Suzanne Harris has been training puppies and adult dogs privately and in weekly group classes since 1995. She started Dog Days, one of the country's first cage-free dog daycare and training centers, in 1998 after working as a veterinary assistant at a local animal hospital. Prior to her "dog life", she worked in advertising, media and public relations.
Because of her positive reinforcement methods and down-to-earth manner, Suzanne's facility grew quickly to serve an average of 250 dogs weekly, expanding to include boarding and grooming in addition to daycare, group classes, private training and early puppy socialization. See testimonials. Her hands-on experience has made her an expert on cage-free dog daycare and safe socialization methods.
(In 2008 Dog Days was sold to former clients who have done everything possible to keep it the same as when it was under Suzanne's leadership.
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Worldwide, Harris has provided hundreds of dog owners from Texas to Thailand with common sense, effective and positive solutions through the online "Dear Suzydog" feature at Dog Days Behavior Center online. She is featured in "Positive Puppy Kindergarten", a 2-hour instructional DVD, and is the author of Positive Reinforcement Puppy Training, a 130-page puppy training instruction manual.
Harris is certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) and holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from Northeastern University. She has been a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) since 1997 and a member of the American Boarding Kennels Association (ABKA) since 2002. She is also a Certified AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and a member of IAABC.
Currently Harris operates Beagles Landing, a cage-free dog daycare, training, grooming and overnight boarding facility in Stockbridge, Georgia. She also conducts private in-home dog behavior consultation and dog and puppy training in Atlanta, Georgia.