New Location: Puppy and Foundations will be held at 5550 Highway 6
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Follow us and stay tuned for our new upcoming workshops and classes such as: Kids and Canines; Pawsitively Safe, Movement Puzzles and Enrichment Workshops and more!
Our Philosophy
At Pawsitively Canine, we train dogs with compassionate and humane methods. Our promise to you is that we will never cause fear, intimidate, or hurt your dog in the name of training, or ever!
Positive and force free training techniques work whether you have a new puppy or a dog with behaviour challenges. We want you to live a long and happy life together, doing the things you love with your best friend.
LISA DAVIES
CTC, KPA-CTP, CDBC, FDM
Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Family Dog Mediator
Certified Behaviour Consultant
Associate Nosework Instructor
Trauma Informed Pet Professional
Fear-Free Certified
I have been a professional dog trainer for over 20 years, working with just about every age and breed of dog. I am a certified behaviour consultant (the only one in the Okanagan), along with being certified by two of the top dog training/behaviour programs in the world. I am currently finishing my Nosework Instructor Certification through the NACSW.
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To continue to help dogs and their families, I am committed to continuing education through ongoing participation in seminars, workshops, cours and more, as the animal behaviour world continues to evolve.
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Most importantly, training to me is about giving our dogs more control and ways to communicate their needs with us through a wider behaviour repertoire. As a result, they can feel safe and we can offer them more autonomy. This is nowhere near the same as punishment based trainers that control dogs through fear, pain or intimidation leading to a "robot" dog. We want our dogs to be confident, and emotionally stable members of the family and we get this through positive, science based, force free methods!
I have a deep passion for working with dogs that have behaviour challenges, especially fear, aggression, anxiety and reactivity. The goal is to help these dogs learn to make better choices, resulting in a stronger bond with their humans (and dog friends too!)
CONTACT US
We serve Coldstream, Lavington, Vernon, Kelowna and the surrounding areas. Plus worldwide online.
Elizabeth
(BA -Psyc, PCT-A, DN-CET)
Firstly, I am so excited to announce an addition to our team!
Introducing Elizabeth!
I cannot say how blessed we are to have her, she is talented and just incredible in working with both people and dogs! She is a certified Professional Canine Trainer through Pet Professional Guild, which is a prestigious force free organization with rigorous testing requirements.
Elizabeth is also a pet Trick Instructor, an Enrichment Technician and is Trauma Informed and Culturally Safe Practices!
Welcome Elizabeth!
Elizabeth has been training her own dogs and assisted with force-free, positive training for over a decade.
Her degree and work in Psychology, passion for behavior mod and neurology has been a huge asset in helping others and working with her own fear-reactive dog.
Elizabeth teaches weekend group classes and private sessions with a focus on tricks, nosework and enrichment plans.
Read Elizabeth's Best in Show winning blog here!​
TESTIMONIALS
What They Say About Us
My husband and I were looking for a dog trainer for our pitbull (who's already an angel but just gets very excited with guests). Not only was she very friendly and positive, but she is also loving and knowledgable in what she does. Our pitbull is now VERY tame with our newborn son and behaves very well when guests are over. Another thing we loved about Lisa's method of training is that it's always been rewarding as opposed to bribe or strict training.
Tina N.
Lisa is wonderful- she is so great with all dogs - from little puppies to big, growly dogs. She takes the time to explain everything thoroughly - including helping to understand some of your dogs unwanted behaviours. She makes training fun for both you and your dog. Positive training is the way to go, and Lisa is the expert! She is very flexible and will do whatever she can to help you and your dog. Thanks, Lisa!