Laska Parrow CVT, CPDT-KA, ANWI
Owner and Head Trainer. Over 24 years of training experience.
Hello! My name is Laska Parrow. I have been training animals with positive reinforcement since a young age. Inspired as a child, I trained my cat how to walk on a leash and basic obedience skills. Finally my father agreed that I could foster and train dogs.
I have been involved with training assistance dogs since 2000 and got involved in pet dog training in 2003. Helping others with their pets led me to spend 7 years working at my local humane society. During that time there I taught reactive and fearful dog classes, as well as in-home training for cats and other small animals.
I am also a nationally recognized trainer, and the first trainer in America to successfully train a dog to sniff out Covid-19 on someone, before they had a test. I have been featured in People Magazine, Rachael Ray’s in Season, Tampa Bay Times, The Herald Tribune, Fox News Affiliates all across the country, The Wall Street Journal, US News and Health, as well as featured articles, and interviews in Japan, China, and Russia.
Certification and Pets:
I am a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT), Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), and an Associate Nose Work Instructor (ANWI). I enjoy working with dogs, cats and have a passion for K9 Nose Work.
I am sharing my sometimes crazy life with my husband, four large dogs and one cat. I have a passion for showing my dogs in obedience competitions, agility, nose work, and animal assisted therapy work.
My Training Method:
My training method is, positive reinforcement. I do not use an e-collar. Positive reinforcement is a form of training in which good behaviors are rewarded and the wrong behaviors are either prevented or ignored.
For instance, a dog learns that sitting gets him or her a treat; not sitting gets him or her nothing. Since animals do what works, they learn – through many repetitions – to repeat behaviors that benefit them.
Services offered:
Reactivity, obedience, scent work, Covid-19 scent work, day training, service dog training, therapy dog training, as well as behavior modification.
Thank you, and I look forward to speaking, and working with you soon.
