In 1983, when I joined Tail Waggers Dog Training Club in Chicago, IL I began my journey learning about the amazing relationships that we humans can develop with dogs. During those early years, I trained three dogs to advanced levels of Obedience, I attended seminars with some of the most respected clinicians of the day, and I honed my own handling and communication skills with dogs.
Starting around 1987 I took on my first 'training gigs' with folks who struggled with simple dog behavior issues, and then progressed with more challenging cases over time.
In 1994, when I moved to a small farmette in southern Wisconsin to grow my deep interest in training Border Collies for herding trials, I taught basic obedience classes in a building on my rural property and offered livestock herding lessons.
From 2002 to the present, along with my husband Robert, I haven been a full time, trainer and instruction as an owner/operator of DarnFar Ranch LLC, in Brownstown, IL.
In 2011 I co-founded Committed Canine, a company dedicated to the training and instruction of Service Dogs and their Handlers. We offer both Custom Training of our client's dogs and our professionally guided - owner trained program, T.E.A.C.H.
Professional member: International Association of Canine Professional (IACP)
Evaluator:American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine-Good-Citizen (CGC)
Former Certified Instructor:PetTech™: Pet First Aid / CPR
Former Tester / Observer:Therapy Dogs, Inc.
Therapy Dog handler
Former Test and Trial Judge: American Herding Breeds Association (AHBA) Livestock herding events
Author: 4-H Guide: Dog Training & Dog Tricks (Voyageur Press, 2009)
Author: Dog Algebra: When Positive Reinforcement Fails To Solve The Problem (Tammie Rogers, 2012)
Author: Dog Training & Tricks: The Guide to Raising and Training a Well-Behaved Dog (Voyageur Press, 2014)
Author: 10 Most Common Mistakes Dog Owners Make – And How To Resolve Them. (Tammie Rogers, 2017)
Author: Shamaron – Dog Devoted (Tammie Rogers, 2018)
Author Blog site: https://tammierogers.wordpress.com
www.DarnFar.com (dog training and instruction for the general public.)
www.Committedcanine.org (Service Dog Training)