.
She is
experienced working with dogs of all sizes, breeds, temperaments and
ages.
Amber has
also worked with the German
Shepherd Rescue of New England and is a member of the respected
Association of
Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
Amber
currently lives in St. Louis, MO and shares her life with a
working-line German shepherd named Carbon, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named
Farley, and 3 ferrets: Alan, Steve and Tesla.
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