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With over 20 years of professional experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with dogs of every age, breed, and personality. I’m proud to be the only Certified Behaviour Consultant in the Okanagan, and I hold certifications from two of the most respected dog training and behaviour programs in the world. I’m also completing my Nosework Instructor Certification through the NACSW, expected December 2025.

 

​Certifications & Education(continued):

Academy For Dog Trainers

Karen Pryor Academy

Family Dog Mediation

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My commitment to continuing education is ongoing — I regularly attend seminars, workshops, and courses to stay current with the ever-evolving science of animal behavior.

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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 behavior 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!).It inspires me every single day.