Training

Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital would like to welcome AnyTime K9 and Opportunity Barks to our team.  Starting mid-January, they will be offering a variety of training classes as well as private behavioral sessions for your canine friends.  Please visit our website periodically for more information. Welcome to the family!

Opportunity Barks

Opportunity Bark’s, Leigh Siegfried, brings her sense of humor and experience in many facets of the business- from     managing an award winning dog daycare and training center, to being the behavior and training manager for one of the most progressive animal shelters on the East Coast, The Washington Animal Rescue League, to working with 11 of the seized Michael Vick dogs. She brings thousands of hours of observing and working with dogs to the table. 

Leigh has been quoted in BBC News, Washingtonian Magazine and is a Dogtime.com expert. She was named “Best Pet Therapist” by Northern Virginia Magazine and a “Favorite” by Tails Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards. When not working directly with the four leggers, Leigh can be found offering workshops on dog body language and behavior, or speaking at industry conferences such as: The Humane Society of the United States, Pet Sitters International and PetFinder.com.

Leigh specializes in behavior problem solving, behavioral classes and is always learning from her amazing mentors. Please visit www.opbarks.com or email info@opbarks.com for more information.

AnytimeK9

“Dogs often behave like small children.” You’ve probaby heard this comment from fellow dog owners. Puppies, like children can be sweet, innocent and playful. They’re not born with the knowledge of proper behavior. Our training programs teach your dog to listen to your cues while you eliminate or curtail unacceptable behavior challenges. The end result is your dog learns to accept you as a benevolent leader. With positive reinforcement training, this will be accomplished while keeping your dog’s tail wagging!

TONI – CERTIFIED TRAINER
Toni attended college majoring in biology and continued her studies in graduate school focusing on animal sciences. She taught high school Biology for 8 years during which time she volunteered at her veterinarian in Adams Morgan. Toni also organized a community service group with her students to volunteer at the Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL). While volunteering she learned that behavior problems are the #1 reason dogs are euthanized. She decided the best way to help was to educate families and their pets to prevent more loss of life. Toni is an Animal Behavior College graduate and is finally able to fulfill her passion for working with dogs. Toni is the proud parent of her 3 year old chocolate lab Riley.