About Canine Minds & Manners
Reviews
In two sessions Tina changed our lives. We got a new puppy, meal time was a nightmare, he growled, snarled, lashed out, my children were afraid of him ..... according to Dr Google he was "resource guarding". I reached out to a few training centres in my community and Tina was recommended across the board. After her first visit, meal time was a breeze, however he soon found other resources he decided were worth guarding, toys, our bed, his poop (disgusting), his vomit (even more disgusting). He bit me, he bit our daughter, so back Tina came, she taught him, and us, how to change thinking, change behaviour, in a positive, constructive manner. We did as we were told, practiced, built a trusting and faithful relationship and now live in harmony. A dog I once feared would not make it in our family is now the sweetest, well behaved, little Pitbull you could ever find. Thank-you Tina!!
Katherine Jones
These people are truly experts in dog behaviour, and even more importantly, they care deeply about the dogs and their progress. My dog loved attending the class (despite the fact that she is reactive) and the classes were designed to ease the dogs into stressful situations. The trainers skillfully analyzed each dog's behaviour and took the time to explain to us what they were observing. The use of props (and treats!) in the class was helpful, as was the way the class was structured. By limiting the class to only four dogs, and by allowing the owners to observe each dog reacting to different situations, we learned a lot about dog behaviour in general and about how a person's behaviour can affect their dog's. I would recommend these trainers to anyone looking for a dog trainer, and the class to anyone with a reactive dog that needs some professional help.
Jill, Reactive Rescue Class
I have now completed a puppy socialization class and a private session with Tina from Canine Minds and Manners. She was so warm and knowledgeable, and put me at ease regarding my concerns about my puppy right away. She made it feel manageable to work with my puppy on redirecting energy away from biting. She is clearly passionate about the work and has a great deal of expertise in the science behind canine behaviour and how to shape dog behaviour effectively through positive reinforcement. She offered tons of ideas and guidance on how to provide enough mental and physical stimulation for an active dog and how to work with problem behaviours. I would highly recommend Canine Minds and Manners to anyone!
Jennie Gaston
The approach at Canine Minds and Manners completely fits with my own ideals of positive reinforcement and building trust. This is especially important as Tifa is a rescue and shyer dog; I so appreciated the shy puppies area until Tifa built enough confidence to go and play with the rest of the puppies, this was very important. The staff are all very friendly and kind, and the facility is always clean and welcoming. I really appreciate the emails that always come out after class summarizing what we did and how to continue the learning at home. It also means a great deal to me that when I have questions, Kirsten always makes herself available to provide really awesome insight.
Alaina Bates
In two sessions Tina changed our lives. We got a new puppy, meal time was a nightmare, he growled, snarled, lashed out, my children were afraid of him ..... according to Dr Google he was "resource guarding". I reached out to a few training centres in my community and Tina was recommended across the board. After her first visit, meal time was a breeze, however he soon found other resources he decided were worth guarding, toys, our bed, his poop (disgusting), his vomit (even more disgusting). He bit me, he bit our daughter, so back Tina came, she taught him, and us, how to change thinking, change behaviour, in a positive, constructive manner. We did as we were told, practiced, built a trusting and faithful relationship and now live in harmony. A dog I once feared would not make it in our family is now the sweetest, well behaved, little Pitbull you could ever find. Thank-you Tina!!
Airdrie Hawks
Tina came over for the puppies welcome home 1.5hr training and she was so friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this training for any new puppy. We gained skills to better manage and train our puppy and we noticed an improvement in our puppies behaviour immediately. She answered all our questions and provided us with very useful tips for feeding, biting,walking, crate training and potty training. Also a plus that the training tired our puppy out and she slept for the entire afternoon.
S.M.
Signed our Australian Shepard puppy up for polite puppy classes and was blown away by the knowledge the team had and the kindness that was shown to everyones puppies and the people attending the classes. Unfortunately we ended up pulling our dog from the class, as he was reactive to other dogs and was barking throughout the class, and we wanted to get him out of this stage before bringing him to a group environment. Canine Minds and Manners offered to refund the remainder of our classes which was extremely nice of them and unexpected. We will be pursuing private lessons with them which will suite our dogs specific needs better in this reactive stage. We couldn't recommend Canine minds and manners more!!