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.
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.
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!)