Puppy Montessori is an educational book on how to raise and train a puppy. A must have book for anyone with a new puppy! The Puppy Montessori program teaches the reader how to mitigate undesirable behaviors and grow desired behaviors from their puppy. The Puppy Montessori program is a resource that people can go to when they have questions about leadership, feeding, potty training, socialization, vaccinations, obedience, unwanted behaviors, leash walking and much more. The canine Montessori model acknowledges the important link between developmental cycles and behaviors. The book provides a leadership system for puppy owners, delivering reader-friendly guidance on managing puppy-related issues to ensure a well-behaved, engaged dog.
About the Author: Kenneth and Cindy Quigley are the co-owners of Super Mutts. Super Mutts is a canine retreat and rehabilitation center located in Apache Junction Arizona. Cindy Quigley has been an animal lover all of her life and from a young age she knew her life's work would be spent in the service of animals. She grew up with animals and trained her first dog at age 18. In 1984 she became a Veterinary Technician. In 1985 she became a professional pet stylist, apprenticing under a groomer of 20+ years. She groomed professionally for 8 years and in 1993 made a career change and became a Registered Nurse. During that time she continued building and training a pack of dogs at home and studying animal behavior. She has worked in grooming shops, boarding facilities and veterinary hospitals, all of which taught her how to read canine body language and understand dog handling. Throughout her 11 years of nursing, she felt something missing and decided to follow her heart. In 2003 along with her husband Kenneth they opened Super Mutts. Super Mutts is a Canine retreat that offers training, boarding, daycare and grooming. Kenneth Quigley has been an animal lover all of his life, caring for anything his parents would let him bring home. He has personally cared for and trained dogs since he was a teenager. Early in life he knew that animal care would play an important role in his life. He became a Systems Engineer in1996 and has spent years perfecting his trade, all the while building his pack of dogs at home. Through dog ownership and the challenges of living with a "pack" of dogs, he has studied dog behavior; finally landing him at Penn Foster College where he graduated as a Dog Obedience Instructor. Both Kenneth and Cindy have worked with special needs pets ranging from timid, fearful, deaf and hyper, to those exhibiting human and dog aggression. In training dogs with behavioral problems, Kenneth and Cindy quickly realized that many of these problems were caused by the owners unknowingly. They also recognized the mistakes that puppy owners were making when it came to raising their new puppy. That and the fact that after years of working with clients and answering questions ranging from puppy start up to temperament problems, Kenneth and Cindy developed the Puppy Montessori program and Super Mutts canine rehabilitation and training systems. Kenneth and Cindy Quigley continue to own and operate Super Mutts. They reside in Arizona with their dogs Rudy & Bentley