My Bark Avenue Academy

Amazing experience with phenomenal results.

Review update: Catherine is a dog training genius! Otto (now a 5 month) completed puppy bootcamp at 11 weeks old and is half way through basic obedience. As for us, our learning has been exponential. Rewind to bootcamp, we were asked to create a “wish list” of the things we wanted accomplished; we thought “there’s no way”. Then we got “Otto Ultra, version 2.0” back! Catherine nailed it and taught us how to reinforce the training. Fast forward to our weekly training sessions. We continue to be amazed at Catherine’s ability and After every session we see a big change in Otto (who gets excited to see her) and our understanding of dog behaviour. Catherine teaches us as much as she teaches Otto. As a result, our home life is more balanced. Overall, if you are having difficulty with your dog (mild or severe), Catherine can undoubtedly help you. It’s affordable considering the cost of your sanity, destroyed household items and vet bills due to an untrained dog. Don’t hesitate longer. Call Catherine; you won’t be disappointed! She means it when she says, “once her student, always her student”. THANK YOU CATHERINE! P.S., I was serious when I said you can move in and be our 24/7 dog trainer lol! June 2021: If you’re ready to give up on your dog/pup, Catherine is your SOLUTION! We recently got a pudlepointer pup. We had success in the past training our high energy dogs (including Champ, our current 12 yr old dog). Then came Otto! This 7 week old pup quickly gained the name Lucifer. Our chief complaints: EVERYTHING! Chewing, disaster on walks, terror in the crate, attacking us/Champ/anything but his toys. We were regretting our decision to get a pup! That’s when we knew we needed help! We called Catherine and our first impression was knowledgeable, genuine, non-judgmental and empathetic; Otto was therefore booked for bootcamp. However, a couple days go by, we were in crisis mode and couldn’t wait for bootcamp. I sent a tearful email to Catherine and she immediately fit us into a 1 hour tailored private lesson. After the private session, my tears were for joy. Catherine’s Jedi level methods helped us understand our faults. 1 hour shockingly restored normalcy, we were bonding with Otto, he was listening and the crate and leash issues were resolved. Also the homework was quick, fun and achievable. Catherine’s methods are worth every penny. She is assertive yet caring and it’s apparent her work is her gift and passion. If your dog is testing your limits, contact her.

I’m so grateful for having found Catherine and her “Bark Avenue” team! Romeo, my 8 month old Australian shepherd was “a handful” to say the least and, although I’ve trained my other dogs before, he was a challenge - especially with my 13 year old senior Mini Aussie Diva. Not only do I feel like I got a new and improved dog back, I was “trained”, along with his bestie, how to deal with him and what training needed to be maintained and consistently applied. After only one night at home I am flabbergasted at the positive change and able to take over from Diva as the pack leader! Catherine hadn’t seen the last of us as we are going to now start attending the regular obedience classes. It was so clear yesterday that he loves to learn and be challenged ! Thank you again! Both Diva and I appreciate our “new and improved” little boy! Catherine gives a whole new meaning to the term “dog whisperer”!!