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Fawn Pierre: Founder of SmartyPup!

Fawn Pierre began her professional dog-training career with Sirius® Puppy training in 1995. In September 2008, she launched her own innovative puppy-training program:  

SMARTYPUP!®

Fawn with co-founder BebopFawn is a proud third generation San Franciscan, well known for her exceptional teaching abilities, her excellent training skills, her informative and entertaining classes, her approachable attitude, and her talent for cultivating the human-canine bond. She has mentored and trained other dog professionals in a variety of pet care industries here at home and from all over the world.

Most importantly Fawn believes each dog and person is unique and deserves simply the best and most
intelligent guidance possible.

 

Fawn was San Francisco Sirius® Puppy Training's instructor for 14 years working exclussively with puppies and their people. In that time she worked as a trainer in the Behavior and Training Department at the SFSPCA where she helped develop numerous shelter programs including treatment programs and evaluation guidelines. After graduating with honors from the San Francisco SPCA Dog Training Academy in 2000, she went on to teach clicker training and obedience training progressions to the SFSPCA academy students. In addition, she taught the unit on puppy class instruction for 7 years to academy students.  In 1999, she created the first structured puppy daycare in the country, emphasizing the importance of early socialization, in home management and basic training for puppies. 

A member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers since 1995, Fawn continues her studies in the area of dog (and people) learning and behavior.

In a letter to San Francisco Veterinarians, Dr. Ian Dunbar, founder of Sirius® Puppy Training wrote “ […], without a doubt Fawn is the most experienced and the most talented puppy trainer in San Francisco. She is a natural teacher — utterly conscientious, creative, fast-paced, funny and extremely engaging. When you entrust your puppy clients to Fawn, you may rest assured that they are going to receive the very best education.”

Fawn Pierre believes training a dog should be a happy experience — both for the dog as well as the human. She is a gifted storyteller and has unique abilities to diagnose and resolve issues creatively and to communicate solutions affably and clearly — resulting in smiles and wags all around. Fawn brings a wealth of experience as well as an easygoing and caring approach to training.

Two out of three dogs (and their people) in San Francisco recommend Fawn Pierre!

She and her first dog Bebop (1994-2009) spent 15 years together learning and teaching people and their pups. Each day her soul dog, Bebop,  guides and reminds her that each dog and person is unique and deserves simply the best and most intelligent guidance possible.

Fawn has lived and studied in Paris, Bayonne, and Rome and still thinks San Francisco is the best place on earth! In her spare time, Fawn surfs in Bolinas, spends alot of time with her dog BigE, and simply enjoys a good life.  She speaks French, Italian, and Dog!

Mission Statement:  Fawn is dedicated to enhancing the human-dog bond by promoting interactive harmony and interspecies appreciation, while striving to raise the dog’s quality of life and contributing to people's understanding of domestic dog behavior.

 

  

Fawn and Bebop thank you for loving your dog!

Upcoming Classes

SmartyPup101

Starts Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:00pm

SmartyPup201

Starts Tue, 02/28/2012 - 8:00pm

SmartyPup101

Starts Sat, 03/03/2012 - 9:00am

SmartyPup201

Starts Sat, 03/10/2012 - 10:00am

SmartyPup101

Starts Wed, 03/14/2012 - 6:00pm

SmartyPup101

Starts Tue, 03/20/2012 - 6:00pm
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Upcoming Socials!

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Classes, News and Events

SmartyPup Classes~find out more here

101-pups 8 to 16 weeks - starts Saturday 1/28 in Potrero Hill at 9am and Tuesday 2/7 at Fort Mason

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Fill out our form and we will let you know FIRST when the next Agility Games, Talent, Clicker Training, Rally, Small Dog Only, etc... classes start Give us a bark and let us know what classes YOU want to bite

NEW! Agility Games class

Have you always thought your dog would be great at agility?.... well here is your chance to let the world know it too!

SmartyPup! Praise

Yelp Review 2010

Yelp Review 1/7/2010 *****SmartyPup is a great program. Fawn is wonderful: observant, caring,
experienced and knowledgeable.

I've learned so much from taking
my pup to her socials as well as Puppy One. We are starting Puppy Two
next week and I'm very excited to see what my Puppy will be able to
learn next.

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— Yelp Review - January 2010

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SmartyPup! Biscuits

"It is essential to understand and train dogs-as-dogs. They should be taught to respect people-as-people, and learn that people are always in control. It is possible to effectively establish control over a dog psychologically through trust and respect using intellect instead of intimidation."

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