Lana Kline, owner of Paw & Hand Obedience, has been formally training dogs for competitive obedience since 2004, but has a 40-year history of training and showing horses and training her own dogs to be well-behaved companion dogs. Lana and her husband John have always had their own pack of dogs, including five dogs that they rescued from neglectful homes, shelters or strays.
About Lana
Miss Cleo, Photo by
Phoebe, waiting at the Rainbow Bridge for John
Lana's personal training credits since she first stepped into a competitive ring in July 2005 include the following AKC titles: two Companion Dog, two Companion Dog Excellent, one Utility Dog, two Rally Novice, one Rally Advanced, one Novice Agility, one Novice Jumpers, one Open Agility, and two Canine Good Citizen awards. Her UKC titles include: two United Companion Dog and two United Companion Dog Excellent. Lana did not compete for any new titles from November 2007 until July 2009 , as she was too involved in opening her massage practice. She began competing again in July 2009. Her Novice A dog earned his Utility title in November 2009.
Lana first assisted with basic and advanced obedience classes at a local kennel for 16 months in 2004/2005. That experience taught her that she loved teaching obedience.
Paw & Hand initially began in 2005 as a dog show vending business, but the intent was always to add canine massage as a service, and to evolve into teaching and training obedience when Lana felt ready.
That time came in the Spring of 2007 when her own obedience instructor, Betsy Scapicchio from Top Dog Obedience School in Flanders, NJ, began to strongly encourage Lana to teach pet obedience in preparation for teaching competitive obedience. Lana taught private pet obedience lessons in students' homes or businesses in the Muncy, Millville, and Bloomsburg areas in 2007 and for two sessions in the fall/winter of 07/08 Lana assisted Anita Zack with pet obedience classes at Top Dog Obedience School. In the Spring of 2008, her private competitive students and training buddies began requesting classes and the first class was offered in June 2008.
After a 2 1/2 year search for a suitable training building, we have found a nice building with a great location. We should be moving into that facility in the Spring of 2010. Until then, classes will continue to be small, private, and by referral or invitation only. Currently we do not publicly advertise.
If you are interested in taking a class, but have not been referred, please contact Lana at 570-772-1414 or lana@pawandhand.com. so that we can meet you and your dog and/or discuss your class options.
Lana and her husband John host the classes, and currently have five dogs of their own. Their son Urie attends the University of Pittsburgh Honors College where he also plays snare drum in the PITT Marching Band.
In addition to teaching and training, Lana is a nationally certified massage therapist and a Reiki Master Teacher (Level IIIb).
LEFT: The Kline Pack 1/2/2009. ABOVE: The newest addition to the pack: Jypsy, 1 year old.
LANA'S DOGS:
UCDX, Tour de Lance, UD, CDX, CD, RN, CGC
Border Collie
UCDX, Miss Cleo, CDX, RA, OA, NAJ, CGC
Border Collie
Breakout's Black Magic Woman, RN, RA, CGC
Border Collie, youngster-in-training
