Command Correction Praise is founded and run by Courtney Jade Pers.
Courtney has obtained a Certificate III Animal Studies, Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and a Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training. Courtney is also a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CDTI).
Courtney has made it her mission to help create a happier and healthier lifestyle for both humans and animals. Courtney can assist you with animal behaviour, training and general pet health.
Courtney has dedicated her life to animals in many ways, by becoming vegetarian in 2022, volunteering at an animal shelter, fostering animals, fundraising for various animal organisations, and participating in dog sports in addition to working as an Animal Trainer and Vet Nurse.
Meet Courtney's Animals
Kodah
Kodah is a Male Australian Kelpie x English Mastiff x Rhodesian Ridgeback x Staffordshire Bull Terrier whos date of birth is 16th of December 2018.
Kodah is a Certified Trick dog and holds Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert titles, knowing 50+ tricks. Kodah also participates in SprintDog, Lure Coursing, Weightpull and Scentwork.
Courtney got Kodah at 6 months of age from his previous owners who unfortunately got rid of him due to lack of time for him, but fortunately for Kodah he ended up in the best hands that he possibly could considering the issues he had with dog reactivity and lack of exposure to things paired with a super high prey drive and lack of listening. Kodah knows a wide range of tricks and is highly trained in obedience, agility, scent work, and dog sports. Kodah also helps Courtney train clients' dogs and helped raise many foster animals. Kodah has also given blood to save multiple dogs lives. If you see Kodah while he's out working, he may show off and do a trick or two.
Bindi
Bindi is a Female Australian Kelpie whos date of birth is 24 of March 2025.
Bindi is a Certified Trick Dog holding a Novice title, knowing 20+ tricks. Bindi also participates in SprintDog, Lure Coursing and Sheep Herding.
Bindi is an exceptional sheep herder and at just 8 months old she attended a sheep herding workshop for beginners, both Courtney and Bindi were the best duo in the class despite having never done sheep herding prior.
Courtney got Bindi at 3 months of age from rural Victoria.
Bindi has proven to be a fearful puppy and has shown some minor reactivity, but Courtney has put a lot of effort into desensitising Bindi to the world by increasing her confidence and she is thriving. Within the first week of Courtney owning Bindi she had worked on socialisation by taking her to the Vet Clinic, Petbarn, Bunnings, exposing her to traffic, walking past shops, horses, cows, dogs, people, swimming, desensitising to touch, clipping nails, bathing, ear cleaning, teeth brushing, as well as working on sit, drop, shake, recall door manners, loose lead walking, crate training and toilet training. Bindi has exceptional recall and is a super friendly girl with lots of animal and human friends.
Cosmo ( Nene )
Cosmo is a Female Flame Point Siamese who is born in January 2020.
Cosmo is a Certified Trick Cat and holds a Novice title, knowing 15+ tricks.
Courtney adopted Cosmo from a shelter that she used to work at. In the past few years, she has been diagnosed with various health issues including hip dysplasia, a heart murmur and a liver shunt. With lifelong medication and catching the chronic illnesses at an early age she is thriving. Since adopting Cosmo Courtney has worked through many behavioural issues with her as she could never be touched and would attack any hands close to her likely because of her pain. Cosmo is an indoors cat who sometimes goes on walks on lead. She loves all animals and people. She has also helped raise foster animals. Some of Cosmo's tricks are sit, wait, spin, figure 8 through legs, sit pretty, jump and shake.
Pluto ( Peep Peep )
Pluto is a Female Lynx Point Siamese who was born in September 2020.
Pluto is a Certified Trick Cat and holds a Novice title, knowing 15+ tricks.
Courtney adopted Pluto from a shelter that she used to work at. Pluto was originally a foster who was severely underweight and with some extra TLC she became the biggest and most agile cat in the household. Courtney and Pluto became very bonded hence why Pluto became a foster-fail. Pluto is an indoors cat who sometimes goes on walks on a lead. She can be shy of animals and people. She has also helped raise foster animals. Some of Pluto's tricks are sit, wait, spin, figure 8 through legs, jump and shake.
Halo ( Lil Kid )
Halo is a Female Domestic Long Hair who was born in November 2021.
Halo is a Certified Trick Cat and holds a Novice title, knowing 15+ tricks.
Courtney adopted Halo from a shelter. since having Halo Courtney has worked through an array of issues as she did not like to being petted likely because she was sick as a young kitten and nearly died so Courtney had to bottle feed her milk and antibiotics which Halo was not fond of. With lots of extra care Halo has blossomed into a great young cat and has become very attached to Kodah. Halo is an indoors cat who sometimes goes on walks on a lead. She can be shy of animals and people. She has also helped raise foster animals. Some of Halo's tricks are sit, wait, spin, figure 8 through legs, jump and shake.
Lemon
RIP 18/04/2024
Panda
RIP 04/02/2021