Dedicated to improving the relationship between canine & human using creative activities and proven training solutions.
Wanna rent space for a play date or training?
Year-round rental of private unfenced area to work your dog in tracking, detection, searching, obstacles, bikejoring, canicross or have a private play date with your pup! Terrain includes elevation, stream, fields, grasslands and forest.
Book your time though Sniffspot: https://www.sniffspot.com/to/6ewfl
Private, Supervised Adventures for Your Dog!
Exercise is critical for canine mental & physical health, enhancing their well-being. Your dog will burn off energy as we explore forests, fields & splash in a stream on our private, 25-acre property.
Serving Innisfil, Essa, Barrie, Cookstown, Alliston, Bradford.
2 dog max, per outing ~ pick up/drop off included.
Background
Living in rural Ontario, my life has always included dogs. Growing up, Newfoundlands, St. Bernards and German Shepherds were family pets and as an adult, I've owned a Siberian Husky, Rottweiler, and German Shepherds.
Professionally, I've had the pleasure of working in leadership roles with several, reputable Canadian charitable organizations and in 2022, I was restructured out of my role. While I took some time to recharge, I thought about what I really wanted to do. Dogs were a common thread weaving though the chapters of my life and while fulfilling my professional responsibilities, working with my dogs was a critical outlet of enjoyment and pride.
In 2012, a Belgian Malinois named Red joined our pack and with him, I started a journey that expanded my world of training and education. Working with various, professional trainers we broadened our knowledge about obedience, detection, tracking and the value of having a solid relationship. Wanting to act on my interest of Search and Rescue, we added another male Malinois in 2016. Working both dogs, I continued training in live find/tracking and human remains detection (HRD) for a few years and in 2022, a female Malinois joined us and her focus has been HRD.
In addition, I'm an active member of the Canadian canicross community and have been running with my dogs for over 10 years. This activity keeps us physically active and is a great outlet to develop our relationship.
A New Adventure Begins!
Combining my professional skills of strategic thinking, collaboration and leadership with my experience in dog handling and training, in 2023 I created Vita K9. My focus is providing handlers solutions to living a great life with their dog. Learning basic obedience creates an environment of balance and enjoyment for dog, handler and their family and detection activities expand knowledge and solidify the bond with your dog.
I am small, boutique company which allows me to focus on the unique needs of each dog and handler.