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Trainer helps your dog become an upstanding citizen
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Dogs get a workout using agility equipment.
a strong passion for working with dogs who
were reactive.” During her time at Petco, the
store went from near invisibility within the
company to No. 10 in the country for sales in
dog training.
But Foss was most drawn to working with
dogs Petco ruled had to be turned away.
“I’m really good at reading canine body
language,” Foss said. “I was bitten twice as
a child and my response was not to be afraid
of dogs, but to learn everything I could about
their body language.” She also studied canine
physiology and canine emotional response.
Most dogs have the emotional response and in-
telligence of the average 2½-year-old human.
“People either view their dogs as their
children or animals,” she said. “Dogs give us
signals we humans can learn to read.”
Her training method relies on conditioned
emotional response, the Tellington TTouch
Training, praise, petting, treats, and force
free, positive interaction.
“I do corrections,” Foss said. “But not
painful corrections.”
After five years at Petco, Foss decided it
was time to move on. She maintains a good
relationship with the company. For a time, she
was a mobile dog trainer, going to people’s
homes. In 2016 she was offered the opportuni-
ty to buy Arnicadia, founded in 2008 by Erica
Curtis.
“I took over the business from Pam Small,
who bought it in 2013,” Foss said. “It had no
physical location and no group classes; all
work had to be done outdoors.”
In search of a space that would accommo-
date group classes and be large enough to have
an agility and obstacle course, Foss said she
lucked out when a client offered her a lease in
one of his buildings.
Foss offers clients a menu of trainings and
activities. There’s training for individual and
group classes for behavior modification, start-
ing with basic manners and recall, as well as
dog to dog interaction, dog to human inter-
action, and training to address canine frustra-
tion, overexcitement, and mild to moderate
aggression. Social protocols, she said, can be
taught to dogs of any age.
Then there is professional level training.
“I offer limited service dog training. I do
public access,” Foss said. She aims to be a cer-
tified therapy dog evaluator and already helps
the Search and Rescue team, not as a trainer,
but at their trail practices.
“I’m the person who gets lost they have to
find,” she laughed.
She also works with dogs on rally, agility
training, and tracking, as well as CGC, the
acronym for Canine Good Citizenship.
“I help dogs and their owners become a
team,” Foss said.
Training, she said, does more than give the
dog a physical workout. “It’s a mental work-
out, too, because the dog has to think. Mental
exercise is more tiring than physical exercise.”
Everyone agrees a tired dog is a happy
dog and an easy dog to live with.
“I’m also working towards building a
true community space,” Foss said. “A place
where people can come with their dogs and
play.”
“It’s a $5 drop-in fee per dog to come and
play,” she said. “Or $40 a month for the first
dog and $50 for two dogs.”
Hours are available on request. If you’re
in town for only a few days with your pup,
this is a safe, fun place to have some fun off
leash.
Arnicadia Dog Training is the first facility
on the North Coast to offer indoor agility to
the public as well AKC Trick Dog, and the
CGCA and CGCU certifications.
For details about upcoming events, log on
to the Facebook page Arnicadia Dog Train-
ing or call 503-468-2559; located at 2367 S.
Roosevelt, Seaside, right between Ruby’s
and Motel 6.
GEARHART VOTERS BEWARE:
KNOW THE TRUTH
Don’t let out-of-state big money and self-serving corporate
interests buy Gearhart’s election.
Does the current ordinance prohibit families
or guests from staying at properties for free?
No. The short-term nightly rental ordinance applies only
to the act of “renting.” The very definition of a “rental”
is money has to change hands. Regular residential uses
are allowed under current laws.
Would unlimited nightly rentals
help our economy?
No. Our current laws provide a balance of vacation rentals
and our full-time residents who spend money all year-round.
This creates a sustainable economy.
Does Measure 4-188 have any enforceable
regulations protecting residents?
No. All current regulations regarding the number of permits,
septic, safety or even parking are eliminated. Period. There
will be NO mechanism for ANY regulation enforcement if
the measure passes.
Will the number of short-term nightly vacation
rentals ever go to zero?
No. There will always be short-term, nightly rentals available
in Gearhart. There are around 200 units potentially available
now and always in an R-3 zone. Currently, the city can
review or change the number of rental permits
through its normal legislative process.
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Short-term rental permits can also be
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passed down through inheritance.
Do our current laws go too
far in their protection of our
citizens’ rights?
No. Our laws regulating nightly
rentals have a reasonable cap
protecting residents from any
negative impacts. Our occupancy
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regulations are similar to other cities
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like Seaside, Cannon Beach or Manzanita.
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Do Gearhart’s current laws make it harder
to sell your home?
No. Our city Ordinance 901 protects property values through
zoning laws. Home sales are soaring right now, due to new
full-time residents moving in because of our nightly vacation
rental ordinance.
Do current laws prevent homeowners
from renting their property?
No. Any property owner can rent their entire home, just a
room, or only a level for 30 days or more, without a permit.
Does Measure 4-188 have any fire or life
safety provisions that protect families?
No. ALL fire, safety and building code inspections are required
to be done by our city building inspector. Measure 4-188
removes this requirement and allows any “licensed home
inspector” to inspect homes. These home inspectors CANNOT
LEGALLY INSPECT for fire and life safety per state law.
They are not allowed or required to report that a home might
not have fire escapes, bedrooms with no windows, or any
safety hazards.
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Does Measure 4-188 have ANY cap on the number
of short-term nightly vacation rentals?
No. Measure 4-188 would allow UNLIMITED NIGHTLY
VACATION RENTALS in ALL our neighborhoods. The ability
of the city to review or revise the number of rental permits or
regulations is removed, completely.
VOTE NO! VOTE NOW!
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