Positive, patient & passionate
Pooch Partners is passionate about what we do! Founded in 2011 to help reduce pet obesity by providing fitness classes for people and their dogs, our services have expanded significantly to include life skills, trick and canine fitness training, behaviour consultations and modification programs, dog sports such as scent detection and canicross, hiking and pack walks, annual fund raising events and more! Pooch Partners is a client-driven business that takes a long term view of our relationships with all of our clients and business partners with whom we deal. We are committed to inspiring and motivating our human and canine clients to achieve their goals in a safe, effective and fun manner and we strive to provide the highest quality of service possible. Through games-based concept training you will be inspired when you see the transformation in your dog, and empowered to keep on playing!
Why Choose Us ?
At Pooch Partners our values express the ideas and beliefs that guide our daily actions when providing services to our clients. We value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect.
Our Mission
Pooch Partners’ mission is to promote an active and healthy lifestyle for you and your dogs, by providing a variety of services in a safe, fun, effective and ethical manner, to the highest professional and quality standards possible.
Our Values
At Pooch Partners our values express the ideas and beliefs that guide our daily actions when providing services to our clients. We value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect.
Giving Back
Pooch Partners believes in giving back to the community. Our annual Doggie Duathlon has allowed us to support animal related charities, including the Vernon and Salmon Arm SPCA branches, Sit Pretty Pit, Hug-A-Bull, Vernon & District Animal Care Society, the Okanagan Humane Society, Vernon Pet Soup Kitchen, the Road Home Safekeeping & Rescue Society, and the University of Guelph’s Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund.
Access & Value
Pooch Partners understands life is busy for everyone and money doesn’t grow on trees. That’s why our services are reasonably priced, available in-person as well as on-line through self-study and remote training via Zoom. So no matter where you live, you can access many of our services from the comfort of your home at a time that’s convenient for you and at an affordable price!
Virtual Training
Pooch Partners offers a number of virtual training options so no matter where you live, you can train your dog in the comfort of your home at a time convenient for you. Subscribe to our Pooch Partners Academy to get access to hundreds of games, plus 2 monthly group sessions via Zoom to help keep you training progressing. In addition to self-study courses that are available at a reasonable cost, we also offer some free online courses to help achieve your dog’s trick and canine fitness titles. No matter what your training need, Pooch Partners can offer a virtual option to make our services available worldwide!
Know Why
Exercise is critical
Do you want a healthy, content, well behaved dog? Every dog needs adequate daily activity not just to maintain a healthy weight, but to maintain their mental wellness too. Lack of physical exercise and mental stimulation can lead to boredom and anxiety, both of which can cause your pooch to behave inappropriately. Games based training and our fitness classes for you and your pooch are great options to help you keep your pooch active, healthy and happy.Â
We LOVE all Seasons
No negativity here!
Fun, effective & all positive
You won’t find any aversive tools or training methods here. Pooch Partners trains using games-based concept training and clicker training which are both proven, effective and fun for both you and your dog! From teaching basic life skills like loose leash walking and recalls, to resolving behavioural issues like separation anxiety, fear of strangers or barking and lunging at other dogs, there’s a game that can help! It’s okay to be pessimistic because once you understand and actually see how your dog responds to concept training, you will never use traditional training methods again.
Happy dog = happy you! We can help make it happen!
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