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Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behaviour Therapist [CPDT-KA, CTB.ccs IPDTA-CD] DOGNITION Trainer and Assessor (Learn more about this here)
Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behaviour Therapist [CPDT-KA, CTB.ccs IPDTA-CD] DOGNITION Trainer and Assessor (Learn more about this here)
My name is Carrie Lumsden, and I am a Canadian Certified Professional Dog Trainer recognized through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and a Canine Behaviour Therapist recognized through the International Positive Dog Training Association, and Dognition Assessor.
I have 20 years of experience working in animal shelters, training facilities, correctional facility partnership programs, animal control, the BCSPCA, and veterinary offices. Before opening K9 Kind, I began my career with dogs as a trainer at an animal shelter developing programs to temperament assess dogs, train and rehabilitate them, and adopt them to forever homes. Seeing the grim outcome of behaviour problems and dog bites, many of which were utterly preventable, I learned first hand the importance of early training and socialization, and positive reinforcement training. I was fortunate enough to work with, various training and rehabilitation facilities which helped me develop an understanding of what was going wrong with dogs who ended up in shelters and that education and the proper use of positive reinforcement training was the solution. I am totally dedicated to the humane training of dogs through the understanding of how they learn using force-free, science-based training, that encourages your dog to want to do what you want them to do – and this creates well adjusted and reliable dogs that everyone loves!
The training tool is not the collar, the harness, the gizmo, the touch, or the “tsss”. The training tool is the theory in which we teach our dogs. If we understand that dogs do what works, and they do not do what doesn’t work, then we just need to apply that theory to teach our dogs anything.
Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA)
Kaoru is a Canadian Certified Professional Dog Trainer recognized through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, a Professional Dog Walker, and in Pet First Aid at the International Academy of Canine Trainers, (CDT-IACT).
Kaoru is the head instructor of our group classes. She brings her passion, professionalism, and teaching experience to our team and our classroom. Kaoru’s love of learning, teaching, and dogs, naturally lead her to dog training. Kaoru was previously a head teacher in Japan teaching English to students ages 14 to 80. She is also a certified Yoga Teacher and Dog Walker and she is certified in Pet First Aid.
“The more knowledge I gain about dogs, the better my communication with them and understanding of them.”
Kaoru’s classroom is a low-stress and supportive learning environment where she shares her commitment to humane, reward-based and evidence-based training methods. Her training philosophy is – Have fun with your dog! Training should be fun. If you don’t teach your dog what to do, they have no way of knowing how to behave. Learning and therefore training never ends. The more you know and understand about your dog, the better you become as a handler.
“To me, dogs are not just a pet. I wanted to actually share my life with them and have fun. Simply put, I want to share my experience with other dog parents and help them enjoy their time with their dog.”
Kaoru’s favourite dog training quote:
“Dogs always do the BEST they can with the EDUCATION they are given in the ENVIRONMENT we expect them to perform in.” – Susan Garrett
Certified Professional Dog Trainer.
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I adopted two shelter dogs who were terrified when we tried to clip their nails. The vet had to put them out to do it for us. I consulted with Carrie, who worked with the dogs for a short time, and we have since been able to use positive reinforcement to get the job done quickly and efficiently, with no stress to them at all. Also worked for barking, whining and handling thunderstorms. Superb!!!
Hunny’s Mom
Awesome experience with K9 Kind. Really enjoyed attending classes and they were great at providing feedback on our training and advice for specific situations. We would definitely recommend if you're looking for an awesome puppy school experience!
Jessica Kerr
I highly recommend K9 Kind for high quality, professional dog training services. They are the best at what they do and have helped our family immensely to understand and train our dog.
Cameron Knox
We had a wonderful experience with positive reinforcement training for our German Shepherd with Carrie - she was so informative, kind with us and our dog -- the result = a delightfully sweet disposition and super obedient 4 year old Shepherd who is amazing with kids, adults and our kitten :)
Sharmeen
Great training courses, well structured, organized and accommodating.
I would not hesitate to bring another pup or adult dog who needed some additional aid with training to K9 Kind.
The one on one training was incredibly helpful also!
Ryan Wanner
K9 Kind is a wonderful training resource for your dog. I’ve tried other trainers and Carrie and Karou are amazing to say the least. You won’t be disappointed by choosing them.
Jessica Turmuende
Our family has tried every dog trainer in the area, and this team was by far the most courteous, thoughtful and professional service we’ve encountered.
Scout’s Dad
We attended puppy kindergarten. She is absolute magic with dogs - any dogs.
We learned so much and it was a great socializing experience for our little one.
All sizes, breeds, behaviours, and issues. Would recommend!
Kathryn Nimchuk
We took our 8 month old, high energy Labrador Retriever puppy (Teddy) to K9 Kind puppy kindergarten classes. Carrie and Kaoru are very good at what they do! They were patient and skilled at making our very excited puppy do exactly what they asked of him and teaching us how to be better puppy parents. They gave us the tools to continue training him at home which has made a world of difference. Our pup is now very well trained, even off leash, which we thought would never happen. Thank you Carrie and Kaoru! We highly recommend K9 Kind.
Jake Bapty
As a professional dog trainer and behaviour consultant, I have the opportunity to refer clients to Carrie on a regular basis, I am more than happy to do this, as her professional, friendly and helpful attitude all make her someone I am proud to be in the dog training profession with. Oh! And she is also good at training dogs, too! :)
Lynne Fedorick
I did the obedience 1 training with my 8 month old puppy and it was worth every penny. K9 kind do a great job of breaking down positive reinforcement training and both my dog and I are better for it. Would highly recommend.
Summer Scott
I brought both my dogs (German Shepherd cross & Blue heeler) to K9 kind Obedience Classes and had a positive, educational experience. Carrie takes time with each dog and handler to help with specific issue or questions. Classes were fun and good mix of real life situations and take home practice!
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