Shannon Riley (Coyner)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Registered Veterinary Technician, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

An internationally sought after speaker and bestselling author, Shannon has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 30 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She spoke at Pet Professional Guilds Geek Week Australia in 2021, has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as a handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California. She has participated in behavior studies including observations of bald eagles and addax antelope through the San Francisco Zoo and Safari West.

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Upcoming Events

It’s NOT Just About Training
by Shannon Riley

Presented through Pet Professional Guild

Thursday, June 15th 2023
9:30 am (PST)

Save the Date!
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Be part of the movement to Break the Cycle of Pain by Embracing Force Free Training

Join us and your fellow dog trainers for a weekend workshop

Where: St. Charles, Missouri

When: September 1-3, 2023

Click here for more information

Shannon Riley (Coyner)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Registered Veterinary Technician, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

An internationally sought after speaker and bestselling author, Shannon has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 30 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She spoke at Pet Professional Guilds Geek Week Australia in 2021, has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as a handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California. She has participated in behavior studies including observations of bald eagles and addax antelope through the San Francisco Zoo and Safari West.

Read more…

Upcoming Events

It’s NOT Just About Training
by Shannon Riley

Presented through Pet Professional Guild

Thursday, June 15th 2023
9:30 am (PST)

Save the Date!
Click Here to Enroll

Be part of the movement to Break the Cycle of Pain by Embracing Force Free Training

Join us and your fellow dog trainers for a weekend workshop

Where: St. Charles, Missouri

When: September 1-3, 2023

Click here for more information

Shannon Riley (Coyner) offers in-person private training sessions at her Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center. If you are not in the Ventura area and would like to set up a virtual private training session please contact Truly Force Free Animal Training.

Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center

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Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center

Reactive Dog Survey

Sometimes, fearful dogs can be labeled as “stubborn” or aggressive.
Take this survey to find out if your dog is “stubborn” or just fearful!

Animals can’t speak our verbal language but they give us tons of information using body language. So, how fluent are you in critter speak?

Animals can’t speak our verbal language but they give us tons of information using body language. So, how fluent are you in critter speak?

Canine Separation Anxiety Quiz

Behavior is an expression of your dog’s feelings! Do you know the behaviors that may be signs of separation anxiety? Take the quiz to find out!

Debunking Dog Training Myths Quiz

Dog training is full of differing opinions, myths, and old wife’s tales. With so much conflicting information, how do you know what theories are based on science and which are just myths or debunked ideas? Take the quiz to test your knowledge!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey to share the things you want to learn and how Shannon can help. Shannon works with reactive, fearful and anxious dogs every day. She has put together a survey to collect data that will help her better serve both the dogs and their owners. She’ll be using the information she gathers to design future classes and share additional information on her blogs and video blogs. Thank you, we appreciate your time!