Here's what our clients have to say

Jean and Lorne – owners of Toby – Chihuahua

“Before we started working with Karen, we didn’t think Toby could be saved. We were tired and frustrated and didn’t know what to do. We were amazed at what she accomplished with Toby in such a short time. We learned a lot from Karen. She taught us so many things that we did not know! We are happy that we can now control Toby in the house and he no longer sits on the kitchen table! We know that Karen is always available if we need her”.

Lee-Ann – owner of Mia – Labrador Retriever/Border Collie mix

Karen has a natural calmness about her. She teaches by letting the person discover, and that is empowering.

Karen is very honest. I know that she will tell me what I need to correct when I am handling my dog.

Karen is knowledgeable and able to provide many techniques/information handouts to correct a problem. She is flexible and will provide more than one approach to address an issue. Karen is open to truly getting at the problem. (e.g. I wanted to know if Mia would get into a crate; so she said let's try it; I wanted Karen to see Mia with my brother's dog at my house so she traveled a one hour drive to my place to check it out).

She met our needs by developing a training program that was custom made for me and Mia. Not from the safe confines of a kennel, but out there in parks, and with other dogs, and in situations I was concerned about, including at my own home.

She has given me exactly what I needed to be more comfortable with Mia around other dogs - the opportunity to practice dealing with dog encounters at her home with her dogs; my home with my Brother's dog; and in town along park trails.

Karen gave me the peace of mind to know that Mia is not aggressive, just being Mia or reacting to my bad handling. She taught me how to see that Mia is smart, and a good pup. We just have to work on me more. I am excited that Mia is welcome to come out to Karen's home, and join a pack of pups on a weekly walk as part of her ongoing training.

Ann – owner of Maddie – German Shepherd/Labrador Retreiver mix

Karen has a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of animals. She shows a true passion for the dogs under her tutelage. She is very approachable for questions.

I like Karen’s approach about working with the individual (owner) and not just focusing on the dog. I like how she can work with the people and convince them that they, as well as the animal need training, without insulting the people. I believe that by working with the owners AND the dog, gets more of a commitment from the owners, which means success for you!

Donna and Pete – owners of Molson - Labrador Retriever

Karen is a natural at training and working well with dogs and owners.

We relied on her knowledge to help us learn what we needed to teach Molson to be well behaved.

Karen is exceptional with dogs and is pleasant and friendly to work with.

We now enjoy being with our dog and walking him without getting our arm pulled off. He is now so calm and pleasant to be with. We truly enjoyed our experience with Karen and our dog. Thanks to all Karen’s hard work Molson is a totally different dog.”

Janet and Peter – owners of littermates Annie and Boomer – Labrador Retrievers

My (Janet’s) reaction time is different from others and Karen was exceptionally patient with me. I needed a lot of extra training and Karen helped me with whatever I needed.

We have been able to rely on Karen for just about everything related to improving Annie and Boomer, especially ongoing support. We liked that Karen gave direct feedback immediately on any training question that we might have.

Karen taught us to be consistent. She goes above and beyond the ‘call of duty’ for her clients. She is very interested in doing what you do and because of that, it is an enjoyable experience for all.

Karen helped us when other trainers refused!

Ali – owner of Zoë - Boston Terrier/Dachshund mix

Karen taught Zoë to do everything that I wanted her to do. As my personal dog coach, I could rely on Karen for everything related to keeping Zoë the best she can be.

Karen is a good dog communicator. She is good with people. Karen is better than any other dog trainer in this area.

“Karen is nice to me and is nice to be around. Her (board and train) training program was well worth the investment”.

Anna – owner of Liisa - Shitzhu/Poodle mix

Karen has a ‘presence’ that the dog senses immediately. Liisa reacts immediately, in a positive way, to Karen.

Karen identified immediately that I needed to get Liisa’s respect. She provided information and the support that I needed to get Liisa under control and to respect me.

Karen has the ‘knack’ that dogs respect and they respond well to her immediately.

I appreciated Karen’s honesty – giving me straight answers on how to deal with Liisa’s bad behaviour.

Thanks to Karen, Liisa is not biting me anymore. Karen has given me a lot of really good, helpful information.

Will and Kathryn - owners of Molly - Labrador Retriever

Thank you so much for your expertise and guidance over the past year. Thanks to your help, Molly has become the greatest, loving family companion.

Catie - owner of Wrigley - Labrador Retriever

Karen has a wonderful manner with the dogs that makes them comfortable. She is assertive at the right times, and is patient and understanding with me, making sure that I do the right things at the right time with Wrigley.

Karen and her program are well organized. She knows what she wants to do when we arrive we do it with no time wasted.

Karen's program gave me the confidence and assurance that I could continue the training at home after each weekly session ... and I did!

Karen has tranformed Wrigley from an unruly character to a nice dog. He is on his way to being the dog that I want him to be. I like knowing that I can confidently bring Wrigley to the Dogs-4-Dogs weekly off-leash pack walk as an E-lite graduate

Jim and Nancy - owners of Tyra - Scottish Terrier

We called you in desperation after having Tyra, our 5 month old Scottish Terrier for about 2 weeks. You arrived at our house and began analyzing our situation before you came through the door. In short order you made us understand it was our behaviour that was determining the dog's behaviour. You very patiently showed us a number of techniques to work on and left us some very useful detailed notes. We were astonished the next morning when Tyra overnight had become Wonder Dog (almost). We didn't expect such immediate results.

Over time your approach seemed to be very effective. Your in-depth knowledge of animal and people behaviour was key in our ongoing learning to analyze each new situation. You are always listening, observing and adapting the approach during each lesson. Because this can be complex to take in by beginners like us, your detailed follow-up notes have become invaluable to recapture and review when we run into bumps. Regardless of what has happened between sessions we can count on you adapting the current session to what is happening now in spite of it not following a proposed lesson plan. This is probably one of key features of working with you because life and bad weather happens, but we move ahead in spite of these things.

We have enjoyed working with you and the results demonstrated by Tyra"s behaviour, now almost 8 months old, are proven when people in our neighbourhood are astonished watching her heel, sit, stay, even with distractions.

But what about Tyra's opinion? She would rather do her training, with Karen or us, than eat! Her behaviour would indicate that this is the favourite thing in her daily routine; talk about win-win!

Many thanks Karen.

Leslie - owner of Wunjo - Toy Poodle puppy

I wanted to thank you again for your very helpful session yesterday. I feel so much better and confident I can actually do this! Wunjo has done very well today--I was able to walk him past 5 houses, only using a couple of treats. He has only had one accident inside so far today, a big improvement - and because of me - I didn't have hold of his leash, even though I knew he would soon have to go. Today he even refrained from something I corrected him for last night. I know we have a long journey ahead, but your training is going to make it much more enjoyable.

Thanks again Karen, I'm glad I called you. I will be sure to get in touch if I need help.

Jessica - owner of Buddy - Siberian Husky

With Karen's help, Buddy has become a balanced and reliable companion. He has a clear understanding of what is expected of him and works hard to be a well behaved dog. Buddy now understands his role in the pack and accepts submission and looks to me for direction and security.

I now enjoy taking Buddy for off leash walks and allowing him to explore his surroundings. Buddy is a really enjoyable dog to have around now that he knows what is expected of him and works hard to behave. Now that I, as Buddy's leader, have a clear undestanding of what he needs from me I find it much easier to be a responsible pet owner. I am able to properly drain Buddy's energy every day by giving him mental and work challenges.

Sofie - owner of Duke - German Sheperd mix

I just had to let you know how well Duke's doing! I had his whole walk, only 20mins at 6am, off leash this morning! Yesterday we went for a 45 minute trail walk, off leash. He was so good!

Amy - owner of Nitchka - mixed breed

We are doing great - she is perfect!! Thanks again for making us good again.