About Stephanie
I have always been interested in dogs ever since I was born.
I grew up with my dad’s Coonhound/Lab who taught me a lot about dog behaviour. Being around a pack of dogs when the family would get together (dad’s dog, 2 labs and a shepherd mix) also taught me a lot about dynamics between dogs, body language and that different breeds have different characteristics.
Having a large interest in dogs, I would do breed research for fun and oftentimes could identify purebred dogs as well as mixed breeds from a young age; blowing the minds of the adults that owned them. I even pretended to be a dog (lots) and would play “dogs” with my friends as a kid. I wanted to be a vet when I grew up, but as a young adult I learned that dog training was a job that was slowly gaining demand and I quickly put all my focus toward that.
I graduated high school in 2010 and would help friends and family train their dogs. In 2012 I started working at a dog daycare and boarding facility to gain hands on experience with different breeds and different behaviours. In 2013 I graduated with honours from Animal Behaviour College and started training client dogs aside from family and friends. I have experience running puppy classes, obedience classes and training dogs with behaviour issues from jumping up to minor aggression. Behaviour is where my interest has always been, I love the satisfaction of helping the relationship between an owner and their dog grow and seeing the “ah-ha!” moments when I work with them.
About Ronnie
Ronnie is a 10 year old Rottweiler/German Shepherd/Husky/Australian Cattledog (Heeler) mix and she has all the characteristics of all the breeds; amongst 4 others she has in her.
I adopted Ronnie when she was 2.5 from Infinite Woofs Animal Rescue Society, she was picked up as a pregnant stray and almost passed away when giving birth to her 8 puppies. Despite the sad story, she is an amazing dog! She is excellent with kids (even though I have none), she is good with other dogs, especially puppies, great with people, and okay with dog-savvy cats.
The only 2 issues that arose with her were digging and chewing things that did not belong to her. Both problems were quickly corrected by giving her a proper outlet for digging, as well as just simply settling into her new home and learning that she doesn’t have to be nervous or take that energy out on chewing shoes and pillows.
As our relationship grew I knew I had quite possibly the best companion I could’ve ever asked for. She has taught me a lot, and we are always learning together. She is a fan favorite when attending puppy class and gets lots of compliments when we visit the bookstore.