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Hondo the reactive pitbull mix

“We rescued our boy Hondo about 8 months ago and he had zero training.
He was wild, couldn’t walk him on a leash without one of us getting so frustrated that walks were no longer enjoyable.
After reaching out to crunchy canine for in home training, it was the best decision we did for

Hondo and us.
Hondo now can walk on loose leash, walk on our side and will no longer lash out at other dogs or squirrels on walk.
Katherine was very professional and patient with us and Hondo throughout all of our training.
I’d highly recommend hiring the crunchy canine for your training needs!
And free social obedience classes are a bonus!”

Rej and Simona with Hondo in Hamilton

Luna – Service Dog in Training

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We originally came to the Crunchy Canine for help with Luna’s over excitement and extreme pulling when we walked her. At one point, her pulling and excitement got so bad, walking her became a chore that no one enjoyed or looked forward to.
We tried a multitude of tools (leash, slip-lead, gentle-leader etc. etc. etc…) but nothing seemed to register with Luna, or, she would get better for a bit and then get used to whatever tool we were using and it was back to square one. Once we started to advance her training and worked one on one with Katherine, we decided to switch her over to the remote collar. After the first week, we saw a significant change in Luna – for the better – she was responding more, being more aware of us and what we wanted from her. She was even noticeably starting to enjoy her walks more, as she never really enjoyed walking with the gentle leader on or any of the other tools we tried. But with her collar, she genuinely seemed so much happier.  She had more freedom, less restraint but more control and consistency with her training. There was now a very clear, “black and white” approach to our training and more structure. Her recalls started to improve to the point where after the first few weeks, she was coming on command, staying by our side and with little to no motivation from the e-collar, she just started to understand what we expected from her more.  We are improving each and every day and for the first time in a long time, we are extremely excited and hopeful that the remote collar is going to bring Luna to a point where she can have the best life possible. We are confident that our choice to switch to the remote collar was the right choice and one we will forever be thankful for.
A lot of people are apprehensive of the remote collar at first… but from our experience and after having used NUMEROUS tools, I can confidently say that the remote collar was the best decision we have ever made, besides the day we decided to get our Luna, of course ! If you’re thinking about making the switch, do it! This tool can seriously change yours and your dogs life, it did for us!”
Jordan with Luna from London, Ontario

Off Leash Training for Loki the Miniature Pinscher

“We were looking for a trainer to help with off leash reliability and we ended up with some much more!! We did private lessons and Katherine was able to help us with so much: resource guarding, reacting at the door, the vacuum, and other dogs, crate training, loose leash walking, settling in public. We learned so much from our training, it has been a priceless experience. Even since we finished our training, they have remained accessible for follow up help. They were always punctual and open with communication. We’ve had such amazing results and are so glad we chose Crunchy Canine! Our boy even gets fun off leash time now!”

Milo pulling on leash

Milo | Dog Training Brantford

“Tara was really great! Very personable and knowledgeable.  She really listened to our concerns and offered helpful suggestions. She came with a plan but was also willing to alter based on our needs.”

Sarah with Milo, Brantford, ON

Willow the nervous rescue

Willow the Nervous Rescue | Dog training Hamilton

“Highly recommend Katherine from the Crunchy Canine. We did the freedom from the leash course with our shy rescue pup. Katherine was great from the beginning and was able to befriend our dog who is nervous around strangers. We were able to achieve off leash obedience, something we never thought we’d be able to achieve. Not only that, we also got tips and worked on things outside of the course, such as teaching her to feel more comfortable around people. We even got to have some practice meeting Tracy the assistant as a ‘stranger’. We loved her flexibility to help with problems specific to our dog, and how we were able to train in different settings to proof her off leash skills. It’s clear that Katherine has your dogs best interest in mind and is committed to helping your dog be the best version of themselves.”

Beatrice with Willow, Hamilton, ON

Nika the Husky Mix

Nika the Husky Mix

Nika the Husky Mix | Dog Training Brantford

We had such a positive experience working with our trainer Katie (Dog Training Brantford). Very professional, well experienced and worked around our schedule for training. NIKA really benefited from all the little tips and tricks we learned along the way and was a really great fit for our needs. Even though Covid through a curve ball at our training schedule, Katie was always so accommodating and in the end we feel confident that the training was one of the best things we could have offered Nika for a happy dog life. Thanks so much to everyone at The Crunchy Canine for creating such a positive experience!

Heather with Nika from Brantford, ON

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