Certified Dog Trainers in Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Jeff Woods is the Founder, CEO/President of Misty Pines Pet Company Inc. Jeff has been caring for dogs, successfully helping, training, consulting and teaching thousands of dogs and their caregivers for most of his life. He was inspired by his father Dr. Robert J. Woods DVM. While Growing up Jeff worked with his Father at his practice helping him and, not knowing then, learning lifetime skills and compassion for working with the animals and their human caregivers. As working as Director of Dog Training and a Canine Behavior Consultant for his staff and clients, gives Jeff fulfillment and great satisfaction from helping animals and their caregivers as his Father did growing up. Jeff’s knowledge, passion and love of dogs inspired his development of a successful Pet Care and Dog Training Facility within a 25-acre dog park. The park is complete with obstacles, hiking trails and a dock diving pond where dogs can swim, with running space in a secure and safe environment. As open spaces disappear, and areas don’t allow dogs, Misty Pines Pet Company offers a place where dogs and their owners can learn and experience a safe dog friendly helpful environment to train, exercise, and socialize. Jeff’s 40+ years in practice and experience, coupled synergistically with education from La Roche and, Cornell Universities, the University of Guelph, and the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), led to his success and led to his development and invention of the patented Scruffy Guider® training collar. As a certified professional dog trainer (CPDT-KA), Jeff invented, uses and recommends this training tool as a collar that provides not only a safe way to train for the owner, but a collar that was developed with the dog’s well-being in mind. It has been used by thousands of people and dogs with tremendous success. The Scruffy Guider® is recommended and utilized by many veterinarians, and dog trainers worldwide. Misty Pines Pet Company is a 12,000 square foot facility that includes seventy-five capacity dog and cat boarding hotel, a grooming shop, and a state of the art 5,400 sq. ft. dog training center that is completely equipped for special events and shows. Jeff’s most recent development was designing a one of the kind a contemporary cutting edge dog daycare and exercise arena that is uniquely integration of indoors and outdoors. Misty Pines’ group training classes, canine behavioral consultations, and seminars are held in this facility. Jeff and his professional staff instructs group dog training classes and private lessons for adults and kids; he performs behavioral assessments and evaluations dealing with dog aggression is most sought out and valued by his peers, clients, veterinarians, attorneys and judges seeking analyses and evaluations for their dog aggressive cases. Jeff has been serving the community since 1975 and serves, sponsors, supports, and advises several Animal Welfare Facilities and Shelters throughout the Tristate area. One of Jeff’s many passions in the dog world is helping people reach their goals; develop themselves and their dogs to their fullest potential. Jeff, his daughter Aimee, Vice President and skilled seasoned staff are very proud of their company and are persistently working and striving continually bettering and developing a Complete Pet Company that Loves the Company of People and Pets.