Tawni McBee, , IACP CDT/PDTI, AA is the only IACP CDT/PDTI certified trainer in the State of Arizona. Tawni is a director on the board of the International Association of Canine Professionals and is the chair of the IACP Dog Training Certification Committee and the chair of the IACP Standards Committee. Training dogs professionally since 1997, Tawni continues to add new techniques and methods to her repertoire by attending workshops and seminars all over the United States. In addition, she gives workshops on some aspects of her Kokoro method of body care for animals and people. Working with a variety of animals has given her an insight not available to many. Hundreds of Phoenix area dogs and their owners have benefited from either training or Kokoro with Tawni at All Greatful Dogs, Inc. When the owner of Animal Attitudes, where Tawni began her professional dog training career, retired recently, he honored Tawni by turning over all his clients to her. Animal Attitudes calls come directly to AGD. At that time, Tawni founded the Dog Pro Network of Arizona to be able to help out dog owners in Phoenix, AZ and the many cities and towns surrounding it. With a 5th degree black belt in Judo and training in other martial arts, Tawni has always had a keen interest in sports medicine and alternative modalities for treating injuries and easing life's aches and pains. She has gotten education in a variety of methods of alternative treatments for dogs, humans, horses and other animals. She is a master level Reiki practitioner with training in Kinaesthetics, massage, T-Touch, and other healing methods. In training, she is a graduate of the Force Free Method of Dog Training, the E-Touch Method of Dog Training and a variety of other behavior modification and training techniques for dogs, learning how to use a large variety of equipment including clickers, slip collars, prong collars, ecollars, harnesses, and many others. Helping dogs reach their full potential and learn to adjust to living in the human-oriented world is a primary goal. Tawni has an AA degree in Psychology and has taught judo, dance and basic tumbling and trained horses and dogs for many years. Tawni helps out with several rescue groups in the Phoenix, AZ area including New Hope Cattle Dogs, Rescue & Rehoming, Inc., Saguaro State Poodle Rescue, AZ Animal Rescue, Akita Advocates and others by donating her time and services or reducing her fees.

Tawni is married to Tom Palen and lives in Mesa, AZ. She has two sons and 7 grandchildren who live in Mesa and Gilbert. Four dogs, Dudley, a terrier/Poodle mix, Boone, a Standard Poodle, Tika, a Mastiff/American Pit Bull Terrier mix, and Belle (better known as Jelly Belly), a Spanish Water Dog, keep her busy. The dogs are trained in a variety of things including obedience, rally, agility, therapy dog work, service dog work, carting, retrieve and lure coursing. Tawni worked with Animal Attitudes Dog Training from 1997 – 2005 and founded All Greatful Dogs, Inc. in 2004. She truly loves working with dogs and their owners and looks forward to seeing the improvements achieved with each dog.

Belle Starr, Spanish Water Dog
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