Puppy Love's People

 Founded by Kay Stephens, BS, DVM, MS (A&M '79, '80, '83), Puppy Love has been serving dogs and their people in the Brazos Valley since 1992.

Kay is a veterinarian who worked full time  in private practice until deciding to devote her time to dog behavior and training. She has studied with many of the top behaviorists and trainers in the country. Some of the people she has attended seminars with include Marion Breland Bailey, Jean Donaldson, Terri Ryan, John Rogerson, and Ted Turner of Sea World. Her specialty is the use of operant conditioning and classical conditioning to modify animal behavior.

 Kay has worked with hundreds of puppies and dogs of all ages, breeds, and temperaments over the last 14 years.  Kay herself is the owner of 8 dogs, border collies and shelties, who compete in agility, obedience, and sheep herding. She is a national level competitor in working border collie trials and writes articles for the Working Border Collie Magazine. Kay has also worked  with Texas A&M in the training of their mascot, Reveille VII. In fact, Rev VII lived with Kay for 7 months as a young dog.

Contact Kay at    kay@puppylovetraining.com  or 979 -694-1998 or 979 229 6300.

 Terri Hillhouse Carver 

Terri has a BS in education from Marshall University in 1976, specializing in behavior management and behavior modification.  She has taught for over 30 years, designing behavior and educational program for students with emotional difficulties or other special needs.  Terri currently manages the behavior unit on an alternative campus. 

 This strength in developing behavior programs is used extensively in her programs for teaching dogs.

Terri raises Australian Shepherds and Miniature Australian Shepherds.  She shows her dogs in conformation and stockdog trials.  A board member of NAMASCUSA, Terri is very active in her breed club and all activities concerning her Aussies.  She also is an active member of Kuvasz rescue and Mini Aussie rescue, taking rescue dogs into her home, resocializing and rehoming them.

 Terri stays up to date on training methods by attending clinics and seminars with some of the top authorities in the country.   She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and is a certified evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen program.

 Terri currently teaches Puppy Agility; Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Agility; and the Rally Obedience classes.  She also evaluates the dogs taking our Canine Good Citizen classes.

 contact Terri at   terri@maximumaussies.com  .

 Kathrine Mancuso, BA Psychology with an emphasis in behavior, from TAMU in 2005, 

is the newest
member of the Puppy Love training team.  Her passion is to help dog owners
build a positive and successful relationship with their pups through
training, behavior management, and quality time. 

She has been training
people & pets for three years, starting out with an apprenticeship and
accreditation process through PetSmart, for whom she has taught over 300
hours of classes.  She has experience with a variety of breeds - toys,
hounds, bully breeds, and more. 

In the past, she has supervised the
training of service dog puppies in the Aggie Guide Dog and Service Dog
program.  Her own
dog, Lady, is a Collie.  She just earned her Novice Agility Certificate and
is currently working on the next higher title.

Contact Katherine at dixiekitten05@hotmail.com or 979 739 6668.

Brooks Watson Parrott is a valuable addition to the Puppy Love Team. She has over 100 High in Trial Obedience awards and multiple placings in Gaines Obedience tournaments. She is experienced in training multiple breeds, including Springer Spaniels, American Staffordshire Terriers, border collies and mixed breeds. She worked with Springer and Border Collie rescue for many years and has vast experience in rehabilitating dogs with behavior problems. She was one of the top obedience competitors on the east coast for many years before relocating to Texas.

Contact Brooks at 936 825 7870 or brooks.watson1@gmail.com

 Puppy Love's Instructors

• Are formally educated in sound, positive learning principles and techniques
• Love teaching people and dogs!
• Are effective communicators
• Stress Fun and Safety
• Are available to assist with individual training and behavior situations

Puppy Love's Facility

Puppy Love has recently relocated to the America's Country Store on Wellborn Road. We are only 7 miles from the Texas A&M University campus.

 Our facility has an indoor, concrete, matted training area. 

WHY TRAIN?

Besides helping to manage behavior problems, training can help you and your family build a better relationship with your dog! Our goal is to teach dogs good manners and habits, and to help prevent bad ones before they begin. With improved training you'll enjoy your dog more at home, be able to take your dog more places, and enjoy more activities with your dog.

HOW DO WE TRAIN?

We believe training can and should be positive and fun for people and dogs. We use positive methods based on theories of operant conditioning to make learning fun, fast, and easy. We specialize in "clicker training." The use of a clicker gives us a fast way to communicate desired behaviors to our dogs. No harsh training methods are used.

You can get more information by talking to any of our instructors by calling

979-694-1998.