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Barrie & Simcoe County Dog Training for: Puppies, Behaviour, & Obedience for Real Life!
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Real Life Canines' History & Training Philosophy
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The whole story would surely bore you to death so to spare you all the details, here are the highlights!
Levi left a secure, well paying job and spent his life savings to apprentice under one of the most distinguished trainers in North America- Cindy McManus of Noble Beasts Dog Training in Savannah, Georgia.
Cindy has worked over the last 30+ years with dogs, in veterinary medicine (registered vet-tech and hospital manager), operated her own rescue (over 3000 dogs trained and rehomed), earning titles in nearly every dog sport with multiple dogs of all different breeds, all while continuing to help families and their pets for behavioural issues and obedience.
Levi & Django with their Rally
qualifying run and 3rd place finish.
If Levi was going to call himself a dog trainer, understanding dogs and behaviour at a subatomic level was essential and apprenticing under Noble Beasts and Cindy's wealth of knowledge and experience was critical to achieve this.
Under her guide, Levi worked 7 days a week from 7 AM to 10 PM- cleaning kennels, picking up poop, grooming and feeding dogs, administering medications and of course, training. Working dogs that came from breeders, shelters and rescue- terriers, hounds, mastiffs and, shepherds, Rottweilers, Pitbulls and, mixed breeds of all ages and sizes, who had varying behavioural issues and personalities, including dogs with multiple bites.
Cindy's first priority with any dog was always establishing a relationship- be clear, be fair, be firm. Levi would learn just how critical this part of the training process is to ensure success. You can't do bigger and more complicated work without a good foundational relationship. If there's no trust, respect or understanding it only makes human and dog life more difficult.
Django, the fearful and reactive puppy
now has SEVEN titles and more coming!
More importantly, he can calmly exist beside another dog, on a crowded restaurant patio and mind his own business.
That's Real Life!
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This apprenticeship has been invaluable as Levi and Django earned their "Canine Good Neighbour" title under the Canadian Kennel Club before earning "Canine Good Citizen" (basic, advanced and urban) titles, Trick Dog "Novice" and "Intermediate" titles under the American Kennel Club.
Most recently the team earned a Rally Obedience title from Canadian Association of Rally Obedience (C.A.R.O.). Now, when Levi and Django aren't competing in rally obedience, weight pull, lure coursing, agility, or dock diving, they love to work on tricks and began their journey into bite sports.
Levi after earning the basic canine CPR and Emergency First Aid certificate - May 2024
Levi after the Advanced and Disaster Planning Canine CPR and Emergency first aid course; making Real Life Canines Certified "Safe" with Canine Health Canada - June 2024
Levi after earning the basic canine CPR and Emergency First Aid certificate - May 2024
Levi is certified in basic, advanced and, disaster planning
canine CPR and emergency first-aid.
As of June 2024
Real Life Canines is
"Safe" certified
Testimonial:
"He knows his stuff! He understands each INDIVIDUAL dogs behaviours and suits the training to their needs. And will go above and beyond."
★★★★★
Something that is more meaningful than sports and any title or ribbon is the work Levi does with clients. Most of the dogs that come to Levi have behavioural issues and their owners are at the end of their rope. They've been to one or multiple trainers before, which didn't help and if things don't workout, their options are to rehome the dog or have it put to sleep. Often times, this is the dog's last shot, so the training has to work. Afterwards, everyone feels a relief- the dog is relieved because healthy communication and boundaries have been established, owners are relieved to have a new path forward and a trainer who has their back to help maintain the training and Levi is relieved to see the dog and human have a fair chance to live the life they always wanted.
"I do not copy and paste training methods from one dog to another and I hate training a pattern into dogs. Teaching a dog how to think for themselves and problem solve is the most genuine approach to training that exists. No amount of food, toys or equipment can compensate for poor communication and lack of relationship."
- Levi
