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We Believe in

Greatness

About Clara

Live, Laugh, Leash

"If we're listening, each dog teaches us something wonderful, new, and unique about ourselves."

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Clara aspires to improve the lives of dogs by educating people how to understand and guide their dogs. She uses a blend of training strategies including: meaningful rewards, redirection, prevention, exposure, safe socialization, rules, guidelines, and play. These strategies create trust, mutual-respect, and enable your dog to flourish in their own unique way. 

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Clara has had the privalege to learn from multiple dedicated and talented dog enthusiasts who patiently endure her capacity to discuss dogs non-stop.

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She is curious, patient, passionate, and approachable. Clara loves

competition obedience, hunt and field work, and sheep herding.

 

Clara lives to see a dog exuberantly smiling.

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In her spare time, Clara loves a good joke and a bad joke. She can't repeat an idiom properly to save her life. She has 3 children, a budding farm,  and a Golden named "Flint" and a Collie "Tweed" that keep her in line.

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three cute dogs sitting and laying down on a hike, Sooke Victoria, Dog Training

"Clara's approach was truly outstanding. She took the time to understand my dog's unique personality, temperament, and specific behavioural challenges."

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Qualifications

  • A Bachelor Degree in Education (with Honours)

  • Clara partook in an extended apprenticeship with one of North America's foremost dedicated and knowledgeable dog trainers: Monique Anstee at The Naughty Dogge

  • Seminars attended:

    • Peter Scherk, Mia Skogster (Vancouver and Calgary and Victoria), Christine Kisser, Matthew Twitty, Keltie Lang (Victoria x 2), David Freeze, Ward Falkner, Ned o'Keefe, Jared Epp, Ivan Balabanov, Brenda Aloff (Virtual).

  • She is a veteran of teaching alternative, high risk, or incarcerated youth   

  • Several University Masters Level Courses in Leadership

  • National Coaching Certification Program Level One, 1996

  • 7 Years training and competing with dogs in sports: Flint and Clara earned their OTCH in 14 runs. 

  • Volunteer work at a local animal rescue, training and fostering dogs and cats. (Not often as she usually ends up keeping them)

  • Has been training and loving dogs for more than
    twenty years 

  • 18 years spent riding and competing in the horse world

  • Farmer and a mother of 3

  • Licensed and Insured

Clara's Favorite Sayings:

“Look ahead of where the dog is going; If you are looking
behind them you're going to be too late." 
-Source Unknown
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