Specializing in fear and aggression, Emily is committed to providing a supportive environment as you work towards a better life for you and your dog. This virtual service is available worldwide! Using force free, up to date techniques, you will receive a personalized plan. Assessments for municipalities and bylaws When dog behaviours clash with the peace in our home, it can feel like you’ll never restore harmony. Kari is not currently accepting fear/aggression or reactivity cases. Kari is available for basics + manners, all things puppy, day training and walk and train appointments servicing Comox and Courtenay only at this time. Coupled with her unprecedented hands-on experience, her knowledge and personal attention to each dogs makes it easy to hand over the leash. While Kari has experience with dogs of all kinds, she is our resident Boston Terrier lover, and as a dog mom to 5 dogs understands the complexities of multidog households! Kari is fully certified through The Academy for Dog Trainers. She brought the same individual attention and care to her career with the BC SPCA’s local branch where she was responsible for the dog adoption program and housing, working with some of our Province’s toughest cases.

If you were lucky to have your dog with her, she will still remember them as she bonds quickly and genuinely with each animal she works with. Kari began working with dogs in a daycare setting where she was responsible for a large group of dogs of all ages, sizes and behaviour. She is committed to using current, scientific and kind techniques, and continuing education to ensure that you’re in the hands of the most advanced methods out there.Įmily will always provide a nonjudgmental, kind, and supportive atmosphere for both dogs and their guardians and will always be transparent about methods and techniques, allowing you to feel comfortable handing over the leash. With experience with a magnitude of breeds and all problem behaviours, Emily has worked with dogs who are in desperate need of intervention and behaviour modification.Īs well as being an Academy for Dog Trainers graduate, she is also accredited by the BC SPCA's AnimalKind program, and is certified as an SA Pro, to help humanely and effectively guide you and your dog to recovery from separation anxiety. Certified Death Doula to assist with pet lossĪs well, Emily's long career with the BC SPCA has allowed her to have a proven track record, having personally handled over 2,000 dogs. Julie Naismith's Separation Anxiety Trainer Program Michael Shikashio's Aggression in Dogs Master Course Based in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, she has been working with and handling dogs professionally for over a decade. Emily Priestley, CTC, is a multi-certified dog trainer having graduated from the renowned Academy for Dog Trainers.

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