Contact
Contact Us:
Dorene@doreneolson.com
314-956-1310
Testimonial
“Dorene is awesome! She is positive, calm, and patient, and has a tremendous amount of knowledge about so many animals.” –Linda Brandon, St. Louis, MO
Geese Problems?
See this video of a FOX news segment on Dorene!
Dorene is a sought-after expert on humane Canada goose population management through her business WyndSong Border Collies & Canada Goose Management. Looking for help controlling nuisance geese?
Dog Training Classes
Looking for a dog or puppy training class? Email to find out where and when Dorene teaches her Growling Dog Class, Puppy Class, and Kids & Dogs Class.
Testimonial
“Dorene helped me successfully introduce a rescue cat (who did not like dogs) to our lab mix (who chased cats). I enthusiastically recommend her to anyone who needs assistance with behavioral problems.” –Laura Langton, PhD (biology)
Training Philosophy
Dorene uses only positive reinforcement training techniques. Methods that involve force, fear, pain, and punishment are both inhumane and counterproductive—animals don’t learn well when afraid or in pain.
In positive reinforcement training, also called reward-based training, we use things that naturally motivate an animal (food, play, attention) to encourage wanted behavior. Unwanted behavior is ignored or a reward is removed. And often, environmental enrichment and finding an acceptable outlet for the behavior can solve seemingly impossible problems.
Bottom line? Learning should be a good experience—for all involved.
Testimonial
“Dorene has been a wonderful help to the subdivision in controlling the Canadian Geese situation around our lake.” –Stu Leventhal, Trustee for Walden Pond Subdivision
Blog
- Hello! I am going to start blogging (again)
I have become a regular blogger for Patch.com, moving from originating from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch (Doug Miner is my editor, he is in my backyard chicken meetup group, I have been having a A BALL blogging for the last 6 weeks or so) to being carried now in 14 different municipalities. So it is high Read more
- Hello! Welcome to my new blog!
Hello! Welcome to my new blog – I am very excited and look forward to playing with it. I have two businesses; one of them is a Canada Goose management company. There are two times of year when I get incredibly busy with it – Fall migration and Spring migration and nesting – and guess Read more
- Fish & Fall Weather
Fall is fast approaching. Yea! We suffered terribly during the summer heat wave. Now windows are closing and furnaces are being turned on, and it is not just the furred and feathered that need prepping for winter. Since I have primarily Goldfish, I don’t generally need heaters. But if your tank is situated near a Read more
- B00000000!
