Pet Counsellor

Hiring Ingrid is the best thing that we could have ever done for us and for our dog, Tucker. He is an anxious dog and doesn't always take kindly to other dogs.
Ingrid was able to work with our vet to encourage them to increase his anti-anxiety medication and coupled with a few behavioural training sessions and ongoing training at home, Tucker is already doing much better. He is more comfortable and less anxious, and is even able to pass by other dogs on our walks (with some distance) without demonstrating any adverse behaviour.
I am so grateful for her and would strongly recommend!

We had a wonderful experience with Ingrid. She really took into consideration our whole family including our daughter when providing assistance with our puppy. It was helpful to get a very individualized approach for our specific issues. We have been much happier with our puppy even after our first visit!

Hiring Ingrid the Pet Counsellor to help us with our German shepherd-border collie as a puppy and young adult was the best decision we made for us and our beloved dog.

She trains us and our dog through the positive reinforcement approach, which has worked (and continues to work) spectacularly with our dog who has resource guarding. As a puppy, he had viciously bitten my partner and I on numerous occasions for what seemed to be nothing, was aggressive with the vet, and was unfriendly towards visitors. After hiring Ingrid, its hard to believe he is the same dog at all - he will drop & back off anything we ask him to, shares his toys with us and other dogs, is very good at the vet, and is only friendly towards visitors.

- She understands our dog better than any trainer we've had (and our dog loves her for that). This enables her to make it crystal clear what is going on from our dog's perspective, and allows us to understand and act appropriately. After learning from her, we've become very good at reading our dog, the situation, and know how to approach and handle it confidently.
- She travels to our home and the places we go with our dog, to provide a training experience that can't be matched by dog schools because she observes the problems in context.
- During our first two (extremely thorough) consultations, she worked hard to understand our situation. She is a very good listener and never jumps to premature conclusions or be biased by our non-professional opinions on the scenario.
- She provided us with numerous invaluable resources that were specific to our dog and situation.
- Although dog schools were helpful, we opted to go only with her because her help was much better value for our money and time compared to classes with many dogs at the same time. She's also far more qualified and experienced than any trainers you'll find in a dog school.

In conclusion, we highly, highly recommend her to anyone with a pet looking to change their behaviours, especially if you are a first time pet owner or even if your pet behavioural issues are minor. It is a sound investment for your pet, and possibly even more for yourself to improve your ability to train and interact with animals in the future. Thank you so much for your work, Ingrid. Don't hesitate to give her a call!

Ingrid is a pleasure to work with. She is knowledgeable, accommodating and punctual. She has helped me with my two young german shepherds and I have learned as much as them. Highly recommended!

Ingrid did an extensive review into the issues with our Airedale, was well prepared for each visit and provided us with detailed plans to work with between visits. She took the time to listen, to understand our concerns and provide sound advice. She is very caring and a pleasure to work with and we highly recommend her.