Pawsitive

Simone helped us immeasurably. When we adopted our Miniature Schnauzer Alfie he was very nervous, barked at everyone and could be aggressive towards strangers. Simone was an instant calming presence. She taught us useful actions and behaviours and we saw improvements almost instantly. Her work meant that we could have a much better relationship with Alfie and allow him to live a fuller and better life. I cannot understate how helpful Simone was to us and I would recommend her to anyone who needs help with their pets behaviour.

Simone helped us with our rescue French Bulldog, Bibi. When we rehomed her we were unaware she was dog, people and motorbike reactive and generally gets anxious/stressed very quickly. Simone was absolutely fantastic at teaching us how to read Bibi’s body language so we could anticipate her behaviour. She also taught us amazing skills to manage a range of challenging behaviours which gave us lots of confidence. Before we works with Simone we had been in touch with another trainer who charged a lot of money and did not provide any useful input at all. Simone on the other hand taught us how to understand and live with Bibi who now is a very happy dog with tricky behaviours we know how to manage. I can’t recommend Simone highly enough!

Simone is an incredible dog behaviouralist and her work ethic is impeccable. I’ve known Simone for well over a decade and have seen first hand the many times she has helped dogs and their owners. If you need any help with puppy training or dog issues you won’t be disappointed with her techniques.

We’ve had 2 sessions with Simone so far, and both times have left with a new sense of hope for our highly anxious rescue. Simone really knows her stuff, has extensive knowledge and experience and gives you the tools you need to help your doggos thrive.

All I have to say is Wow! Simone is absolutely incredible! We have a 4 month old puppy and Simone had her listening and behaving in under 5 minutes! It was insane! I've never seen anyone do anything like that. She truly is a dog whisperer. So greatful to have found her! We are confident our dog will grow up well trained thanks to Simone. She is the best dog trainer in town hands down!!

We have had 2 appts with Simone so far and HIGHLY recommend her! We have 4 mini doxies who range in age from 2 - 14 and within a couple days of our first appt we were able to get the dogs to sit on command, within a week we were able to curb the barking tremendously and now we are currently working on walking loose leash. We can't wait for our next appt.

When our 4 year old dobielab started being reactive to other dogs at the park we were at a loss for how to address. What was once a fun activity was now full on angst! We reached out to Simone for help. Simone was very professional, kind and caring. In our very first session she provided us with specific exercises and tools we were able to use right away. Our dog responded immediately to the training. Overtime we have all gained confidence and a well trained dog. I highly recommend Simone. She is so knowledgeable and we loved that the training she recommended was easy for us to adopt and we started seeing results right away! We are so happy to have met her.

Simone has essentially cured my dog's leash reactivity in only 2 sessions!!! I am so happy and excited to be confident in walking my dog in busy places again, with no fear of her lunging uncontrollably at every dog that walks by. I now have the skills and tools I need to continue training my dog on my own, and I can see her brain thinking and learning every time we pass by a dog. Before Simone, I had tried 4 different dog trainers in Calgary for this issue and found Simone to be clearly the best, both in her knowledge/qualifications and training method. Some trainers are too soft and expect you to repeat an excercise every day for 6 months before seeing any hint of a result. Others I've tried are too hard and want you to use choke chains etc which I really wasn't comfortable with. Simone's method is exactly the right balance between the two, with small force free corrections which are outweighed by tons of delicious sausage. Simones method also transfers into other behavioural issues and so a happy side effect is that my dog's barking while in the house has considerably improved. After only a couple of minor corrections, my dog now barely barks at the mailman, people walking by, the beep my neighbours car makes every morning at 8am when they lock their car... it's like magic! I super highly recommend Simone to anyone struggling with a behavioural issue, or just dog training in general!