About Pet Works
Pet Works Owner Lynn Reece Broderick started her professional pet training business in May 2005. She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild, Supporting Member of the IAABC, and is an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator. Lynn has extensive experience in dog behavior & training, safe animal handling, canine temperament evaluations, teaching dog obedience, canine behavior counseling, and training & competing in dog agility.
Lynn began her career in animal behavior in 1999 at the SPCA Serving Erie County here in Buffalo NY, developing and directing the innovative Animal Behavior & Training Department. Her duties included canine and feline behavior advice, training & stress reduction programs for the shelter animals, Family Companion and Puppergarden dog obedience programs, canine temperament evaluations, pet adoption counseling, and the TLC Program, which taught inner-city teens to train shelter dogs using positive reinforcement (praise and reward) techniques. She welcomed many foster dogs into her North Buffalo home during that time.
Her philosophy on training pets is to understand why they do what they do, and to use scientifically proven positive reinforcement techniques and good management to elicit any behavior modifications that are necessary. She tries to impart that knowledge to the owners, so they can understand their dogs and have the skills to continue teaching, training, and living happily with them.
Lynn enjoys working with and teaching the owners as much as she enjoys the company and training of the animals! She believes that training and living with pets should be fun and rewarding, and when she creates a training program, she always tries to make sure everyone, human and canine, is enjoying the experience.
Lynn discovered dog agility in 2000 and has put countless titles on her dogs and friend's dogs. She started teaching agility in 2005, and loves sharing new techniques and handling strategies with her students. Lynn has earned AKC Canine Good Citizenship certificates on her dogs Riley, Amber, and Chrome. She and Chrome participate in the Erie County SPCA's Paws For Love Therapy Dog program, and enjoy their assignment at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, where they visited with travelers. Her dogs Amber, Maverick, and Quick have competed in four CPE National and eight NADAC Championship competitions, and she and Amber were also competitors in the 2011 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Large Dog Agility event. At age 12, Maverick retired from agility but still gets out on course occasionally to show the young pups just how it's done. Lynn's current agility partner, Quick, challenges her to push the limits in speed and distance on course in NADAC, CPE and AKC. She and Quick also participate in Nosework, and compete in that sport as well as agility and have earned quite a few titles there as well in NACSW, USCSS, and CPE. Recently, new border collie puppy Pride has added some new fun to the household.
Lynn is proud to be affiliated with Up and Over Dog Sports and the Four Seasons Agility Club, two local clubs that host agility trials and workshops. She is currently an SP1 Judge under supervision for the North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC).
In addition to teaching agility at two area locations for Pet Works, Lynn also teaches agility at Premier Dog Sports in Lancaster NY.
The Pet Works Training Team
The Pet Works Training Team members come from all walks of life, but all share a common love of dogs and helping owners learn to live in harmony with them! Each trainer strives to make learning fun for both families and their dogs, and work hard to ensure that each student receives plenty of personal attention during our training classes.
Lynn began her career in animal behavior in 1999 at the SPCA Serving Erie County here in Buffalo NY, developing and directing the innovative Animal Behavior & Training Department. Her duties included canine and feline behavior advice, training & stress reduction programs for the shelter animals, Family Companion and Puppergarden dog obedience programs, canine temperament evaluations, pet adoption counseling, and the TLC Program, which taught inner-city teens to train shelter dogs using positive reinforcement (praise and reward) techniques. She welcomed many foster dogs into her North Buffalo home during that time.
Her philosophy on training pets is to understand why they do what they do, and to use scientifically proven positive reinforcement techniques and good management to elicit any behavior modifications that are necessary. She tries to impart that knowledge to the owners, so they can understand their dogs and have the skills to continue teaching, training, and living happily with them.
Lynn enjoys working with and teaching the owners as much as she enjoys the company and training of the animals! She believes that training and living with pets should be fun and rewarding, and when she creates a training program, she always tries to make sure everyone, human and canine, is enjoying the experience.
Lynn discovered dog agility in 2000 and has put countless titles on her dogs and friend's dogs. She started teaching agility in 2005, and loves sharing new techniques and handling strategies with her students. Lynn has earned AKC Canine Good Citizenship certificates on her dogs Riley, Amber, and Chrome. She and Chrome participate in the Erie County SPCA's Paws For Love Therapy Dog program, and enjoy their assignment at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, where they visited with travelers. Her dogs Amber, Maverick, and Quick have competed in four CPE National and eight NADAC Championship competitions, and she and Amber were also competitors in the 2011 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Large Dog Agility event. At age 12, Maverick retired from agility but still gets out on course occasionally to show the young pups just how it's done. Lynn's current agility partner, Quick, challenges her to push the limits in speed and distance on course in NADAC, CPE and AKC. She and Quick also participate in Nosework, and compete in that sport as well as agility and have earned quite a few titles there as well in NACSW, USCSS, and CPE. Recently, new border collie puppy Pride has added some new fun to the household.
Lynn is proud to be affiliated with Up and Over Dog Sports and the Four Seasons Agility Club, two local clubs that host agility trials and workshops. She is currently an SP1 Judge under supervision for the North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC).
In addition to teaching agility at two area locations for Pet Works, Lynn also teaches agility at Premier Dog Sports in Lancaster NY.
The Pet Works Training Team
The Pet Works Training Team members come from all walks of life, but all share a common love of dogs and helping owners learn to live in harmony with them! Each trainer strives to make learning fun for both families and their dogs, and work hard to ensure that each student receives plenty of personal attention during our training classes.
