About Us
About Us
Katie Oilschlager is the owner of Think
Pawsitive LLC and is an instructor at Susan
Garrett's 'Say Yes Dog Training'
(www.clickerdogs.com) in Ontario, Canada.  
Katie is also a student of Susan Garrett, Greg
& Laura Derrett ( www.gtagility.com ), Susan
Salo ( www.jumpdogs.com ) and Bob Bailey.  
She is a member of The Association of Pet
Dog Trainers, an evaluator for AKC/CGC and
President of the Wisconsin Groomers
Association.

Katie has had a love for dogs since she was a
kid.  She started by getting involved in 4H dog
training with her dog Rusty.  Through the
years she has learned a lot about animals by
graduating from the Wisconsin School of
Professional Pet Grooming and pursuing a
career in this field.  Todd and Katie were
previous owners of a successful pet
grooming, dog daycare and retail business.

Through the use of classical and operant
conditioning, Katie has trained her five Golden
Retrievers.  She has developed three dog
therapy programs with Mickey (13 years old).  
Winnie (11 year old) is retired from agility.
Baloo (6 year old) has competed in dock
dogs, agility and obedience, has appeared on
dog food labels, and starred on the television
show “Great Train Kids”.  Rella (5 year old)
and Stitch (4 year old) are currently competing
in agility.  Katie shows them in both AKC and
USDAA and has earned titles at the
excellent/masters level.

With the use of positive and motivational
training, Katie has been successful in training
puppies and adult dogs for general 
manners,
competitive agility, obedience, and therapy
certification.
At Think Pawsitive, all students are taught to
reward their dogs for offering desired
behaviors.  The focus is on using positive
reinforcement and lateral thinking to come up
with training solutions.
Todd & Katie Oilschlager with the Golden gang.
Baloo starring in Great Train Kids, a children's
TV program, as he is opening the mail box.
Mickey reading with the first graders at school.
Joan Zelinger
with Beacon & Truman
Joan teaches Foundations agility classes for Think Pawsitive and assists Katie with
Seminars and Workshops.  She has attended several seminars with Susan Garrett,
Lynda Orton- Hill and recently attended the Master’s Handling Seminar with Greg and
Laura Derrett.

Joan has been involved and training dogs since 1997. She has three dogs: Tess (11
year old Lab Retriever) is now retired from agility competition after earning PAX and
NATCH-7 titles; Beacon (3 year old Aussie) is currently competing in the
Masters/Excellent level of competition; and Truman (1year old Aussie) is just starting
his agility career.

In her free time, she enjoys swimming, hiking and playing frisbee™ with her dogs.  
She also enjoys challenging them by making custom tug toys and training equipment
and spoiling them with homemade collars.

Joan applies her expertise as a full time high school teacher to the classes she
teaches at Think Pawsitive.   Her ability to clearly explain and demonstrate
philosophies and skills helps students progress confidently through the curriculum.  
She balances patience and humor while still challenging her students to stretch their
limits.
Contact Katie at katie@thinkpawsitivedog.com