Kaylan Head, Owner and Director of Full Circle Obedience School has
been training dogs and people since 1981. Her first dog, a rescued
English Pointer, became the Number 1 Pointer in the nation in AKC Obedience two years in a row and
was the first Pointer in the history of the breed to qualify for and
attend a Gaines Obedience Championship. Her second dog a Whippet,
became the most titled Whippet in the history of the breed, including
a conformation championship, and held the 2nd national ranking
position for titles for over 10 years. He was the first Whippet in
Oklahoma to obtain the AKC UD title,
and he too qualified for and attended a Gaines National Championship.
He was the only Whippet to be given a Herding Instinct Certificate by
Herding Breeds of America (even though he was not a "herding
breed").
Kaylan went on to have 4 dogs in the Top Ten in the nation, including
a Pharaoh Hound who was the 6th dog in the US history of the breed to
obtain an obedience title. Her first German Shepherd was the only
German Shepherd in 1995 to win a Dog World Award for AKC obedience trial scores all above
195. Her dogs have also won a total of 14 performance titles
including advanced AKC obedience
titles, Rally, Tracking, Schutzhund, and Lure coursing.
Her first Schutzhund German Shepherd, Strega, has won High Scoring
Tracking Dog in two trials, High Scoring Protection Dog, High Scoring
Obedience, and High In Trial. She is now training a young German
Shepherd imported from Belgium, in AKC Obedience, Tracking, and
Schutzhund.
Kaylan has had students whose dogs have been ranked in the Top Ten in
the Nation for the following breeds: Dalmatian, Fox Terrier, Cairn
Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, Rough Collie, Belgian Tervuren, English
Cocker, American Cocker, English Bulldog, and an All American through
AMBOR (mixed breed association.)
Kaylan has been a Therapy Dog International evaluator for 19 years and
has certified over 300 dogs. (Please be aware that some training
facilities are not associated with a nationally recognized Therapy Dog
organization, and their practices border on fraud.) It never hurts to
ask to see credentials!
Kaylan is compassionate to dog owners whose dogs have behavior issues,
and is saddened by some area trainers who have no proof of titles, and
who take the lazy and inhumane way out by using shock collars as
teaching tools. Often these trainers are never tested by a national
organization for their skill as an instructor. Kaylan was tested in
the early '90's by The National
Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. She has maintained her
standing, and continues her education by attending and conducting
seminars in subjects such as aggression, competition obedience,
tracking, training the shelter dog, and behavior modification
techniques.
While the majority of the dogs who attend Full Circle Obedience School
will not earn titles, they WILL become well-mannered, and trustworthy
companions, Kaylan's philosophy is that if the director of the
program has no titles on their personal dogs, or haven't helped at
least a few students become nationally ranked, then there is no proof
that the teacher's training methods truly work. That is why many
certifications and competitive events for dogs are referred to as
"tests."
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