History
Established in 2021.
Established in 2021.
Wholistic Canine opened its doors in 2021, but the work started in 2012. Nearly a decade of hands-on dog training and behavior experience — group classes, private sessions, board and train, and service dog work — went into building what Wholistic Canine is today.
We're a mobile, in-home practice serving the greater Sacramento area: Arden Park, East Sacramento, Land Park, River Park, Oak Park, and surrounding neighborhoods.
We specialize in relationship-based training focused on real-life results, helping dogs and their humans work through reactivity, anxiety, aggression, leash manners, and everyday behavior challenges in the environments where those challenges actually happen.
Meet the Business Owner: Terra R.
Terra Ruiz is the owner and founder of Wholistic Canine. Working professionally with dogs and their owners since 2012, Terra specializes in behavior and communication that holds up in real life, not just in a training session. Her work centers on helping owners understand their dogs while building practical skills that improve everyday life at home and in public.
Terra has worked with dogs of all breeds, ages, and temperaments, with a special focus on reactivity, fear, anxiety, aggression, overarousal, and leash manners. She is a Licensed Family Dog Mediator® and continues her education through ongoing mentorships, seminars, and hands-on experience in canine behavior.
Wholistic Canine is a team. Terra built the philosophy that guides our work — clear communication, structure, and individualized support for both the dog and the human end of the leash — and every trainer here works from it. When you book with us, you get that approach delivered in your home, where it counts.