Tom De Luca, CPDT, is a "Nationally Certified Pet Dog Trainer" and an "Accredited Canine Trainer", through 2 institutions. He is a professional member of APDT (Associated Pet Dog Trainers), an AKC "Canine Good Citizen" (CGC) Evaluator, and a Service Dog Evaluator through "The Foundation For Service Dog Support". He is a highly recommended, trusted and progressive trainer.

Tom's proven methods involve 99% modern Positive Motivation Techniques to train his client's dogs, many of which are also used in Marine Mammal Training and in dealing with Autistic children.

Paw-Lite has trained well over 2,100 dog/handler teams in the last 9 years, and has been successful with both independent breeds, as well as dogs eager to please. Tom specializes in "notoriously" difficult to train terriers, and has experience training all breed groups, both in a Group Class setting, and hands-on, one-on-one as a Professional Full-Time In-Kennel Primary-Staff Trainer.

His Irish Terrier, Meghan, currently holds a "Companion Dog" (CD) Title for AKC Competition Obedience and "Canine Good Citizen" (CGC) certification.

     Tom has also trained dogs for:
          •  The Conformation Ring
          •  AKC Competition Obedience
          •  Agility
          •  Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification
          •  Therapy Dog International (TDI) certification
          •  Has worked with several privately owned Assistance/Service Dogs

Let Tom show your entire family how fun and easy it is to train your dog to eliminate bad behavior, based on the dog's own ability to reason. In as little as 15 minutes a day you can build a strong well balanced pack bond/relationship with your dog.

Discover simple scientific "peer-reviewed" methods to teach your dog "Basic" and "Advanced" manners needed to be a really great pet, on-leash or off-leash without fighting with the dog and repeating commands!

Each dog is an individual and training needs to be modified for each dog's specific needs. The vast majority of Tom's client's dogs are successfully trained with 99% "No-Force" methods and the Paw-Lite program SPECIFICALLY works to minimize and eliminate corrections in the later stages of training, by gently guiding the dog in the early stages of learning.