Specialties
Gentle Puppy Training believes in beginning puppy training at an early age, in a fun and rewarding environment so you can begin instilling good manners BEFORE bad habits and unruliness become entrenched. We say No. to using pain, fear or intimidation in training.
History
Established in 1991.
Monique has trained and coached people and dogs for more than 24 years. At first, she trained under the business name "Academie du Bon Chien" in Quebec, then in 1996, with 6 Newfoundland dogs and one cat, she has moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia where she has started "Gentle Puppy Training".
Meet the Business Owner: Monique C.
Monique is a charter member of the APDT (USA), CAPPDT (Canada) and a regular attendee to their annual conferences in Canada & the USA. Monique was one of the 500 trainers who attended the 2015 APDT conference in Dallas.Texas She has participated with her dogs in numerous lectures, seminars and workshops given by her mentors: Dr Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson, Patricia McConnell, , Suzanne Clothier and the list goes on!
Monique provides free seminars and puppy parties in veterinary hospitals in her community. She also offers demonstrations with her dogs at fundraiser events. She was the expert trainer on a local television show called "The Pet Zone".
Prior to working in the dog-training field, Monique was a horse trainer, instructor and a veterinarian technician. For over 20 years, she was a reputable, hobbyist Newfoundland dog breeder under the name Mouska. Monique took obedience, agility, tracking, musical freestyle , clicker training ,canine nose work. & puppy classes.