Canine Training

Perfect Pet Resort offers private or obedience training programs (while your pet is staying overnight) for dogs of all ages. From Puppy Kindergarten to advanced positive training, our experienced instructors will help you to achieve your training goals.

These are our trainer Butch Henderson's Accomplishments: Butch has over 30 years experience training, breeding, and competing with his working dogs. He and his Doberman, Agir, hold the 2004 AWDF national Champion title. He has nationally titled multiple breeds in Schutzhund, including Bouviers, Dobermans, German Shepherds, and Rottweilers. He has completely titled three high-competition schutzhund dogs from basic to Schutzhund III. In 1996, his Bouvier Brinks became the first and only Bouvier to capture the DVG national championship. In 2002, his German Shepherd Thunder was the Vice-Champion at the DVG nationals and in 2004; his Doberman Agir also became DVG Vice-Champion.

Butch is the current training director of the Commonwealth Working Dog Club in VA. He's a member of the N. American Working Bouvier Association and the United Doberman Club. He also belongs to both the USA and DVG Schutzhund Organizations. He was the 2001 Captain of the U.S. Rottweiler team in Italy, and was a bomb dog handler in NYC and Baltimore. Butch represented the U.S. 3 times in Germany at the Deutsche Meisterschaft and was selected to be on the USA team at the 2004 FCI World Championship. He breeds and trains his working Champion-line Bouviers and Dobermans and also has an extensive background in handling other popular working dog breeds including German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Malinois, and Pit Bulls.