Bark to Basics Canine Obedience Center, LLC
Bark to Basics Canine Obedience Center, LLC offers many services dedicated to improving the canine owner experience through teaching about owner leadership and canine obedience training. This includes training on puppy socialization and home manners, basic and advanced canine obedience, public access training, and service dog training. Our classes are taught to assist owners in training their pets to prepare for taking the AKC Canine Good Citizen family of examinations, in receiving training that will enhance their bond with their dog, and in providing dogs with basic obedience training making them pleasurable companions to live with. We are also committed to the training of high quality service dogs for individuals with a disability.
At Bark to Basics Canine Obedience Center, LLC we believe in the following principles:
Through quality education and training, canine owners can develop the necessary skills to provide leadership in the owner-pet relationship. Such leadership provides for a safe and comfortable environment for their canine and allows for a relationship of confidence and trust to be established.
Through motivational training, leadership, and consistency, canines can develop the skills and obedience necessary to create an improved owner-canine experience.
Through a collaborative approach between trainers and customers, the most effective canine and service animal training is achieved.
About the Founder -
Graciela Wilkerson is the owner and founder of Bark to Basics Canine Obedience Center, LLC. She holds a master’s degree in Education Administration and Intervention and a bachelor’s degree in Education Studies from Ottawa University. She has 14 years experience working as a certified teacher in various positions in the Arizona elementary and higher education systems. In addition to education and training in education, she has completed a graduate program in Clinical Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport.
Graciela is a graduate of the Animal Behavior College’s Dog Trainer Certification Program and is currently a mentor trainer for the College. She is a member and student of several professional dog trainer organizational groups including the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and the Dunbar Academy. Graciela is a certified member and has passed the Council for Professional Dog Trainers examination and is a current AKC Canine Good Citizen and AKC Temperament Evaluator.
One of the greatest joys for Graciela is the time she spends with her three grandchildren. Graciela has been married since 1992 and is a loving mother of two daughters and a son. In addition to Graciela’s passion about dogs, she loves to read, listen to many genres of music, and watch Hallmark movies. Graciela enjoys dressing up and attending concerts and other cultural events and at other times dressing down and spending time with her family camping or having fun at the sand dunes. Graciela prefers driving a truck to a car. She is honest, compassionate, loving and believes that integrity and working with a genuine heart are the keys to success in life and business.
Quote from Graciela Wilkerson:
“When it comes to dog training (or anything for that matter), I do not claim to be the best; however, I am constantly learning from the best. I learn every day. The dogs are some of my best teachers. Their unconditional love, willingness to please, honesty and compassion, and playfulness makes me work hard to teach them and their human companions how to live a harmonious life and speak a common language. I am honored to haven been given the skill and opportunity to work with these amazing animals”
