Canine Solutions Dog Training

Drew is a fantastic dog trainer, adept at communicating with dogs and pragmatic in his methods. He is also highly professional in the way he runs his business and extremely dedicated to his clients. I honestly don't know how I would have managed raising my puppy without him. Everywhere I go people remark how calm and well-behaved my dog is for his age and I owe much of that to Drew and his training techniques.

We would like to thank Drew for the work he did on our behalf. Drew's guidance helped me train my dog Apollo, into a well behaved, social dog that is a pleasure to be around. We joked around about "training the trainer", but it is the truth. I feel very confident that I have the skills to address most situations moving forward. I really appreciated the detail in the lesson reviews. Drew responded to my questions in a timely manner with a lot of detail. We had a very positive experience and I highly recommend him. He's a good trainer, likes what he does and enjoys dogs.

Drew is an amazing trainer and teacher. I have a 3 year old rescue with reactive issues and we worked through it and reached my goal of having him off leash. Really recommend this training. Now my dog and I are so relaxed and we are both so much happier!

Working with Drew was the best decision we could have possibly made in settling our rescue pup, Tiger, into his new life. We went from being stressed out owners of an unpredictably barking pup that was a handful to walk to excited parents of an obedient, well mannered dog who can play and run around off leash, walk beside us on leash, ignore distractions, give up his toys, etc. We regularly get compliments from other dog owners on Tiger’s recall. We also have the tools and confidence we need now for any new behaviors we want to work with or skills we want to teach him. Thanks so much Drew, your guidance and expertise have helped us become the well rested and playful dog owners we always wanted to be!

Drew completely transformed our dog and our lives. Prior to engaging Drew, our Aussie Shepherd Molson was a nightmare to walk on a leash. He would lunge and bark at cars as they drove by, which as he got more riled up, became more dangerous. Molson would also lunge and bark at other dogs and sometimes people, and this made us adjust our daily schedule to suit his walking ability. We couldn’t enjoy life with a dog as we couldn’t take our dog anywhere. It only took us one session with Drew, which is a story in and of itself, to see a HUGE change Molson’s reactivity with cars. By the end of our program, Molson was able to go to Olympic Village, surrounded by dogs, cars, bikes, and people without any reactivity. We finally feel like we have our life back and couldn’t be more thankful for Drew. In addition to helping with his reactivity, Drew gave us tools and ways to handle barking and excitement when the doorbell rings, and when people come over. He is so much more controlled and obedient. We genuinely thought Molson would and could never change, but thanks to Drew, we finally have a dog that we love to walk and can take anywhere.

Looking for an amazing dog trainer? Look no further, you’ve found one. I looked for a dog trainer for quite some time before I chose Drew. I was super particular on wanting to feel like I was working with a trainer who was non-judgemental, compassionate, patient, and gentle towards my dog. Drew fit the bill. He has been nothing but on the ball and amazing with my reactive pitty. I was worried introducing an e-collar into Nova’s training routine because of all the stigma and conversation surrounding the device, but I am SOO glad we did. I have come to learn that this device is a form of communication and does not hurt your dog, it is reliable and provides guidance. Nova learned so much more quickly using this device than without and it has proven to work wonders for us. Nova used to constantly lunge and bark at people on walks, would run away when off leash and never return, run up to the door when someone knocked, and jump on me when I had something she wants. We have done a complete 180. Nova now comes whenever she is called, every. single. time! She even comes when she sees a squirrel or is playing with her ball, a huge achievement I did not think was possible. She follows right beside me on walks, does not pull, or bark at other dogs. She now knows to make eye contact with me when I am giving her a command and looks up to me cues. When strangers come knocking on our door, nova goes straight to her dog bed and stays put. She is learning to be calm in our apartment with guests and no longer jumps on me. I can truly and honestly say.. Nova is a much happier dog and I am a 10000x happier dog owner. Walks are no longer stressful and nova’s behaviour is predictable with her collar. Drew recommended some great raw food and I have seen such amazing health benefits with Nova. Overall, our experience with Drew has been perfectly well rounded and we have achieved every result I had hoped for and more. I am so grateful to be in the place we are with our pup, and wish the same for everyone else! Investing in training and good food for your dog can be expensive, but the results are sooooo worth it. Trust me!

We cannot thank Drew at Canine Solutions Dog Training enough! He helped us structure and improve our relationship with our dog, Kipp. We rescued Kipp from the Meat Market in South Korea and understandably, that came with some trauma behaviors. Our main concern was Kipp's intense anxiety which sometimes came out as reactive towards people (particularly men) and food guarding/alpha behaviors with other dogs. It was really hard for us as we are social people with male friends and lots of other dogs in our lives. Our first pet trainer recommended Canine Solutions, but in all honesty, we were quite hesitant about e-collar training. We were afraid that using a balanced approach, rather than a strictly all positive reinforcement approach, would break the bond that we had built with Kipp. Well, we were so wrong. The structure and communication that e-collar training offered made our bond with Kipp stronger than we thought possible. Kipp now looks to us for everything. He trusts us when we tell him someone is safe, meaning that he now wags his tail at our male friends who come over and plays endlessly with dogs without reacting negatively when upset. Kipp's recall is phenomenal for being 1.5 years old. Of course, nothing is perfect, but rarely does he not instantly come back when called which has given him and us such freedom outdoors. He's a happy dog now which means we are happy pet parents! Also, we wanted to mention that Drew is such a caring and responsive trainer. He was attentive and responsive to every concern, and he worked with us at our pace. We didn't realize how important excellent communication between trainer and trainees would be to our success! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Drew!

Drew helped us with some behavioural issues we were having with our very energetic rescue dog. Drew made it easy to fit training into our lives and taught us a lot of practical tips to continue working on. Drew is very accessible, and offers lots of helpful materials. Our dog is like a different dog after 4 sessions with Drew, and now a pleasure to be around (rather than an embarrassing and hard to control).